Imperial Brands PLC (LON:IMB) Insider Jon Stanton Buys 398,802 Shares

Imperial Brands PLC (LON:IMB) insider Jon Stanton acquired 398,802 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, January 6th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 2,597 ($32.40) per share, for a total transaction of £10,356,887.94 ($12,920,269.39).

Imperial Brands Trading Up 0.7 %

Shares of LON IMB traded up GBX 17 ($0.21) during trading on Wednesday, hitting GBX 2,624 ($32.73). 909,687 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 6,564,453. The company has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 2,489.79 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 2,260.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 217.64, a quick ratio of 0.41 and a current ratio of 0.64. The firm has a market capitalization of £22.13 billion, a PE ratio of 1,140.87, a P/E/G ratio of 16.51 and a beta of 0.42. Imperial Brands PLC has a 12-month low of GBX 1,662 ($20.73) and a 12-month high of GBX 2,636 ($32.88).

Imperial Brands Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, February 20th will be paid a dividend of GBX 54.26 ($0.68) per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 20th. This is an increase from Imperial Brands’s previous dividend of $22.45. This represents a yield of 2.43%. Imperial Brands’s payout ratio is 6,652.17%.

About Imperial Brands

We are Imperial Brands, a global consumer-focused organisation and the fourth largest international tobacco company.

We’re driven by our purpose: to forge a path to a healthier future for moments of relaxation and pleasure. The world’s one billion adult smokers are seeking new and potentially less harmful products and we are committed to meeting their diverse and evolving needs.