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 189 +0.50 (+0.27 %) (As of 08/11/2020 04:00 PM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range 185.23Now: GBX 189▼ 189.2150-Day Range 186MA: GBX 191.52▼ 19852-Week Range 1.90Now: GBX 189▼ 216Volume72,162 shsAverage Volume101,631 shsMarket Capitalization£197.81 millionP/E Ratio8.36Dividend Yield3.06%BetaN/A ProfileAdvanced ChartCompetitorsDividendInsider 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 1.7 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldSecurities Trust of Scotland pays a meaningful dividend of 3.06%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.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 8.36, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 17.00.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Securities Trust of Scotland is 8.36, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Financial Services sector average P/E ratio of about 10.40.Price to Book Value per Share RatioSecurities Trust of Scotland has a P/B Ratio of 0.93. 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: 1.7Insider Behavior: 0.0Valuation: 1.9 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™1.15 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 Webwww.securitiestrust.com Phone+44-131-2295252Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio12.15 Current Ratio0.57 Quick Ratio0.57Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio8.36 Forward P/E RatioN/A P/E GrowthN/A Sales & Book Value Annual Sales£27.25 million Price / Sales7.26 Cash FlowGBX 5.85 per share Price / Cash Flow32.32 Book ValueGBX 203.90 per share Price / Book0.93Profitability 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£197.81 million Next Earnings DateN/A OptionableNot Optionable GBX 189 +0.50 (+0.27 %) (As of 08/11/2020 04:00 PM ET) 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart 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. 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 COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, STS stock has increased by 8.9% and is now trading at GBX 189. View which stocks have been most 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, July 1st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, July 9th will be paid a dividend of GBX 2.06 per share on Friday, July 31st. This represents a dividend yield of 1.06%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, July 9th. This is a boost from Securities Trust of Scotland's previous dividend of GBX 1.45. 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 neutral on Tuesday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research firm scores the sentiment of news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Securities Trust of Scotland earned a coverage optimism score of 0.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news coverage about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near future. View the latest news about Securities 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 Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust (ASL), Central Securities (CET), Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (BGFD), Centuria Capital Group (CNI), Bmo Global Smaller Companies (BGSC), Pinnacle Investment Management Group (PNI), BlackRock World Mining Trust (BRWM), Clairvest Group (CVG), L1 Long Short Fund (LSF), BB Healthcare Trust (BBH), AVI Global Trust (AGT), Timbercreek Financial (TF), Draper Esprit (GROW), VGI Partners (VGI) and John Laing Environmental Assets Group Lt (JLEN). View all competitors. 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 Schroder Income Growth Fund (SCF), 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 189. How big of a company is Securities Trust of Scotland? Securities Trust of Scotland has a market capitalization of £197.81 million and generates £27.25 million in revenue each year. What is Securities Trust of Scotland's official website? The official website for Securities Trust of Scotland is 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 8/11/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access for $1.00 Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools: Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring View the latest news, buy/sell ratings, SEC filings and insider transactions for your stocks. Compare your portfolio performance to leading indices and get personalized stock ideas based on your portfolio. 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