VP (LON:VP) Shares Pass Below 200-Day Moving Average – What’s Next?

Vp plc (LON:VP)’s stock price passed below its two hundred day moving average during trading on Friday . The stock has a two hundred day moving average of GBX 616.43 ($7.65) and traded as low as GBX 567.10 ($7.04). VP shares last traded at GBX 570 ($7.07), with a volume of 810 shares trading hands.

VP Stock Up 5.3 %

The firm has a market cap of £236.76 million, a P/E ratio of -4,615.38 and a beta of 0.75. The firm’s 50 day moving average is GBX 573.60 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 616.43. The company has a current ratio of 1.05, a quick ratio of 1.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 126.29.

VP (LON:VP) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 26th. The company reported GBX 39 ($0.48) earnings per share for the quarter. VP had a negative net margin of 1.43% and a negative return on equity of 3.23%. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Vp plc will post 72.7728984 EPS for the current fiscal year.

VP Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 5th were issued a GBX 11.50 ($0.14) dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 2.02%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, December 5th. VP’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -30,000.00%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other VP news, insider Jeremy F. G. Pilkington purchased 2,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 21st. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 600 ($7.44) per share, with a total value of £15,000 ($18,608.11). 57.50% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

About VP

Vp plc provides equipment rental and associated services in the United Kingdom and internationally. The company engages in the rental of telescopic handlers and tracked access platforms for construction and housebuilding sites; rental of tools and specialist products to the industry and construction markets, as well as homeowners; and rental of safety, survey, communication, and test and measurement equipment.