JPMorgan US Smaller Companies (LON:JUSC) Issues Earnings Results

Key Points

• JPMorgan US Smaller Companies reported earnings of GBX 1.91 per share with a return on equity of 4.45% and a net margin of 71.91%.
• The stock price remained flat at GBX 400, with a market cap of £228.32 million and a PE ratio of 879.89.
• The fund focuses on investing in well-run smaller companies in the US, aiming to capitalize on potentially faster growth in an under-researched market segment.

JPMorgan US Smaller Companies (LON:JUSC - Get Free Report) announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday. The investment trust reported GBX 1.91 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, Digital Look Earnings reports. JPMorgan US Smaller Companies had a net margin of 71.91% and a return on equity of 4.45%.

JPMorgan US Smaller Companies Stock Up 1.5%

Shares of LON:JUSC traded up GBX 6 during trading on Wednesday, reaching GBX 396. The stock had a trading volume of 104,366 shares, compared to its average volume of 185,774. JPMorgan US Smaller Companies has a 52 week low of GBX 334.01 and a 52 week high of GBX 528. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 401.26 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 391.45. The firm has a market capitalization of £226.04 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 871.10 and a beta of 1.15.

About JPMorgan US Smaller Companies

The next big thing starts small The JPMorgan US Smaller Companies Investment Trust plc uses the stock-picking credentials of our US based investment team to invest in well-run companies with attractive and sustainable profits from the potentially faster growing smaller companies segment of the US stock market. Key points Expertise - Managed by locally based specialist investors, focused on finding the small cap opportunities within North America. Portfolio - Seeks well-run US smaller companies with a sustainable competitive advantage, that have a record of success and are good stewards of capital. Results - Provides access to some of the world's fastest growing smaller companies in an under researched market. Why invest in this trust JPMorgan US Smaller Companies Investment Trust plc provides access to potentially faster growing smaller US stocks.