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The Merchants Trust (LON:MRCH) Shares Cross Below Two Hundred Day Moving Average - What's Next?

Written by MarketBeat
Updated September 23, 2025
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Key Points

  • The Merchants Trust's shares have fallen below their 200-day moving average, trading at GBX 543 ($7.32) against a 200-day average of GBX 547.11 ($7.37).
  • Insider Neil Galloway purchased 8,000 shares at an average cost of GBX 568 per share, totaling £45,440.
  • The Merchants Trust is managed by Simon Gergel at Allianz Global Investors and has a strong dividend history, with payouts growing for 38 consecutive years.
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The Merchants Trust Plc (LON:MRCH - Get Free Report) shares crossed below its 200-day moving average during trading on Friday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 547.11 ($7.39) and traded as low as GBX 537.05 ($7.26). The Merchants Trust shares last traded at GBX 543 ($7.34), with a volume of 472,243 shares traded.

The Merchants Trust Trading Up 0.6%

The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 550.50 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 547.54. The company has a market cap of £809.29 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 775.94 and a beta of 0.95.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Neil Galloway bought 8,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 9th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 568 per share, with a total value of £45,440. 0.13% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

About The Merchants Trust

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The Merchants Trust (MRCH) is managed by Simon Gergel at Allianz GIobal Investors. The Trust aims to generate a high and growing level of income, with the potential for long-term capital growth, from a portfolio of mainly higher yielding large UK companies. Merchants has a distinguished dividend history and is an AIC dividend hero, payouts have grown in each of the last 38 consecutive years.

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