NWF Group plc (LON:NWF) Insider Buys £14,790 in Stock

NWF Group plc (LON:NWF) insider Timothy (Tim) J. Cooper purchased 8,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 9th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 174 ($2.28) per share, for a total transaction of £14,790 ($19,358.64).

NWF Group Stock Performance

NWF stock opened at GBX 170 ($2.23) on Friday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 170.41 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 159.23. The company has a market capitalization of £84.40 million, a P/E ratio of 9.27 and a beta of 0.28. The company has a quick ratio of 0.90, a current ratio of 1.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 54.22. NWF Group plc has a fifty-two week low of GBX 139.50 ($1.83) and a fifty-two week high of GBX 225 ($2.95).

NWF Group (LON:NWF) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The company reported GBX 5.50 ($0.07) EPS for the quarter. NWF Group had a net margin of 0.96% and a return on equity of 11.03%. Sell-side analysts predict that NWF Group plc will post 17.4489796 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

NWF Group Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 1st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 20th will be given a GBX 1 ($0.01) dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 20th. This represents a yield of 0.58%. NWF Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 43.64%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Shore Capital reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of NWF Group in a research note on Tuesday, February 4th.

About NWF Group

NWF Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, primarily engages in the sale and distribution of fuel oils in the United Kingdom. It operates through Fuels, Food, and Feeds segments. The Fuels segment sells domestic heating, industrial, and road fuels. This segment owns and operates through a network of 27 depots.