LON:STSSecurities Trust of Scotland Share Price, Forecast & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Securities Trust of Scotland plc Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add GBX 160 -3.00 (-1.84 %) (As of 04/5/2020 04:00 PM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range 159Now: GBX 160▼ 16450-Day Range 142MA: GBX 181.52▼ 21652-Week Range 1.87Now: GBX 160▼ 216Volume72,567 shsAverage Volume101,631 shsMarket Capitalization£167.46 millionP/E Ratio7.08Dividend Yield3.06%BetaN/A ProfileAdvanced ChartDividendInsider TradesHeadlines Securities Trust of Scotland plc is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Martin Currie Fund Management Limited. It is co-managed by Martin Currie Investment Management Limited. The fund invests in public equity markets across the globe. It seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. The fund invests in stocks of large-cap companies with market capitalizations over £1 billion. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the MSCI World High Dividend Yield Index. Securities Trust of Scotland plc was formed on June 28, 2005 and is domiciled in the United Kingdom.Read More Beat the Market (BTM) Rank™ 0.0 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingThere is not enough analysis data for Securities Trust of Scotland. Previous Next 2.2 Community Rank Outperform VotesSecurities Trust of Scotland has received 75 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesSecurities Trust of Scotland has received 94 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentSecurities Trust of Scotland has received 55.62% “underperform” votes from our community.MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Securities Trust of Scotland and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe STS will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe STS will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Previous Next 2.5 Dividend Strength Dividend LeadershipSecurities Trust of Scotland is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.06%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthSecurities Trust of Scotland does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Securities Trust of Scotland is 0.27 %. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Previous Next 0.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Securities Trust of Scotland insiders have not sold or bought any company stock. Previous Next 1.9 Earnings and Valuation Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Securities Trust of Scotland is 7.08, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 10.83.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Securities Trust of Scotland is 7.08, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Financial Services sector average P/E ratio of about 9.40.Price to Book Value per Share RatioSecurities Trust of Scotland has a P/B Ratio of 0.78. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 0.0Community Rank: 2.2Dividend Strength: 2.5Insider Behavior: 0.0Valuation: 1.9 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™1.32 out of 5 stars Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange LON Industry Asset Management Sub-IndustryN/A SectorFinancial Services Current SymbolLON:STS Previous Symbol CUSIPN/A CIKN/A Webhttp://www.securitiestrust.com/ Phone+44-131-2295252Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio12.15 Current Ratio0.57 Quick Ratio0.57Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio7.08 Forward P/E RatioN/A P/E GrowthN/A Sales & Book Value Annual Sales£27.25 million Price / Sales6.14 Cash FlowGBX 4.95 per share Price / Cash Flow32.32 Book ValueGBX 203.90 per share Price / Book0.78Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)N/A Net IncomeN/A Net MarginsN/A Return on EquityN/A Return on AssetsN/AMiscellaneous EmployeesN/A Outstanding Shares104,661,000Market Cap£167.46 million Next Earnings DateN/A OptionableNot Optionable Receive STS News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for STS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. LSE:STS Rates by TradingView Securities Trust of Scotland (LON:STS) Frequently Asked Questions How has Securities Trust of Scotland's stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)? Securities Trust of Scotland's stock was trading at GBX 173.50 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, STS stock has decreased by 7.8% and is now trading at GBX 160. View which stocks have been mosted impacted by Coronavirus. How often does Securities Trust of Scotland pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Securities Trust of Scotland? Securities Trust of Scotland declared a dividend on Wednesday, January 29th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 26th will be paid a dividend of GBX 1.45 per share on Friday, April 17th. This represents a dividend yield of 0.69%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 26th. The official announcement can be viewed at this link. View Securities Trust of Scotland's dividend history. Has Securities Trust of Scotland been receiving favorable news coverage? Press coverage about STS stock has trended very negative recently, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research firm rates the sentiment of media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Securities Trust of Scotland earned a coverage optimism score of -3.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media stories about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near term. View the latest news aboutSecurities Trust of Scotland. Who are some of Securities Trust of Scotland's key competitors? Some companies that are related to Securities Trust of Scotland include Clairvest Group (CVG), VGI Partners (VGI), Brewin Dolphin (BRW), John Laing Environmental Assets Group Lt (JLEN), The Scottish American Investment (SCAM), L1 Long Short Fund (LSF), Cornerstone Strategic Value Fund (CLM), AVI Global Trust (AGT), Timbercreek Financial (TF), Carlton Investments Limited Fully Paid Ord. Shrs (CIN), Fiera Capital (FSZ), Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (BGFD), Sprott (SII), Law Debenture (LWDB) and BB Healthcare Trust (BBH). What other stocks do shareholders of Securities Trust of Scotland own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Securities Trust of Scotland investors own include Woodford Patient Capital Trust (WPCT), Blackrock Throgmorton Trust (THRG), Jupiter Emerging&Frontier Income Tr (JEFI) and CC Japan Income and Growth Trust (CCJI). Who are Securities Trust of Scotland's key executives? Securities Trust of Scotland's management team includes the following people: Ms. Victoria Timlin, Sec. of Martin Currie Investment Management LimitedMr. Mark John Bovill Whitehead, Portfolio Mang. What is Securities Trust of Scotland's stock symbol? Securities Trust of Scotland trades on the London Stock Exchange (LON) under the ticker symbol "STS." How do I buy shares of Securities Trust of Scotland? Shares of STS 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 Securities Trust of Scotland's stock price today? One share of STS stock can currently be purchased for approximately GBX 160. How big of a company is Securities Trust of Scotland? Securities Trust of Scotland has a market capitalization of £167.46 million and generates £27.25 million in revenue each year. View additional information about Securities Trust of Scotland. What is Securities Trust of Scotland's official website? The official website for Securities Trust of Scotland is http://www.securitiestrust.com/. How can I contact Securities Trust of Scotland? Securities Trust of Scotland's mailing address is Saltire Court, 20 Castle Terrace, EDINBURGH, EH1 2ES, United Kingdom. The company can be reached via phone at +44-131-2295252. This page was last updated on 4/5/2020 by MarketBeat.com StaffFeatured Article: What are popular range trading strategies?
