Literacy Capital PLC (LON:BOOK - Get Free Report)'s stock price rose 2.1% on Wednesday . The company traded as high as GBX 445 ($6.06) and last traded at GBX 445 ($6.06). Approximately 20,230 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 41% from the average daily volume of 34,202 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 436 ($5.94).
Literacy Capital Stock Down 1.6%
The stock's 50 day moving average is GBX 409.30 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 426.02. The firm has a market cap of £249.80 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.58 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.
Literacy Capital (LON:BOOK - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, March 21st. The company reported GBX (7.05) (($0.10)) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Literacy Capital had a return on equity of 2.42% and a net margin of 63.70%.
Insider Activity at Literacy Capital
In other Literacy Capital news, insider Christopher Sellers purchased 50,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, April 28th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 382 ($5.20) per share, with a total value of £191,000 ($260,040.84). Insiders own 62.99% of the company's stock.
Literacy Capital Company Profile
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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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