Softcat (LON:SCT) Sets New 12-Month High at $1,482.00

Softcat plc (LON:SCTGet Rating) shares hit a new 52-week high on Friday . The stock traded as high as GBX 1,482 ($18.54) and last traded at GBX 1,482 ($18.54), with a volume of 124456 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 1,447 ($18.11).

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on SCT shares. Shore Capital reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Softcat in a research report on Tuesday, May 30th. Berenberg Bank reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a GBX 1,500 ($18.77) price objective on shares of Softcat in a research report on Friday, April 14th.

Softcat Stock Performance

The company has a market cap of £2.93 billion, a P/E ratio of 2,669.09, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 11.51 and a beta of 0.84. The company has a quick ratio of 1.38, a current ratio of 1.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.16. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is GBX 1,350.96 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 1,263.33.

Softcat Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, May 24th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 13th were given a GBX 8 ($0.10) dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 0.69%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, April 13th. Softcat’s dividend payout ratio is 4,545.45%.

About Softcat

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Softcat plc primarily acts as a value-added IT reseller and IT infrastructure solutions provider in the United Kingdom. The company advices, procures, designs, implements, and manages technology, such as software licensing, workplace technology, networking, security, and cloud and datacenter for businesses and public sector organizations.

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