abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust plc (LON:AUSC - Get Free Report) insider Alexa Henderson acquired 5,543 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 23rd. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 513 ($6.90) per share, with a total value of £28,435.59 ($38,261.02).
abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust Stock Performance
Shares of LON:AUSC traded up GBX 2.75 ($0.04) on Friday, hitting GBX 515.75 ($6.94). 90,446 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 187,050. abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust plc has a 1-year low of GBX 404.56 ($5.44) and a 1-year high of GBX 536.31 ($7.22). The stock's 50 day moving average price is GBX 479.73 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 491.56. The company has a current ratio of 0.43, a quick ratio of 0.41 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 9.67. The firm has a market capitalization of £348.13 million, a P/E ratio of 6.98 and a beta of 1.01.
abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust (LON:AUSC - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, March 5th. The company reported GBX 5.93 ($0.08) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust had a net margin of 90.72% and a return on equity of 13.68%.
abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust Cuts Dividend
The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 18th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 20th were given a dividend of GBX 3.70 ($0.05) per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 20th. This represents a yield of 0.77%. abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust's dividend payout ratio is presently 14.89%.
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