JPMorgan American (LON:JAM - Get Free Report) insider Colin Moore bought 8,000 shares of JPMorgan American stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 14th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 947 ($12.59) per share, with a total value of £75,760 ($100,731.29).
JPMorgan American Price Performance
LON:JAM traded down GBX 24 ($0.32) during midday trading on Friday, reaching GBX 905 ($12.03). The stock had a trading volume of 251,718 shares, compared to its average volume of 468,671. The stock has a market capitalization of £1.64 billion, a P/E ratio of 3.92 and a beta of 0.65. JPMorgan American has a 1-year low of GBX 827 ($11.00) and a 1-year high of GBX 1,198 ($15.93). The firm's fifty day simple moving average is GBX 1,010 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 1,072.97.
JPMorgan American (LON:JAM - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 3rd. The company reported GBX 10.59 ($0.14) 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 firm also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 30th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 17th will be issued a dividend of GBX 8.25 ($0.11) per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 17th. This is a positive change from JPMorgan American's previous dividend of $2.75. This represents a dividend yield of 0.88%. JPMorgan American's payout ratio is 3.47%.
About JPMorgan American
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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.
Key points:
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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