Kenton Jarvis Sells 34,540 Shares of easyJet plc (LON:EZJ) Stock

easyJet plc (LON:EZJ) insider Kenton Jarvis sold 34,540 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 568 ($7.14), for a total transaction of £196,187.20 ($246,590.25).

Kenton Jarvis also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Tuesday, December 10th, Kenton Jarvis purchased 26 shares of easyJet stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 579 ($7.28) per share, for a total transaction of £150.54 ($189.22).
• On Monday, November 11th, Kenton Jarvis acquired 28 shares of easyJet stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 543 ($6.83) per share, with a total value of £152.04 ($191.10).
• On Thursday, October 10th, Kenton Jarvis bought 30 shares of easyJet stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 491 ($6.17) per share, for a total transaction of £147.30 ($185.14).

easyJet Price Performance

LON EZJ traded down GBX 2.07 ($0.03) on Monday, reaching GBX 570.60 ($7.17). 1,899,254 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 5,655,642. easyJet plc has a 12 month low of GBX 404.70 ($5.09) and a 12 month high of GBX 594 ($7.47). The company has a quick ratio of 1.09, a current ratio of 1.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 132.04. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is GBX 539.33 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 493.50. The company has a market cap of £4.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1,164.49, a P/E/G ratio of 0.59 and a beta of 2.49.

easyJet Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 21st. Investors of record on Thursday, February 20th will be issued a dividend of GBX 12.10 ($0.15) per share. This is a positive change from easyJet’s previous dividend of $4.50. This represents a yield of 2.24%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 20th. easyJet’s payout ratio is presently 1,020.41%.

easyJet Company Profile

We are a low-cost European point-to-point airline. We use our cost advantage, operational efficiency and leading positions in primary airports to deliver low fares, seamlessly connecting Europe with the warmest welcome in the sky. easyJet is one of the largest airlines in the world, with 343 aircraft, operating 1,045 routes across 35 countries and 158 airports.