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Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust (LON:BGUK) Sets New 1-Year High - Here's What Happened

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Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust plc (LON:BGUK - Get Free Report)'s stock price hit a new 52-week high during trading on Wednesday . The company traded as high as GBX 200.05 ($2.72) and last traded at GBX 198.50 ($2.70), with a volume of 237375 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at GBX 199 ($2.70).

Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust Stock Up 0.8%

The firm has a market capitalization of £271.68 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.13 and a beta of 1.04. The business's 50-day moving average is GBX 195.54 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 186.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.46, a quick ratio of 0.48 and a current ratio of 0.29.

Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust (LON:BGUK - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, June 13th. The company reported GBX 5.32 ($0.07) EPS for the quarter. Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust had a net margin of 94.25% and a return on equity of 19.81%.

About Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust

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The Trust aims to achieve capital growth predominantly from investment in UK listed equities, with the aim of providing a total return in excess of the FTSE All-Share Index. Investments are made with a five year investment horizon and the portfolio is relatively concentrated with between 35 - 65 companies.

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