James William Bishop Acquires 1,000 Shares of High Liner Foods Inc (TSE:HLF) Stock

High Liner Foods Inc (TSE:HLF) Senior Officer James William Bishop acquired 1,000 shares of High Liner Foods stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 29th. The shares were bought at an average cost of C$15.49 per share, with a total value of C$15,490.00.

High Liner Foods Trading Up 0.6 %

Shares of TSE:HLF traded up C$0.09 during midday trading on Friday, reaching C$15.35. The company had a trading volume of 11,000 shares, compared to its average volume of 19,622. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of C$13.54 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of C$13.39. The firm has a market cap of C$459.43 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.99 and a beta of 0.89. High Liner Foods Inc has a 1-year low of C$10.36 and a 1-year high of C$15.58. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 61.80, a quick ratio of 0.38 and a current ratio of 2.88.

High Liner Foods Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Sunday, December 15th. Investors of record on Sunday, December 1st will be given a $0.17 dividend. This represents a $0.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.43%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 29th. This is an increase from High Liner Foods’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.15. High Liner Foods’s dividend payout ratio is 31.09%.

About High Liner Foods

High Liner Foods is the leading North American processor and marketer of value-added frozen seafood. Their retail branded products are sold throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico under the High Liner, Fisher Boy, Sea Cuisine and C. Wirthy & Co labels, and are available in most grocery and club stores.