European Opportunities Trust (LON:EOT) Trading Down 0.6% – Here’s Why

European Opportunities Trust (LON:EOT) fell 0.6% on Wednesday . The company traded as low as GBX 877 and last traded at GBX 880. 278,172 shares traded hands during trading, an increase of 52% from the average session volume of 182,860 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 885.

European Opportunities Trust Stock Down 0.6%

The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 908.30 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 920.57. The company has a market capitalization of £410.60 million, a PE ratio of -19.96 and a beta of 0.86. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 9.14, a quick ratio of 0.11 and a current ratio of 0.14.

European Opportunities Trust Company Profile

Objective of the Company

The objective of the Company is to invest in securities of European companies and in sectors or geographical areas which are considered by the Investment Adviser to offer good prospects for capital growth, taking into account economic trends and business development.

Investment Policy

The Company will, at all times, invest and manage its assets, with the objective of spreading risk and in accordance with the following policies:

Investment Restrictions

Notwithstanding the broad powers of investment available to the Company as a closed-ended fund, the Board has adopted the following investment restrictions:

no single holding shall constitute more than 10% of the Company’s total assets (calculated at the time of investment);
the Company will not invest in unlisted securities;
the Company will not invest in derivative instruments, whether for efficient portfolio management, gearing or investment purposes;
the Company will not invest in other listed closed-ended investment funds.
the Company shall not take legal or management control over any investments in its portfolio; and
not more than 50% of the Company’s investments may be in securities which are not qualifying securities or government securities for the purposes of the UK ISA Regulations.
Borrowing limits

The Directors consider that long-term capital growth can be enhanced by the use of gearing through bank borrowings.