Caledonia Investments (LON:CLDN) Reaches New 52-Week Low - Here's What Happened

Caledonia Investments Plc (LON:CLDN - Get Free Report) shares reached a new 52-week low during trading on Monday . The company traded as low as GBX 3,215 ($42.08) and last traded at GBX 3,250 ($42.54), with a volume of 14543 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 3,393.85 ($44.42).

Caledonia Investments Price Performance

The stock has a market capitalization of £1.85 billion, a PE ratio of 9.28 and a beta of 0.77. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 3,743.84 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 3,556.29.

Caledonia Investments Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 3rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 27th were given a dividend of GBX 95.80 ($1.25) per share. This represents a dividend yield of 4.33%. This is an increase from Caledonia Investments's previous dividend of $19.69. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 27th. Caledonia Investments's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 18.70%.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider William Wyatt purchased 135 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 6th. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 3,800 ($49.74) per share, with a total value of £5,130 ($6,714.66). Also, insider Mathew Masters sold 516 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 3,880 ($50.79), for a total value of £20,020.80 ($26,205.24). Insiders own 40.16% of the company's stock.

Caledonia Investments Company Profile

Caledonia is a FTSE 250 self-managed investment trust company with a long track record of delivering consistent returns and progressive annual dividend payments to shareholders. Our aim is to generate long-term compounding real returns that outperform inflation by 3%-6% over the medium to long term, and the FTSE All-Share index over 10 years. We are a long-term investor and hold investments in both listed and private markets across three pools: Public Companies, Private Capital and Funds.