Sky Plc (LON:SKY) declared a dividend on Friday, January 29th, Market Beat Ratings reports. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 24th will be given a dividend of GBX 12.55 ($0.18) per share on Thursday, April 21st. This represents a dividend yield of 1.16%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 24th. The official announcement can be seen at this link.

In other Sky Plc news, insider Sukawaty,Andrew (Andy) bought 116 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, November 27th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 1,117 ($15.91) per share, with a total value of £1,295.72 ($1,846.02). Also, insider Lewis,Dave bought 289 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, January 27th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 1,047 ($14.92) per share, with a total value of £3,025.83 ($4,310.91).

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Deutsche Bank reissued a “buy” rating and set a GBX 1,500 ($21.37) target price on shares of Sky Plc in a research report on Thursday, October 22nd. Numis Securities Ltd reissued an “add” rating and set a GBX 1,250 ($17.81) target price on shares of Sky Plc in a research report on Friday, October 16th. Nomura reissued a “buy” rating and set a GBX 1,300 ($18.52) target price on shares of Sky Plc in a research report on Friday, November 20th. Haitong Securities reaffirmed a “sell” rating and issued a GBX 875 ($12.47) price objective on shares of Sky Plc in a research report on Monday, January 25th. Finally, HSBC reaffirmed a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 1,020 ($14.53) price objective on shares of Sky Plc in a research report on Thursday. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. The stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of GBX 1,065.43 ($15.18).

Shares of Sky Plc (LON:SKY) opened at 1082.00 on Monday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 1,077.29 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 1,077.71. Sky Plc has a 1-year low of GBX 899.50 and a 1-year high of GBX 1,180.00.

Sky plc, formerly British Sky Broadcasting Group plc is an entertainment company. The Company serves approximately 21 million customers across five countries: Italy, Germany, Austria, the United Kingdom and Ireland. The Company owns and operates Britain and Ireland’s portfolio of pay television (LON:SKY) channels across entertainment, sports, movies and 24-hour news. It operates in three segments: UK & Ireland, which include the activities and operations of the pay TV, home communications and adjacent businesses in the United Kingdom and Ireland; Italy, which include the activities and operations of the pay TV and adjacent businesses in Italy, and Germany & Austria, which include the activities and operations of the pay TV and adjacent businesses in Germany and Austria. The Company’s Sky Sports’ seven channels broadcast a range of live and exclusive sport, news and analysis, from football and golf to cricket and tennis.

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