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European Assets Trust (LON:EAT) Shares Pass Below 200-Day Moving Average - Here's What Happened

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European Assets Trust PLC (LON:EAT - Get Free Report)'s share price crossed below its two hundred day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a two hundred day moving average of GBX 86.43 ($1.13) and traded as low as GBX 81.74 ($1.06). European Assets Trust shares last traded at GBX 83.60 ($1.09), with a volume of 686,875 shares traded.

European Assets Trust Trading Down 0.8 %

The company has a market cap of £298.57 million, a P/E ratio of 832.00 and a beta of 1.05. The firm has a 50-day moving average of GBX 84.55 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 86.43. The company has a current ratio of 0.20, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.34.

European Assets Trust Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 31st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 3rd were paid a GBX 1.48 ($0.02) dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, October 3rd. This represents a yield of 1.72%. European Assets Trust's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 6,000.00%.

Insider Activity at European Assets Trust

In other European Assets Trust news, insider Kate Cornish Bowden bought 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 12th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 85 ($1.11) per share, for a total transaction of £8,500 ($11,064.83). 0.82% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

About European Assets Trust

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European Assets Trust PLC is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by F&C Investment Business Limited. The fund invests in the public equity markets of Europe, excluding the United Kingdom. It seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. The fund primarily invests in stocks of small and mid cap companies with a market capitalization below that of the largest company in the Euromoney Smaller European Companies (ex UK) Index or below Euro 2.5 billion.

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