Costain Group PLC (LON:COST) Plans GBX 0.40 Dividend

Costain Group PLC (LON:COST) announced a dividend on Wednesday, August 21st, Upcoming.Co.Uk reports. Investors of record on Thursday, September 12th will be given a dividend of GBX 0.40 ($0.01) per share on Friday, October 18th. This represents a dividend yield of 0.42%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 12th. The official announcement can be seen at this link.

Costain Group Price Performance

LON:COST opened at GBX 98.20 ($1.28) on Wednesday. Costain Group has a 12-month low of GBX 46 ($0.60) and a 12-month high of GBX 108.50 ($1.42). The firm has a market cap of £272.92 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 883.03, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 2.64. The company’s 50-day moving average is GBX 92.53 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 82.86. The company has a current ratio of 1.40, a quick ratio of 1.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 9.86.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their price objective on shares of Costain Group from GBX 80 ($1.05) to GBX 105 ($1.37) and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, August 23rd.

About Costain Group

Costain Group PLC provides smart infrastructure solutions for the transportation, energy, water, and defense markets in the United Kingdom. The company operates through two segments, Transportation and Natural Resources. The Transportation segment operates in the road, rail, and integrated transport markets.