JPMorgan UK Small Cap Growth & Income (LON:JUGI) Announces Quarterly Earnings Results

JPMorgan UK Small Cap Growth & Income (LON:JUGI) issued its earnings results on Monday. The company reported GBX 10.39 ($0.13) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, reports. JPMorgan UK Small Cap Growth & Income had a return on equity of 26.26% and a net margin of 95.39%.

JPMorgan UK Small Cap Growth & Income Stock Performance

JPMorgan UK Small Cap Growth & Income stock traded up GBX 0.75 ($0.01) during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting GBX 304.75 ($3.79). 60,967 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 330,457. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 298.55 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 324.23. JPMorgan UK Small Cap Growth & Income has a 52-week low of GBX 278 ($3.46) and a 52-week high of GBX 380 ($4.73). The company has a market cap of £418.82 million, a P/E ratio of 314.17 and a beta of 1.36.

JPMorgan UK Small Cap Growth & Income Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 2nd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 21st were paid a GBX 3.76 ($0.05) dividend. This represents a yield of 1.16%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, November 21st. JPMorgan UK Small Cap Growth & Income’s dividend payout ratio is presently 2,268.04%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other JPMorgan UK Small Cap Growth & Income news, insider Katrina Hart bought 6,678 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 28th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 298 ($3.71) per share, for a total transaction of £19,900.44 ($24,761.03). 3.49% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

JPMorgan UK Small Cap Growth & Income Company Profile

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