Brunner (LON:BUT) Hits New 1-Year High at $1,332.30

Shares of Brunner (LON:BUT) reached a new 52-week high during trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as high as GBX 1,332.30 ($16.46) and last traded at GBX 1,305 ($16.12), with a volume of 226404 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 1,305 ($16.12).

Brunner Trading Up 0.2 %

The stock has a market cap of £558.28 million, a PE ratio of 2,900.00 and a beta of 0.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.04, a quick ratio of 0.48 and a current ratio of 0.48. The company’s 50-day moving average price is GBX 1,267.32 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 1,165.18.

Brunner Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 4th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, February 29th were given a GBX 6.05 ($0.07) dividend. This is a positive change from Brunner’s previous dividend of $5.55. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, February 29th. This represents a yield of 0.5%. Brunner’s payout ratio is presently 5,111.11%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Brunner

In other news, insider James Sharp bought 151 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, March 8th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 1,273 ($15.72) per share, with a total value of £1,922.23 ($2,374.30). 30.40% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

About Brunner

The Brunner Investment Trust PLC is an open-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Allianz Global Investors GmbH, UK Branch. The fund invests in public equity markets across the globe. It seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. The fund primarily invests in growth stocks of companies.