Monks (LON:MNKS) Insider Randeep Singh Grewal Buys 2,000 Shares

Monks (LON:MNKS) insider Randeep Singh Grewal acquired 2,000 shares of Monks stock in a transaction on Tuesday, January 20th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 1,523 per share, for a total transaction of £30,460.

Monks Stock Performance

Shares of LON:MNKS opened at GBX 1,524 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 0.67, a quick ratio of 0.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.47. Monks has a 12 month low of GBX 984.03 and a 12 month high of GBX 1,560. The company has a market capitalization of £2.49 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.42 and a beta of 0.71. The firm’s 50-day moving average is GBX 1,478.23 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 1,443.27.

Monks (LON:MNKS) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, December 4th. The company reported GBX 0.90 EPS for the quarter. Monks had a net margin of 96.67% and a return on equity of 24.08%.

Monks News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Monks this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Insider purchase — Director Randeep Singh Grewal bought 2,000 shares at an average price of GBX 1,523 on Jan 20 (total ~£30,460). Insider buying is typically read as a confidence signal by investors and can support the share price.
• Positive Sentiment: Buyback — Monks repurchased 70,000 ordinary shares into treasury, a direct capital-return action that reduces supply and can be accretive to NAV per share. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Director increases stake — Separate disclosure that a Monks director increased their holding (additional insider/director buying reinforces managerial alignment with shareholders). Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Local / human-interest coverage — Multiple media pieces covering a “Walk for Peace” by Buddhist monks (videos, local crowds, weather contingency plans). These stories are unrelated to Monks Investment Trust’s business and are likely noise for investors. Example coverage: Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: More local reporting on the Walk for Peace and weather impacts (not company-related). Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Balance-sheet metrics remain a caution — the trust’s published ratios (e.g., debt-to-equity ~8.47, current/quick ratios below 1) are longer-term fundamentals that could limit upside if market sentiment turns; no fresh negative corporate news was reported in the last 24–36 hours.

About Monks

The Trust aims for long-term capital growth which takes priority over income. This is pursued through applying a patient approach to investment, principally from a differentiated, actively managed global equity portfolio containing a diversified range of growth stocks – companies with above average earnings growth – which we expect to hold for around five years on average. Investments are made on an unconstrained basis. The portfolio, which includes stocks with a range of different growth profiles, will typically contain 100+ stocks from around the world and Monks should not be viewed as a proxy for any index.