Baronsmead Second Venture Trust (LON:BMD) Shares Up 1.7% - Should You Buy?

Key Points

• Shares rose 1.7% intraday to GBX 49 (high GBX 52) on volume of 348,054 shares, about 34% below the average daily volume.
• Valuation metrics include a market cap of £205.36m and a high P/E of 76.56; the trust reported quarterly EPS of GBX 0.55, ROE of 0.21% and a net margin of 8.55%, with a low beta of 0.24.
• Baronsmead Second Venture Trust is a venture capital trust managed by ISIS Equity Partners that invests in UK unquoted and AIM-listed, technology-enabled, healthcare and other sector companies.

Shares of Baronsmead Second Venture Trust (LON:BMD - Get Free Report) were up 1.7% during mid-day trading on Friday . The stock traded as high as GBX 52 and last traded at GBX 49. Approximately 348,054 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 34% from the average daily volume of 524,800 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 48.20.

Baronsmead Second Venture Trust Trading Up 1.7%

The firm has a market cap of £205.36 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 76.56 and a beta of 0.24. The company has a 50 day moving average of GBX 51.01 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 50.76.

Baronsmead Second Venture Trust (LON:BMD - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, December 23rd. The company reported GBX 0.55 earnings per share for the quarter. Baronsmead Second Venture Trust had a return on equity of 0.21% and a net margin of 8.55%.

About Baronsmead Second Venture Trust

Baronsmead Second Venture Trust plc is a venture capital trust managed by ISIS Equity Partners LLP. It invests in a portfolio of unquoted companies in the United Kingdom. The trust primarily invests in the media, business services, consumer, information technology support services, technology-enabled companies, and healthcare sectors. It also invests in companies raising new share capital on the alternative investment market, as well as in technology-enabled companies in the United Kingdom.

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