Billington (LON:BILN) Shares Cross Below 200-Day Moving Average – Should You Sell?

Shares of Billington Holdings Plc (LON:BILN) crossed below its 200-day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 365.61 ($4.87) and traded as low as GBX 300 ($4.00). Billington shares last traded at GBX 305 ($4.07), with a volume of 22,558 shares changing hands.

Billington Stock Down 1.6%

The firm has a market cap of £38.59 million, a PE ratio of 6.72 and a beta of 0.76. The company has a quick ratio of 0.89, a current ratio of 1.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.32. The business has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 325.60 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 365.61.

Billington (LON:BILN) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, September 30th. The company reported GBX 9.80 EPS for the quarter. Billington had a return on equity of 20.60% and a net margin of 7.88%. On average, equities research analysts expect that Billington Holdings Plc will post 54.222973 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Billington

In other news, insider Mark Smith bought 5,172 shares of Billington stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 29th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 285 per share, with a total value of £14,740.20. Also, insider Trevor Taylor purchased 5,172 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 30th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 285 per share, with a total value of £14,740.20. Insiders own 12.16% of the company’s stock.

Billington Company Profile

Billington Holdings Plc, through its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and installs structural steelworks in the United Kingdom and Europe. The company designs, fabricates, and installs bespoke steel staircases, balustrade systems, and secondary steelworks. It also provides safety solutions and barrier systems to the construction industry; edge protection and fall prevention systems; and site hoarding and branding systems.