HgCapital Trust plc (LON:HGT - Get Free Report) shares crossed below its 200-day moving average during trading on Wednesday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 500.25 ($6.70) and traded as low as GBX 498 ($6.67). HgCapital Trust shares last traded at GBX 499.51 ($6.69), with a volume of 554,426 shares trading hands.
HgCapital Trust Stock Performance
The stock has a market cap of £2.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 2,916.42 and a beta of 0.44. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is GBX 498.99 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 500.25.
HgCapital Trust (LON:HGT - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, September 15th. The investment trust reported GBX 2.04 earnings per share for the quarter. HgCapital Trust had a net margin of 91.03% and a return on equity of 11.93%.
Insider Activity
In other HgCapital Trust news, insider Graham Paterson bought 7,000 shares of HgCapital Trust stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 8th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 500 per share, with a total value of £35,000. Also, insider Jim Strang bought 7,500 shares of HgCapital Trust stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 3rd. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 500 per share, for a total transaction of £37,500. 0.18% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
About HgCapital Trust
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HgT provides investors with a unique opportunity to participate in the growth in value of a portfolio of c.50 private companies sourced by Hg. Value is created through implementing an investment strategy focused on software and business service companies with resilient, recurring revenue streams and from leveraging the network and expertise of Hg to support management teams to deliver the full potential of their respective businesses.
With highly predictable and stable cash flows, the top 20 businesses (representing 76% by value of HGT's investments) reported aggregate sales of £10.6 billion and EBITDA of £3.3 billion over the last 12 months, equating to an EBITDA margin of 31%.
Hg brings to HgT an experienced team of c.400 employees, including c.
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