Montanaro UK Smaller Companies (LON:MTU) Stock Passes Below Fifty Day Moving Average – What’s Next?

Montanaro UK Smaller Companies (LON:MTU) crossed below its 50 day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a 50 day moving average of GBX 103.24 ($1.29) and traded as low as GBX 102.50 ($1.28). Montanaro UK Smaller Companies shares last traded at GBX 102.50 ($1.28), with a volume of 203,529 shares.

Montanaro UK Smaller Companies Price Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.82, a quick ratio of 41.12 and a current ratio of 11.57. The firm has a market capitalization of £173.24 million, a P/E ratio of 940.91 and a beta of 0.98. The business has a fifty day moving average of GBX 103.19 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 105.68.

Montanaro UK Smaller Companies (LON:MTU) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, December 6th. The company reported GBX 2.20 ($0.03) EPS for the quarter. Montanaro UK Smaller Companies had a net margin of 88.19% and a return on equity of 9.97%.

Montanaro UK Smaller Companies Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared 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. This represents a dividend yield of 1.04%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, January 16th. Montanaro UK Smaller Companies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 4,545.45%.

Insider Activity at Montanaro UK Smaller Companies

In other Montanaro UK Smaller Companies news, insider Arthur Copple bought 25,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 16th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 100 ($1.25) per share, with a total value of £25,000 ($31,214.88). Company insiders own 0.21% of the company’s stock.

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.