JPMorgan American (LON:JAM - Get Free Report) insider Claire Binyon bought 1,249 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 5th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 994 ($13.50) per share, for a total transaction of £12,415.06 ($16,859.13).
JPMorgan American Stock Up 1.1%
LON JAM traded up GBX 11 ($0.15) during trading on Friday, reaching GBX 1,008 ($13.69). 172,501 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 412,255. The stock's 50-day moving average price is GBX 954.39 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 1,057.81. The firm has a market cap of £1.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 4.37 and a beta of 0.65. JPMorgan American has a fifty-two week low of GBX 827 ($11.23) and a fifty-two week high of GBX 1,198 ($16.27).
JPMorgan American (LON:JAM - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 3rd. The company reported GBX 10.59 ($0.14) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. JPMorgan American had a return on equity of 24.87% and a net margin of 97.58%.
JPMorgan American Increases Dividend
The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 30th. Investors of record on Thursday, April 17th were issued a dividend of GBX 8.25 ($0.11) per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, April 17th. This is an increase from JPMorgan American's previous dividend of $2.75. This represents a dividend yield of 0.88%. JPMorgan American's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 3.47%.
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JPMorgan American Investment Trust plc aims to generate attractive long-term returns from the world's largest stock market by focusing on high quality companies that are also reasonably priced.
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Expertise - Our flagship US investment trust, managed by locally based specialist investors to provide core portfolio exposure to North American equities.
Portfolio - Managed for growth by focusing on quality companies that are reasonably priced.
Results - Broadly diversified across the S&P 500 index, with a focus on large cap stocks.
Why invest in this trust
The JPMorgan American Investment Trust plc is a large, actively managed investment trust investing in the core US stock market.
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