Ansell (OTCMKTS:ANSLY) Shares Up 2.9% – Here’s What Happened

Ansell Limited (OTCMKTS:ANSLY)’s stock price shot up 2.9% during trading on Monday . The company traded as high as $96.27 and last traded at $96.27. 112 shares changed hands during trading, a decline of 32% from the average session volume of 165 shares. The stock had previously closed at $93.57.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Jefferies Financial Group raised shares of Ansell to a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 14th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, Ansell currently has a consensus rating of “Buy”.

Ansell Price Performance

The company has a 50 day moving average price of $89.86 and a 200-day moving average price of $83.31.

Ansell Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 3rd. Investors of record on Friday, September 5th were paid a dividend of $1.05 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 4th. This represents a yield of 236.0%. Ansell’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 56.91%.

Ansell Company Profile

Ansell Limited designs, develops, and manufactures protection solutions in the Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, and North America. It operates in two segments, Healthcare and Industrial. The Healthcare segment manufactures and markets solutions comprising surgical gloves, single use and examination gloves, and clean and sterile gloves and garments, as well as consumables used by hospitals, surgical centers, dental practices, veterinary clinics, first responders, manufacturers, auto repair shops, chemical plants, laboratories, and life sciences and pharmaceutical companies.