Henderson High Income Trust plc (LON:HHI - Get Free Report)'s share price hit a new 52-week high on Tuesday . The company traded as high as GBX 173.50 ($2.31) and last traded at GBX 170.50 ($2.27), with a volume of 277667 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 170.50 ($2.27).
Henderson High Income Trust Price Performance
The company's 50-day moving average is GBX 166.58 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 164.53. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 23.55, a current ratio of 0.13 and a quick ratio of 0.21. The firm has a market capitalization of £297.23 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.73 and a beta of 1.07.
Henderson High Income Trust (LON:HHI - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 27th. The company reported GBX 10.74 ($0.14) EPS for the quarter. Henderson High Income Trust had a return on equity of 12.66% and a net margin of 86.35%.
Henderson High Income Trust Increases Dividend
The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Sunday, April 6th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 3rd were given a GBX 7.15 ($0.09) dividend. This is a boost from Henderson High Income Trust's previous dividend of $5.50. This represents a yield of 2.68%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, April 3rd. Henderson High Income Trust's dividend payout ratio is presently 55.86%.
Insider Activity at Henderson High Income Trust
In related news, insider Preeti Rathi bought 12,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 2nd. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 169 ($2.25) per share, for a total transaction of £20,280 ($26,943.01). 4.39% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
About Henderson High Income Trust
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Henderson High Income Trust plc is a United Kingdom-based investment trust. The Trust invests in a diversified selection of companies to provide investors with a high dividend income stream, while also maintaining the prospect of capital growth. A substantial majority of the trust's assets are invested in ordinary shares of listed companies with the balance in listed fixed interest stocks.
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