Public Policy Holding Company, Inc. (PPHC) to Issue Dividend of $0.12 on October 23rd

Public Policy Holding Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:PPHC) announced a dividend on Friday, September 11th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 25th will be paid a dividend of 0.117 per share on Friday, October 23rd. This represents a yield of 203.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 25th.

Public Policy Price Performance

Shares of Public Policy stock opened at $12.03 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.60, a current ratio of 1.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29. Public Policy has a 52 week low of $7.01 and a 52 week high of $15.15. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $10.71 and its 200-day simple moving average is $11.25. The company has a market capitalization of $363.55 million and a price-to-earnings ratio of 109.36.

Public Policy (NASDAQ:PPHC) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, June 30th. The company reported $0.34 EPS for the quarter. Public Policy had a negative net margin of 18.85% and a negative return on equity of 0.26%. The firm had revenue of $52.14 million for the quarter. As a group, analysts expect that Public Policy will post 0.5 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Public Policy from a “sell (e-)” rating to a “sell (e)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 1st. Canaccord Genuity Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $18.00 price objective on shares of Public Policy in a research note on Wednesday, July 8th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Public Policy from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 29th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $17.00.

Public Policy Company Profile

Public Policy Holding Company, Inc is a public affairs and government relations platform that provides strategic advice and advocacy services to corporations, trade associations, nonprofit organizations, and other institutions. The company operates through a network of specialized public policy and communications firms.

Its services generally include federal, state, and local government relations; lobbying; public affairs strategy; strategic communications; coalition building; grassroots and digital advocacy; policy research; and issue management.