Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon PLC (LON:BGS) Insider Kevin Troup Purchases 20,000 Shares

Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon PLC (LON:BGS - Get Free Report) insider Kevin Troup acquired 20,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Friday, April 4th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 99 ($1.30) per share, for a total transaction of £19,800 ($25,916.23).

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

• On Monday, April 7th, Kevin Troup acquired 10,000 shares of Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 95 ($1.24) per share, for a total transaction of £9,500 ($12,434.55).

Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon Stock Up 1.5 %

Shares of LON BGS traded up GBX 1.60 ($0.02) during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching GBX 105 ($1.37). The company had a trading volume of 432,583 shares, compared to its average volume of 942,113. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 113.08 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 113.34. Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon PLC has a 52-week low of GBX 91.41 ($1.20) and a 52-week high of GBX 122 ($1.60). 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 stock has a market cap of £293.13 million, a P/E ratio of -5.31 and a beta of 0.60.

Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon (LON:BGS - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, April 3rd. The company reported GBX 0.67 ($0.01) earnings per share (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 declared a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 29th. Investors of record on Thursday, April 17th will be given a GBX 0.60 ($0.01) dividend. This represents a yield of 0.57%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 17th. Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -5.06%.

Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon Company Profile

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.