One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company. The average 1 year target price among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is GBX 621.63 ($7.98).
Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on DCG shares. Peel Hunt reduced their price objective on shares of Dairy Crest Group plc from GBX 720 ($9.25) to GBX 680 ($8.73) and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 6th.
Numis Securities Ltd cut shares of Dairy Crest Group plc to a “hold” rating and set a GBX 655 ($8.41) target price for the company.
In a report on Friday, February 10th. Whitman Howard reiterated a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 630 ($8.09) target price on shares of Dairy Crest Group plc in a report on Thursday, February 9th.
Credit Suisse Group AG reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a GBX 600 ($7.71) target price on shares of Dairy Crest Group plc in a report on Thursday, February 9th.
Finally, HSBC Holdings plc decreased their target price on shares of Dairy Crest Group plc from GBX 750 ($9.63) to GBX 710 ($9.12) and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, February 10th.
Dairy Crest Group plc (LON:DCG) traded down 0.32% during trading on Monday, hitting GBX 617.50. 256,271 shares of the stock were exchanged. Dairy Crest Group plc has a 12-month low of GBX 503.00 and a 12-month high of GBX 697.00. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is GBX 596.07 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 587.01. The firm’s market cap is GBX 863.88 million.
The business also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 11th. Investors of record on Thursday, July 6th will be issued a dividend of GBX 16.30 ($0.21) per share. This is a boost from Dairy Crest Group plc’s previous dividend of $6.20. This represents a dividend yield of 2.76%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, July 6th.
Dairy Crest Group plc Company Profile
Dairy Crest Group plc is a United Kingdom-based dairy company. The Company processes and markets branded dairy products. The Company’s segments include Cheese, Spreads and Other. It has two product groups: cheese & whey, and butters, spreads & oils. It produces and markets Cathedral City, a cheese brand, and the Davidstow cheddar brand.
Source: Sports Perspectives
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