HgCapital Trust plc (LON:HGT - Get Free Report) insider Helena Coles purchased 3,033 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 20th. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 494 ($6.38) per share, for a total transaction of £14,983.02 ($19,347.91).
HgCapital Trust Stock Performance
HgCapital Trust stock traded up GBX 4 ($0.05) during trading hours on Monday, reaching GBX 490 ($6.33). 629,928 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 574,174. The firm has a market capitalization of £2.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.10 and a beta of 0.44. HgCapital Trust plc has a fifty-two week low of GBX 461 ($5.95) and a fifty-two week high of GBX 550 ($7.10). The firm's 50 day moving average is GBX 517.62 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 518.26.
HgCapital Trust (LON:HGT - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, March 10th. The investment trust reported GBX 4.77 ($0.06) earnings per share for the quarter. HgCapital Trust had a net margin of 91.03% and a return on equity of 11.93%.
HgCapital Trust Increases Dividend
The business also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, May 19th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 20th will be given a GBX 3.50 ($0.05) dividend. This is a positive change from HgCapital Trust's previous dividend of $2.00. This represents a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 20th. HgCapital Trust's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 11.57%.
About HgCapital Trust
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HgT provides investors with a unique opportunity to participate in the growth in value of a portfolio of c.50 private companies sourced by Hg. Value is created through implementing an investment strategy focused on software and business service companies with resilient, recurring revenue streams and from leveraging the network and expertise of Hg to support management teams to deliver the full potential of their respective businesses.
With highly predictable and stable cash flows, the top 20 businesses (representing 76% by value of HGT's investments) reported aggregate sales of £10.6 billion and EBITDA of £3.3 billion over the last 12 months, equating to an EBITDA margin of 31%.
Hg brings to HgT an experienced team of c.400 employees, including c.
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