Aptitude Software Group plc (LON:APTD - Get Free Report) shot up 2.1% on Monday . The stock traded as high as GBX 351 ($4.70) and last traded at GBX 339 ($4.53). 6,625 shares changed hands during trading, a decline of 91% from the average session volume of 72,821 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 332 ($4.44).
Separately, Canaccord Genuity Group reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 470 ($6.29) price target on shares of Aptitude Software Group in a research note on Thursday, July 25th.
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The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 350.93 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 342.08. The company has a current ratio of 1.11, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 18.05. The firm has a market capitalization of £191.67 million, a PE ratio of 4,237.50 and a beta of 0.54.
The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 23rd. Investors of record on Thursday, August 1st were given a dividend of GBX 1.80 ($0.02) per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, August 1st. This represents a dividend yield of 0.47%. Aptitude Software Group's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 6,250.00%.
Aptitude Software Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, provides financial management software in the United Kingdom and internationally. It provides Fynapse, an intelligent finance data management and accounting platform for autonomous finance; Aptitude Accounting Hub, a rules accounting engine and subledger solution; Aptitude RevStream, a revenue recognition software; Aptitude Fynapse and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance; and enterprise finance solutions.
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