The European Smaller Companies Trust PLC (LON:ESCT – Get Free Report)’s share price reached a new 52-week high during trading on Monday . The stock traded as high as GBX 172.60 ($2.18) and last traded at GBX 170.20 ($2.15), with a volume of 76973 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 170.60 ($2.16).
The European Smaller Companies Trust Stock Performance
The stock has a market cap of £681.34 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 858.50 and a beta of 1.28. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 13.29, a quick ratio of 0.04 and a current ratio of 0.04. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is GBX 164.36 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 155.76.
The European Smaller Companies Trust Cuts Dividend
The business also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 3rd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 4th will be paid a dividend of GBX 1.45 ($0.02) per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 4th. This represents a yield of 0.88%. The European Smaller Companies Trust’s payout ratio is 2,500.00%.
The European Smaller Companies Trust Company Profile
TR European Growth Trust PLC is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Henderson Investment Funds Limited. It is co-managed by Henderson Global Investors Limited. The fund invests in the public equity markets of Europe. It seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors.
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