Montanaro UK Smaller Companies (LON:MTU) Stock Crosses Below Fifty Day Moving Average - Time to Sell?

Montanaro UK Smaller Companies (LON:MTU - Get Free Report)'s stock price crossed below its 50 day moving average during trading on Wednesday . The stock has a 50 day moving average of GBX 96.86 ($1.29) and traded as low as GBX 95.64 ($1.27). Montanaro UK Smaller Companies shares last traded at GBX 97.20 ($1.29), with a volume of 610,339 shares changing hands.

Montanaro UK Smaller Companies Stock Up 1.2 %

The stock has a fifty day moving average of GBX 96.75 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 101.67. The firm has a market capitalization of £165.68 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.31 and a beta of 0.98. The company has a current ratio of 0.37, a quick ratio of 41.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 9.83.

Montanaro UK Smaller Companies Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced 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. This is an increase from Montanaro UK Smaller Companies's previous dividend of $1.03. This represents a dividend yield of 3.05%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 15th. Montanaro UK Smaller Companies's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 31.67%.

Insider Activity at Montanaro UK Smaller Companies

In other Montanaro UK Smaller Companies news, insider Barbara Powley bought 13,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, April 14th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 93 ($1.24) per share, with a total value of £12,555 ($16,679.95). Also, insider Yuuichiro Nakajima bought 5,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 14th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 107 ($1.42) per share, for a total transaction of £5,350 ($7,107.75). 0.21% of the stock is owned by insiders.

About Montanaro UK Smaller Companies

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.

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