Montanaro UK Smaller Companies (LON:MTU) Insider Barbara Powley Acquires 13,500 Shares of Stock

Montanaro UK Smaller Companies (LON:MTU) insider Barbara Powley acquired 13,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 14th. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 93 ($1.23) per share, for a total transaction of £12,555 ($16,615.93).

Montanaro UK Smaller Companies Stock Performance

Shares of MTU opened at GBX 94.80 ($1.25) on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of £157.70 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.00 and a beta of 0.98. The company’s fifty day moving average is GBX 99.19 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 102.51. The company has a quick ratio of 41.12, a current ratio of 0.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 9.83. Montanaro UK Smaller Companies has a 12 month low of GBX 85.76 ($1.13) and a 12 month high of GBX 113.50 ($1.50).

Montanaro UK Smaller Companies Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 13th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 15th will be given a dividend of GBX 4 ($0.05) per share. This represents a yield of 3.05%. This is an increase from Montanaro UK Smaller Companies’s previous dividend of $1.03. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 15th. Montanaro UK Smaller Companies’s dividend payout ratio is presently 31.67%.

Montanaro UK Smaller Companies Company Profile

The Trust aims to achieve capital growth by investing in small companies listed on the London Stock Exchange or its Alternative Investment Market (AIM). It seeks relative outperformance of its benchmark, the Numis Smaller Companies Index.

Montanaro Asset Management was founded by Charles Montanaro in 1991 with a vision to bring a different approach to SmallCap investing.

We think of ourselves as an Oasis in the City.