CT Private Equity Trust (LON:CTPE) Stock Price Down 0.6% - Here's What Happened

CT Private Equity Trust PLC (LON:CTPE - Get Free Report) fell 0.6% during trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as low as GBX 490 ($6.19) and last traded at GBX 494 ($6.24). 47,847 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 47% from the average session volume of 89,582 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 497 ($6.28).

CT Private Equity Trust Stock Down 1.6 %

The firm has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 491.09 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 462.76. The stock has a market cap of £344.12 million, a P/E ratio of 63.88 and a beta of 0.75.

CT Private Equity Trust (LON:CTPE - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 28th. The company reported GBX 1.31 ($0.02) EPS for the quarter. CT Private Equity Trust had a return on equity of 1.10% and a net margin of 59.97%.

CT Private Equity Trust Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 31st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, January 2nd were paid a GBX 7.01 ($0.09) dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 1.55%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, January 2nd. CT Private Equity Trust's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 372.61%.

Insider Transactions at CT Private Equity Trust

In other CT Private Equity Trust news, insider Richard Gray bought 4,838 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 28th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 451 ($5.70) per share, with a total value of £21,819.38 ($27,567.13). Corporate insiders own 9.46% of the company's stock.

CT Private Equity Trust Company Profile

Since its launch in 1999, the CT Private Equity Trust (“the Company”) has been offering access to the potential benefits of investment in unlisted companies – an opportunity set that typically lies beyond the reach of individual investors. An established and experienced team, with a continually expanding network, has successfully focused and continues to focus their efforts on building an appropriately diversified portfolio of high quality assets for the Company's shareholders.