JPMorgan Japanese (LON:JFJ) Hits New 52-Week High – Here’s Why

JPMorgan Japanese (LON:JFJ)’s share price hit a new 52-week high during trading on Friday . The stock traded as high as GBX 588 ($7.26) and last traded at GBX 587 ($7.25), with a volume of 60291 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 585 ($7.23).

JPMorgan Japanese Stock Up 0.3 %

The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 564.32 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 549.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 12.06, a current ratio of 0.38 and a quick ratio of 0.35. The firm has a market cap of £842.58 million, a PE ratio of 652.22 and a beta of 0.71.

JPMorgan Japanese (LON:JFJ) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, December 16th. The company reported GBX 7.37 ($0.09) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. JPMorgan Japanese had a return on equity of 16.19% and a net margin of 105.84%.

JPMorgan Japanese Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 12th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 24th will be paid a GBX 6.75 ($0.08) dividend. This is a positive change from JPMorgan Japanese’s previous dividend of $6.50. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, December 24th. This represents a yield of 1.18%. JPMorgan Japanese’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 777.78%.

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