Montanaro UK Smaller Companies (LON:MTU) Insider Arthur Copple Purchases 25,000 Shares

Montanaro UK Smaller Companies (LON:MTU) insider Arthur Copple bought 25,000 shares of Montanaro UK Smaller Companies stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 16th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 100 ($1.22) per share, for a total transaction of £25,000 ($30,599.76).

Montanaro UK Smaller Companies Stock Performance

Montanaro UK Smaller Companies stock traded down GBX 0.40 ($0.00) during midday trading on Thursday, reaching GBX 99.20 ($1.21). 2,734,283 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 496,080. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.82, a current ratio of 11.57 and a quick ratio of 41.12. Montanaro UK Smaller Companies has a 12 month low of GBX 95 ($1.16) and a 12 month high of GBX 113.50 ($1.39). The firm has a market capitalization of £166.04 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 901.82 and a beta of 0.98. The business has a 50 day moving average of GBX 103.72 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 105.96.

Montanaro UK Smaller Companies Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 7th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, January 16th will be given a dividend of GBX 1.03 ($0.01) per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, January 16th. This represents a dividend yield of 1.04%. Montanaro UK Smaller Companies’s payout ratio is currently 4,545.45%.

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.