The Merchants Trust Plc (LON:MRCH - Get Free Report)'s share price rose 0.2% on Friday . The company traded as high as GBX 570.70 ($7.75) and last traded at GBX 567.92 ($7.71). Approximately 102,249 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 68% from the average daily volume of 318,333 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 567 ($7.70).
The Merchants Trust Trading Up 0.3%
The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 540.17 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 543.32. The firm has a market cap of £845.49 million, a P/E ratio of 7.77 and a beta of 0.95.
The Merchants Trust (LON:MRCH - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 9th. The investment trust reported GBX 29.43 ($0.40) earnings per share for the quarter. The Merchants Trust had a return on equity of 13.03% and a net margin of 90.97%.
The Merchants Trust Increases Dividend
The company also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 9th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 15th will be issued a GBX 17 ($0.23) dividend. This is a boost from The Merchants Trust's previous dividend of $3.70. This represents a dividend yield of 5.5%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 15th. The Merchants Trust's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 39.61%.
The Merchants Trust Company Profile
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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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