Canadian Life Companies Split (TSE:LFE) Stock Price Passes Above 50 Day Moving Average – Should You Sell?

Canadian Life Companies Split Corp. (TSE:LFE) crossed above its fifty day moving average during trading on Friday . The stock has a fifty day moving average of C$8.81 and traded as high as C$9.55. Canadian Life Companies Split shares last traded at C$9.37, with a volume of 135,273 shares changing hands.

Canadian Life Companies Split Stock Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 124.90, a quick ratio of 1.32 and a current ratio of 1.81. The company has a 50 day moving average price of C$8.81 and a 200 day moving average price of C$7.86. The company has a market capitalization of C$203.82 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 2.56 and a beta of 3.27.

Canadian Life Companies Split Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, August 10th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 10th will be issued a dividend of $0.10 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, July 31st. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 12.8%. Canadian Life Companies Split’s dividend payout ratio is presently 32.79%.

About Canadian Life Companies Split

The Companys investment objectives are (i) to provide holders of Preferred Shares with fixed cumulative preferential monthly cash dividends in the amount of $0.04375 per Preferred Share to yield 5.25% per annum on the original issue price (ii) to provide holders of Class A Shares with regular monthly cash distributions targeted to be $0.10 per Class A Share to yield 8.0% per annum on the original issue price and (iii) to return the original issue price to holders of both Preferred Shares and Class A Shares at the time of the redemption of such shares on December 1, 2012.