Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust Plc (LON:ASL – Get Free Report) insider Martin Warner acquired 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 30th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 1,578 ($21.11) per share, with a total value of £78,900 ($105,537.72).
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust Stock Performance
Shares of LON:ASL opened at GBX 1,528 ($20.44) on Thursday. The company has a market cap of £1.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 500.98 and a beta of 1.38. The company has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 1,588.34 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 1,512.37. The company has a current ratio of 2.10, a quick ratio of 4.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 6.86. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust Plc has a 12 month low of GBX 1,126 ($15.06) and a 12 month high of GBX 1,690 ($22.61).
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust Cuts Dividend
The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 29th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 8th were paid a dividend of GBX 13.60 ($0.18) per share. This represents a dividend yield of 0.84%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, August 8th. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 1,377.05%.
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust Company Profile
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust Plc is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Aberforth Partners LLP. The fund invests in public equity markets of the United Kingdom. It seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. The fund primarily invests in value stocks of small-cap companies.
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