ROYAL MAIL PLC/ADR (OTCMKTS:ROYMY) Receives Consensus Rating of “Hold” from Analysts

Shares of ROYAL MAIL PLC/ADR (OTCMKTS:ROYMY) have been assigned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the eight ratings firms that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and one has given a buy recommendation to the company.

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on ROYMY shares. Zacks Investment Research raised shares of ROYAL MAIL PLC/ADR from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, November 8th. Sanford C. Bernstein lowered shares of ROYAL MAIL PLC/ADR from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research report on Friday. Finally, ValuEngine raised shares of ROYAL MAIL PLC/ADR from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 2nd.

Shares of ROYMY traded up $0.09 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $5.37. 1,444 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 26,376. The company has a current ratio of 0.80, a quick ratio of 0.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $5.55 and a 200 day simple moving average of $5.32. ROYAL MAIL PLC/ADR has a 52 week low of $4.49 and a 52 week high of $8.42. The company has a market cap of $2.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.63 and a beta of 1.27.

The business also recently disclosed a Semi-Annual dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 30th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 6th will be given a $0.165 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 5th. ROYAL MAIL PLC/ADR’s dividend payout ratio is 90.12%.

ROYAL MAIL PLC/ADR Company Profile

Royal Mail plc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an universal postal service provider in the United Kingdom, the United States, and other European countries. It offers parcels and letter delivery services under the Royal Mail and Parcelforce Worldwide brands. The company also provides services for the collection, sorting, and delivery of parcels and letters; and designs and produces stamps and philatelic items, as well as offers media and marketing mail services.

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