STERIS plc (NYSE:STE – Get Free Report) announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, January 28th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 17th will be given a dividend of 0.63 per share by the medical equipment provider on Thursday, March 19th. STERIS has a payout ratio of 22.9% indicating that its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. The medical equipment provider reported $2.47 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.38 by $0.09. Insiders have sold a total of 25,044 shares of company stock valued at $6,586,218 over the last ninety days.