JPMorgan US Smaller Companies (LON:JUSC) Share Price Passes Above 50 Day Moving Average - Time to Sell?

Shares of JPMorgan US Smaller Companies (LON:JUSC - Get Free Report) crossed above its fifty day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a fifty day moving average of GBX 378.89 ($5.13) and traded as high as GBX 395 ($5.35). JPMorgan US Smaller Companies shares last traded at GBX 386 ($5.23), with a volume of 130,284 shares changing hands.

JPMorgan US Smaller Companies Price Performance

The firm has a market cap of £231.87 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.64 and a beta of 1.15. The company has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 377.73 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 439.72.

JPMorgan US Smaller Companies (LON:JUSC - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Friday, March 28th. The investment trust reported GBX 3.74 ($0.05) earnings per share for the quarter. JPMorgan US Smaller Companies had a return on equity of 4.45% and a net margin of 71.91%.

JPMorgan US Smaller Companies Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 11th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 12th will be issued a dividend of GBX 3.10 ($0.04) per share. This is an increase from JPMorgan US Smaller Companies's previous dividend of $3.00. This represents a dividend yield of 0.77%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 12th. JPMorgan US Smaller Companies's dividend payout ratio is currently 15.39%.

JPMorgan US Smaller Companies Company Profile

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.