Murray Steele Buys 2,511 Shares of Octopus Apollo VCT (LON:OAP3) Stock

Octopus Apollo VCT (LON:OAP3 - Get Free Report) insider Murray Steele acquired 2,511 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 2nd. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 49 ($0.62) per share, for a total transaction of £1,230.39 ($1,545.52).

Octopus Apollo VCT Stock Performance

LON:OAP3 traded up GBX 1.50 ($0.02) during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching GBX 48.60 ($0.61). The stock had a trading volume of 44 shares, compared to its average volume of 271,400. The firm has a market capitalization of £407.54 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1,215.00 and a beta of -0.09. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 48.06 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 49.03. Octopus Apollo VCT has a twelve month low of GBX 45.25 ($0.57) and a twelve month high of GBX 52 ($0.65).

Octopus Apollo VCT Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, May 2nd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 11th were given a GBX 1.30 ($0.02) dividend. This represents a yield of 2.68%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, April 11th. Octopus Apollo VCT's payout ratio is 7,500.00%.

Octopus Apollo VCT Company Profile

Octopus Apollo VCT plc is a venture capital trust specializing in development and expansion investments in smaller unquoted companies. The fund invests in small and medium sized companies in the United Kingdom. It typically invests in companies with debt investment values between £1 million ($1.64 million) and £2 million ($3.29 million).