Scottish Mortgage (SMT) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust PLC is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Baillie Gifford & Co Ltd. The fund is co-managed by Baillie Gifford & Co. It invests in public equity markets of countries across the globe. The fund seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. The fund invests in growth stocks of companies. It focuses on factors such as strength of management, competitive position, customer perspective, prospects for sales and margins, current and potential valuation to create its portfolio. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the FTSE All World Index. Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust PLC was formed in 1909 and is domiciled in the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 805.99 to 824
• 50-Day Range: 768 to 904.80
• 52-Week Range: 634 to 946.10
• Volume: 2.19 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.94 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £11.33 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 0.49%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

Scottish Mortgage Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Scottish Mortgage scored higher than 7% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for Scottish Mortgage.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Scottish Mortgage is -1,579.23, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Scottish Mortgage is -1,579.23, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Scottish Mortgage has a P/B Ratio of 1.04. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for SMT.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Scottish Mortgage has a dividend yield of 0.49%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Scottish Mortgage does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Environmental Score: -0.48

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for SMT.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.42

News Sentiment

Scottish Mortgage has a news sentiment score of 1.42. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.75 average news sentiment score of Financial Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Scottish Mortgage this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for SMT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Scottish Mortgage to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Scottish Mortgage insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £39,993.72 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 3.25% of the stock of Scottish Mortgage is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 18.97% of the stock of Scottish Mortgage is held by institutions.

SMT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have SMT shares performed this year?

Scottish Mortgage's stock was trading at GBX 808 at the beginning of the year. Since then, SMT stock has increased by 1.6% and is now trading at GBX 821.20.
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How do I buy shares of Scottish Mortgage?

Shares of SMT stock 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.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Scottish Mortgage own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Scottish Mortgage investors own include GSK (GSK), Prudential (PRU), Unilever (ULVR), Diageo (DGE), HSBC (HSBA), Aviva (AV) and Barclays (BARC).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 7/11 Dividend: 6/13/2024
• Dividend Payable: 7/11/2024
• Today: 9/17/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Financial Services
• Industry: Asset Management
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:SMT
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.bailliegifford.com
• Phone: +44-131-2752000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: N/A
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX (0.52)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: £-724,050,000.00
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: -6.27%
• Return on Assets: -3.48%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 15.37
• Current Ratio: 0.16
• Quick Ratio: 0.53

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £-712,340,000.00
• Price / Sales: -15.86
• Cash Flow: GBX 17.39 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 47.09
• Book Value: GBX 788 per share
• Price / Book: 1.04

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,380,000,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £11.30 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.75