Literacy Capital PLC (
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Literacy Capital Price Performance
The company has a market cap of £259.64 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.94 and a beta of -0.25. The company has a quick ratio of 1.73, a current ratio of 0.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.14. The company's fifty day moving average price is GBX 432.40 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 418.23.
Insider Buying and Selling at Literacy Capital
In related news, insider Christopher Sellers purchased 50,000 shares of Literacy Capital stock in a transaction dated Monday, April 28th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 382 ($5.13) per share, for a total transaction of £191,000 ($256,685.93). 62.99% of the stock is owned by company insiders.
About Literacy Capital
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Literacy Capital plc is a closed-end investment company established in 2017 that is focused on investing in and supporting UK businesses and helping their management teams achieve success.
It also has an unusual charitable feature with donations made each year to literacy charities in the UK equating to 0.5% of net assets p.a.
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