Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon PLC (LON:BGS - Get Free Report) passed above its 50 day moving average during trading on Friday . The stock has a 50 day moving average of GBX 116.09 ($1.60) and traded as high as GBX 124.20 ($1.71). Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon shares last traded at GBX 123.80 ($1.70), with a volume of 233,549 shares.
Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon Trading Down 0.3%
The stock has a market cap of £346.17 million, a PE ratio of -6.27 and a beta of 0.60. The company has a current ratio of 0.13, a quick ratio of 3.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 20.31. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 116.68 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 114.22.
Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon (LON:BGS - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 3rd. The company reported GBX 0.67 ($0.01) EPS for the quarter. Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon had a net margin of 101.98% and a negative return on equity of 13.81%.
Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon Cuts Dividend
The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, May 29th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 17th were issued a GBX 0.60 ($0.01) dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 0.57%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, April 17th. Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon's payout ratio is -5.06%.
Insider Activity at Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon
In related news, insider Kevin Troup purchased 20,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Friday, April 4th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 99 ($1.36) per share, with a total value of £19,800 ($27,209.01). 0.94% of the stock is owned by insiders.
About Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon
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The Trust aims to achieve long-term capital growth principally through investment in small Japanese companies which are believed to have above-average prospects for capital growth. We invest in 40–80 attractively valued smaller companies that we believe offer good growth opportunities. The Trust is actively managed and will primarily consist of listed companies although up to 10% of total assets can be invested, at the time of initial investment, in unlisted investments, including private companies.
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