Insider Buying: Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon PLC (LON:BGS) Insider Buys 10,000 Shares of Stock

Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon PLC (LON:BGS - Get Free Report) insider Kevin Troup bought 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, April 7th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 95 ($1.24) per share, with a total value of £9,500 ($12,429.67).

Kevin Troup also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, April 4th, Kevin Troup bought 20,000 shares of Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 99 ($1.30) per share, for a total transaction of £19,800 ($25,906.06).

Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon Trading Up 1.5 %

Shares of LON:BGS traded up GBX 1.60 ($0.02) during trading on Friday, hitting GBX 105 ($1.37). 432,583 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 942,113. The company has a current ratio of 0.13, a quick ratio of 3.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 20.31. The firm has a market cap of £293.13 million, a P/E ratio of -5.31 and a beta of 0.60. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 113.08 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 113.29. Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon PLC has a 1-year low of GBX 91.41 ($1.20) and a 1-year high of GBX 122 ($1.60).

Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon (LON:BGS - Get Free Report) last released 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 issued 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 is presently -5.06%.

About Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon

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.