Shires Income PLC is an investment trust. The Company's investment objective is to provide shareholders with a high level of income, together with growth of both income and capital from a portfolio substantially invested in the United Kingdom equities. The Company invests in the ordinary shares of the United Kingdom quoted companies, and in convertible and preference shares with above average yields. The Company's assets are invested in equities, preference shares and convertible shares. Approximately 69% of the assets are invested in equities, over 26.2% in preference shares, and the remainder in convertible shares and cash. It invests in a range of sectors, including oil and gas, basic materials, industrials, consumer goods, healthcare, consumer services, telecommunications, utilities, financials and technology. The Company's investment manager is Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited.
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SymbolLON:SHRS
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Current RatioN/A
Quick RatioN/A
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Profitability
EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)N/A
Net IncomeN/A
Net Margins90.20%
Return on Equity12.83%
Return on Assets10.41%
Miscellaneous
EmployeesN/A
Outstanding Shares30,000,000
Shires Income (LON:SHRS) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Shires Income's stock symbol?
Shires Income trades on the London Stock Exchange (LON) under the ticker symbol "SHRS."
How often does Shires Income pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Shires Income?
Shires Income declared a dividend on Wednesday, May 30th. Investors of record on Thursday, July 5th will be given a dividend of GBX 4 per share on Friday, July 27th. This represents a yield of 1.47%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, July 5th. This is a positive change from Shires Income's previous dividend of $3.00. The official announcement can be accessed at this link. View Shires Income's Dividend History.
Has Shires Income been receiving favorable news coverage?
Media coverage about SHRS stock has trended somewhat positive on Saturday, according to Accern. Accern identifies positive and negative media coverage by analyzing more than 20 million blog and news sources. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Shires Income earned a media sentiment score of 0.25 on Accern's scale. They also assigned media coverage about the company an impact score of 45.17 out of 100, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next few days.
How do I buy shares of Shires Income?
Shares of SHRS and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.
What is Shires Income's stock price today?
One share of SHRS stock can currently be purchased for approximately GBX 273.50.
How big of a company is Shires Income?
Shires Income has a market capitalization of £77.16 million.
MarketBeat Community Rating for Shires Income (SHRS)
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