Reckitt Benckiser Group plc (OTCMKTS:RBGLY) Declares Dividend Increase – $0.29 Per Share

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc (OTCMKTS:RBGLYGet Free Report) announced a dividend on Saturday, March 15th, NASDAQ Dividends reports. Stockholders of record on Friday, April 11th will be given a dividend of 0.2909 per share on Thursday, June 5th. The ex-dividend date is Friday, April 11th. This is a 51.9% increase from Reckitt Benckiser Group’s previous dividend of $0.19.

Reckitt Benckiser Group Trading Down 1.7 %

Shares of RBGLY stock traded down $0.23 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $13.33. The company had a trading volume of 321,920 shares, compared to its average volume of 311,617. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.97, a current ratio of 0.69 and a quick ratio of 0.47. Reckitt Benckiser Group has a twelve month low of $10.24 and a twelve month high of $14.10. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $12.98 and its 200 day simple moving average is $12.47.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on RBGLY shares. HSBC upgraded Reckitt Benckiser Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 11th. Hsbc Global Res upgraded Reckitt Benckiser Group from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 11th. Barclays lowered Reckitt Benckiser Group from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 4th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Reckitt Benckiser Group in a research note on Friday, March 7th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have issued a buy rating and three have assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Reckitt Benckiser Group has a consensus rating of “Buy”.

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About Reckitt Benckiser Group

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Reckitt Benckiser Group plc manufactures and sells health, hygiene, and nutrition products worldwide. It offers acne treatment creams, facial washes, and cleansing pads; germ protection products; condoms; heartburn and indigestion solutions; joints health products; chest congestion, cough, and sinus remedies; brain health products; migraine-headaches and rheumatic pain products; sore throat medications; and hair removal products under the Airborne, Clearasil, Dettol, Durex, Gaviscon, Move Free, Neuriva, Nurofen, Mucinex, Strepsils, and Veet brands.

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