Ruffer Investment Company Limited (LON:RICA - Get Free Report) passed below its fifty day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a fifty day moving average of GBX 278.33 ($3.71) and traded as low as GBX 272 ($3.62). Ruffer Investment shares last traded at GBX 279 ($3.72), with a volume of 613,090 shares.
Ruffer Investment Trading Down 0.9 %
The firm has a market capitalization of £892.93 million, a P/E ratio of 100.94 and a beta of 0.25. The company has a 50 day moving average of GBX 278.22 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 274.51.
Ruffer Investment (LON:RICA - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, March 12th. The company reported GBX 3 ($0.04) earnings per share for the quarter. Ruffer Investment had a net margin of 51.94% and a return on equity of 0.96%.
Ruffer Investment Cuts Dividend
The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 4th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 20th were given a dividend of GBX 2.85 ($0.04) per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 20th. This represents a dividend yield of 1.03%. Ruffer Investment's payout ratio is 181.87%.
Insider Buying and Selling
In other Ruffer Investment news, insider Colleen McHugh bought 4,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 13th. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 276 ($3.68) per share, with a total value of £11,040 ($14,710.19). 0.23% of the stock is owned by company insiders.
About Ruffer Investment
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Ruffer Investment Company Limited has a simple aim – consistent positive returns, regardless of how the financial markets perform.
We try not to lose money in any 12 month period, and to grow the value of our investors' wealth over the long haul.
If we can do this, we should outpace inflation, protecting and increasing the real value of our investors' income and capital.
The specific investment objective of the Company is to produce a positive total return greater than twice Bank of England Bank Rate.
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