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Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon (LON:BGS) Share Price Passes Above Fifty Day Moving Average - What's Next?

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Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon PLC (LON:BGS - Get Free Report)'s stock price passed above its 50 day moving average during trading on Wednesday . The stock has a 50 day moving average of GBX 111.44 ($1.50) and traded as high as GBX 113.80 ($1.53). Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon shares last traded at GBX 111.87 ($1.50), with a volume of 698,205 shares changing hands.

Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon Stock Performance

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 firm has a market capitalization of £314.59 million, a P/E ratio of -5.70 and a beta of 0.60. The stock has a 50-day moving average of GBX 111.10 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 112.69.

Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon (LON:BGS - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data 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 company also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 29th. Investors of record on Thursday, April 17th will be paid a GBX 0.60 ($0.01) dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 17th. This represents a yield of 0.57%. Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -5.06%.

Insider Transactions at Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon

In related news, insider Kevin Troup purchased 10,000 shares of Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 7th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 95 ($1.28) per share, with a total value of £9,500 ($12,763.67). Insiders own 0.94% of the company's stock.

Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon Company Profile

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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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