abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust plc (LON:AUSC) Insider Alexa Henderson Acquires 5,543 Shares

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 that occurred on Friday, May 23rd. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 513 ($6.92) per share, with a total value of £28,435.59 ($38,379.79).

abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of AUSC stock traded down GBX 0.39 ($0.01) on Thursday, hitting GBX 514.61 ($6.95). The stock had a trading volume of 36,600 shares, compared to its average volume of 187,997. The company's 50 day moving average price is GBX 479.06 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 491.49. abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust plc has a 1 year low of GBX 404.56 ($5.46) and a 1 year high of GBX 536.31 ($7.24). The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 9.67, a current ratio of 0.43 and a quick ratio of 0.41. The firm has a market capitalization of £347.36 million, a P/E ratio of 6.97 and a beta of 1.01.

abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust (LON:AUSC - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, March 5th. The company reported GBX 5.93 ($0.08) earnings per share for the quarter. abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust had a return on equity of 13.68% and a net margin of 90.72%.

abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 18th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 20th were issued a GBX 3.70 ($0.05) dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 0.77%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 20th. abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 14.89%.

abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust Company Profile

Capturing the growth potential of UK smaller companies