Why United-Guardian Shares Are Rising Today
Why United-Guardian Shares Are Rising Today
United-Guardian, Inc. (NASDAQ:UG) shares are trading higher on Friday.
周五，联合卫报公司（纳斯达克股票代码：UG）股价上涨。
The company declared a cash dividend of $0.25 per share, to be paid on February 20, 2024, to all stockholders of record as of the close of business on February 12, 2024.
该公司宣布向截至2024年2月12日营业结束时的所有登记股东派发每股0.25美元的现金股息，该股息将于2024年2月20日支付。
This dividend represents a significant increase over the company's $0.10 per share dividend in 2023.
该股息比该公司2023年每股0.10美元的股息大幅增加。
This will be the 29th consecutive year the company has paid dividends.
这将是该公司连续第29年派发股息。
In the press release, the company disclosed hiring additional personnel to implement some of its expanded marketing activities effectively.
在新闻稿中，该公司透露将招聘更多人员以有效实施其部分扩大的营销活动。
"Even with this increase in the dividend we will still be retaining a higher percentage of the company's earnings than we have in many previous years, which will ensure that we have sufficient capital to support our growth targets as we move into 2024," said Donna Vigilante, President of United-Guardian.
United-Guardian总裁唐娜·维吉兰特表示：“即使股息有所增加，我们仍将保持比往年更高的公司收益百分比，这将确保我们在进入2024年之际有足够的资本来支持我们的增长目标。”
Shares of United-Guardian rose around 7% in the last six months, underperforming the broader S&P 500's growth of over 9%.
United-Guardian的股价在过去六个月中上涨了约7％，低于标准普尔500指数超过9％的整体增长。
While reporting third-quarter results, the company said it is re-evaluating its current marketing strategy and plans to implement changes in the first quarter of 2024.
该公司在公布第三季度业绩时表示，正在重新评估其当前的营销战略，并计划在2024年第一季度实施变革。
"We anticipate that these changes will enable us to increase sales in all our product categories, especially sales of our cosmetic ingredients in the regions that are underperforming," Vigilante said in November last year.
Vigilante在去年11月表示：“我们预计，这些变化将使我们能够增加所有产品类别的销售，尤其是表现不佳地区的化妆品原料的销售。”
Price Action: UG shares are trading higher by 5.28% to $8.26 on the last check Friday.
价格走势：在周五的最后一次支票中，UG股价上涨5.28％，至8.26美元。