Shares of Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon PLC (LON:BGS - Get Free Report) reached a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Friday . The stock traded as low as GBX 98.50 ($1.26) and last traded at GBX 99.70 ($1.27), with a volume of 1080844 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at GBX 104.60 ($1.34).
Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon Trading Down 2.1 %
The firm has a market cap of £282.66 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -5.12 and a beta of 0.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 20.31, a quick ratio of 3.66 and a current ratio of 0.13. The company has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 113.55 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 113.51.
Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon (LON:BGS - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, April 3rd. The company reported GBX 0.67 ($0.01) EPS for the quarter. Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon had a net margin of 101.98% and a negative return on equity of 13.81%.
Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon Cuts Dividend
The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 29th. Investors of record on Thursday, April 17th will be given a dividend of GBX 0.60 ($0.01) per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 17th. This represents a dividend yield of 0.57%. Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon's payout ratio is currently -5.06%.
Insider Activity at Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon
In other Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon news, insider Kevin Troup purchased 10,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, April 7th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 95 ($1.21) per share, for a total transaction of £9,500 ($12,139.02). 0.94% of the stock is owned by insiders.
About Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon
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The Trust aims to achieve long-term capital growth principally through investment in small Japanese companies which are believed to have above-average prospects for capital growth. We invest in 40–80 attractively valued smaller companies that we believe offer good growth opportunities. The Trust is actively managed and will primarily consist of listed companies although up to 10% of total assets can be invested, at the time of initial investment, in unlisted investments, including private companies.
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