European Assets Trust PLC (LON:EAT - Get Free Report) announced a dividend on Thursday, March 27th, Upcoming Dividends.Co.Uk reports. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 17th will be paid a dividend of GBX 4 ($0.05) per share on Wednesday, April 23rd. This represents a yield of 0.77%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 17th. This is a 189.9% increase from European Assets Trust's previous dividend of $1.38. The official announcement can be seen at this link.
European Assets Trust Stock Performance
Shares of EAT stock traded down GBX 0.50 ($0.01) during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting GBX 81.10 ($1.05). The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,240,692 shares, compared to its average volume of 656,874. European Assets Trust has a 52 week low of GBX 79.12 ($1.02) and a 52 week high of GBX 92.20 ($1.19). The company's fifty day simple moving average is GBX 83.90 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 83.28. The company has a market cap of £291.67 million, a PE ratio of 10.44 and a beta of 1.05.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In related news, insider Monica Tepes purchased 10,000 shares of European Assets Trust stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 12th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 85 ($1.10) per share, for a total transaction of £8,500 ($10,990.43). 0.82% of the stock is currently owned by corporate 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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