VP (LON:VP) Share Price Passes Above Fifty Day Moving Average – Should You Sell?

Vp plc (LON:VP) passed above its fifty day moving average during trading on Monday . The stock has a fifty day moving average of GBX 574.20 ($7.23) and traded as high as GBX 598 ($7.52). VP shares last traded at GBX 580 ($7.30), with a volume of 1,766 shares changing hands.

VP Trading Up 0.9 %

The company has a market cap of £230.85 million, a PE ratio of -42.92 and a beta of 0.75. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is GBX 574.40 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 610.14. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 135.10, a current ratio of 1.48 and a quick ratio of 1.08.

VP (LON:VP) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 26th. The company reported GBX 39 ($0.49) EPS for the quarter. VP had a negative net margin of 1.46% and a negative return on equity of 3.50%. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Vp plc will post 72.7728984 EPS for the current fiscal year.

VP Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 5th were paid a dividend of GBX 11.50 ($0.14) per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, December 5th. This represents a yield of 2.02%. VP’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -286.12%.

Insider Transactions at VP

In other VP news, insider Jeremy F. G. Pilkington purchased 2,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, January 21st. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 600 ($7.55) per share, for a total transaction of £15,000 ($18,875.05). Corporate insiders own 57.50% of the company’s stock.

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.