Henderson High Income Trust plc (LON:HHI - Get Free Report)'s stock price hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as high as GBX 186 ($2.53) and last traded at GBX 185 ($2.52), with a volume of 243581 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 184 ($2.51).
Henderson High Income Trust Stock Down 1.9%
The firm has a market cap of £307.60 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.04 and a beta of 1.07. The firm has a 50-day moving average of GBX 172.36 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 167.70. The company has a current ratio of 0.13, a quick ratio of 0.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 23.55.
Henderson High Income Trust (LON:HHI - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 27th. The company reported GBX 10.74 ($0.15) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Henderson High Income Trust had a net margin of 86.35% and a return on equity of 12.66%.
Henderson High Income Trust Increases Dividend
The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Sunday, April 6th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 3rd were paid a dividend of GBX 7.15 ($0.10) per share. This is a boost from Henderson High Income Trust's previous dividend of $5.50. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, April 3rd. This represents a yield of 2.68%. Henderson High Income Trust's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 55.86%.
Insider Transactions at Henderson High Income Trust
In other news, insider Preeti Rathi purchased 12,000 shares of Henderson High Income Trust stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 2nd. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 169 ($2.30) per share, for a total transaction of £20,280 ($27,610.62). 4.39% of the stock is currently owned by 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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