Worldwide Healthcare (LON:WWH) Hits New 12-Month High - Here's Why

Key Points

• Worldwide Healthcare shares hit a new 52-week high, trading at GBX 350.50 ($4.66) with a volume of over 1.37 million shares.
• The company's market capitalization stands at £1.43 billion, with a price-to-earnings ratio of -867.57.
• Worldwide Healthcare Trust PLC is focused on investing in a diversified portfolio of shares within the global healthcare sector, particularly pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.

Shares of Worldwide Healthcare (LON:WWH - ) hit a new 52-week high on Thursday . The company traded as high as GBX 350.50 ($4.66) and last traded at GBX 350.50 ($4.66), with a volume of 1372319 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 347.50 ($4.62).

Worldwide Healthcare Price Performance

The stock has a market capitalization of £1.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -867.57 and a beta of 0.29. The business's 50-day simple moving average is GBX 328.94 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 306.44.

About Worldwide Healthcare

Worldwide Healthcare Trust PLC is a closed-ended investment company listed on the London Stock Exchange LSE: WWH. WWH invests in the global healthcare sector with the objective of achieving a high level of capital growth. WWH invests worldwide in a diversified portfolio of shares in pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies and related securities in the healthcare sector.

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