BlackRock Frontiers (LON:BRFI) Insider Lucy Taylor-Smith Acquires 10,122 Shares

BlackRock Frontiers (LON:BRFI - Get Free Report) insider Lucy Taylor-Smith purchased 10,122 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Friday, April 19th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 147 ($1.82) per share, with a total value of £14,879.34 ($18,378.63).

BlackRock Frontiers Trading Down 0.2 %

LON:BRFI traded down GBX 0.25 ($0.00) on Monday, reaching GBX 147.25 ($1.82). 237,555 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 295,000. The firm has a market capitalization of £278.79 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 475.00 and a beta of 0.67. BlackRock Frontiers has a 1-year low of GBX 131.32 ($1.62) and a 1-year high of GBX 159.90 ($1.98). The company has a current ratio of 0.57, a quick ratio of 0.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01. The company's 50 day moving average is GBX 152.54 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 145.09.

BlackRock Frontiers Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 14th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, January 4th were issued a $0.05 dividend. This is an increase from BlackRock Frontiers's previous dividend of $0.03. This represents a yield of 2.79%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, January 4th. BlackRock Frontiers's payout ratio is presently 1,935.48%.

About BlackRock Frontiers

BlackRock Frontiers Investment Trust plc is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched by BlackRock Fund Managers Limited. It is managed by BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited. The fund invests in the public equity markets of frontier market countries across the globe. It seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors.