Smart Metering Systems plc (LON:SMS) Insider Miriam Greenwood Purchases 2,728 Shares

Smart Metering Systems plc (LON:SMSGet Rating) insider Miriam Greenwood purchased 2,728 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 6th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 751 ($9.33) per share, for a total transaction of £20,487.28 ($25,443.72).

Smart Metering Systems Stock Up 2.3 %

SMS stock opened at GBX 769 ($9.55) on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of £1.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 6,990.91, a P/E/G ratio of 1.81 and a beta of 0.42. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 831.36 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 803.88. The company has a quick ratio of 1.40, a current ratio of 1.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 14.30. Smart Metering Systems plc has a 52 week low of GBX 680 ($8.45) and a 52 week high of GBX 968 ($12.02).

Smart Metering Systems Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 27th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, July 6th will be issued a GBX 7.56 ($0.09) dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, July 6th. This represents a dividend yield of 0.92%. Smart Metering Systems’s dividend payout ratio is currently 27,272.73%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Peel Hunt reiterated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 1,159 ($14.39) price objective on shares of Smart Metering Systems in a research report on Tuesday, March 14th.

About Smart Metering Systems

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Smart Metering Systems plc, together with its subsidiaries, installs, operates, and manages meter and energy infrastructure assets, and related data services in the United Kingdom. It operates through three segments: Asset Management, Asset Installation, and Energy Management. The company engages in the regulated management of gas meters, electric meters, and ADM devices.

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