Pennon Group (LON:PNN) Shares Down 22.1% – What’s Next?

Pennon Group Plc (LON:PNNGet Free Report) fell 22.1% on Monday . The stock traded as low as GBX 422.60 ($5.27) and last traded at GBX 456.60 ($5.70). 2,193,015 shares changed hands during trading, a decline of 37% from the average session volume of 3,463,481 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 586.26 ($7.32).

Pennon Group Trading Down 1.9 %

The company has a current ratio of 0.97, a quick ratio of 1.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 343.14. The stock has a market capitalization of £1.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -11,105.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 8.20 and a beta of 0.29. The company has a fifty day moving average of GBX 566.82 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 581.92.

Pennon Group (LON:PNNGet Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, November 27th. The company reported GBX (6.60) (($0.08)) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Pennon Group had a negative net margin of 1.05% and a negative return on equity of 0.74%. On average, research analysts expect that Pennon Group Plc will post 1.0402417 EPS for the current year.

Pennon Group Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 4th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, January 30th will be given a dividend of GBX 14.69 ($0.18) per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, January 30th. This represents a dividend yield of 2.53%. Pennon Group’s dividend payout ratio is -152,500.00%.

About Pennon Group

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At the top end of the FTSE250, Pennon is an infrastructure group, focused on the UK water market is one of only three listed water companies in the UK. Operating in a stable regulatory environment with a positive outlook, we are focused on long-term sustainable growth, through disciplined capital allocation, organic and acquisitive.

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