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Octopus Apollo VCT (LON:OAP3) Stock Price Down 4.8% - What's Next?

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Shares of Octopus Apollo VCT (LON:OAP3 - Get Free Report) traded down 4.8% during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as low as GBX 45 ($0.61) and last traded at GBX 45 ($0.61). 3 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 100% from the average session volume of 501,842 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 47.27 ($0.64).

Octopus Apollo VCT Stock Up 3.2%

The company has a market cap of £461.71 million, a PE ratio of -80.14 and a beta of -0.09. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 46.78 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 45.97.

Octopus Apollo VCT (LON:OAP3 - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 22nd. The company reported GBX (0.20) ($0.00) earnings per share for the quarter. Octopus Apollo VCT had a negative net margin of 226.25% and a negative return on equity of 1.19%.

Octopus Apollo VCT Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, May 8th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 17th were given a GBX 1.30 ($0.02) dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, April 17th. This represents a yield of 2.74%. Octopus Apollo VCT's dividend payout ratio is presently -500.88%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Murray Steele bought 60,279 shares of Octopus Apollo VCT stock in a transaction on Tuesday, April 1st. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 54 ($0.73) per share, for a total transaction of £32,550.66 ($43,933.95). Also, insider Alex Hambro sold 55,913 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 47 ($0.63), for a total transaction of £26,279.11 ($35,469.17). 0.07% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Octopus Apollo VCT Company Profile

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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).

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