Barbara Powley Buys 13,500 Shares of Montanaro UK Smaller Companies (LON:MTU) Stock

Montanaro UK Smaller Companies (LON:MTU - Get Free Report) insider Barbara Powley bought 13,500 shares of Montanaro UK Smaller Companies stock in a transaction on Monday, April 14th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 93 ($1.24) per share, for a total transaction of £12,555 ($16,693.26).

Montanaro UK Smaller Companies Stock Down 1.1 %

Shares of LON:MTU traded down GBX 1 ($0.01) during trading hours on Friday, hitting GBX 93.80 ($1.25). The company's stock had a trading volume of 35,522 shares, compared to its average volume of 470,949. The firm's fifty day moving average price is GBX 98.50 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 102.25. Montanaro UK Smaller Companies has a 52 week low of GBX 85.76 ($1.14) and a 52 week high of GBX 113.50 ($1.51). The company has a market capitalization of £156.03 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.94 and a beta of 0.98. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 9.83, a current ratio of 0.37 and a quick ratio of 41.12.

Montanaro UK Smaller Companies Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 13th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 15th will be given a GBX 4 ($0.05) dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 15th. This represents a dividend yield of 3.05%. This is an increase from Montanaro UK Smaller Companies's previous dividend of $1.03. Montanaro UK Smaller Companies's payout ratio is presently 31.67%.

Montanaro UK Smaller Companies Company Profile

The Trust aims to achieve capital growth by investing in small companies listed on the London Stock Exchange or its Alternative Investment Market (AIM). It seeks relative outperformance of its benchmark, the Numis Smaller Companies Index. Montanaro Asset Management was founded by Charles Montanaro in 1991 with a vision to bring a different approach to SmallCap investing. We think of ourselves as an Oasis in the City.