JPMorgan American (LON:JAM) Insider Colin Moore Acquires 8,000 Shares

JPMorgan American (LON:JAM - Get Free Report) insider Colin Moore purchased 8,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, April 14th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 947 ($12.59) per share, for a total transaction of £75,760 ($100,731.29).

JPMorgan American Trading Down 2.6 %

Shares of JAM traded down GBX 24 ($0.32) during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching GBX 905 ($12.03). The company had a trading volume of 251,718 shares, compared to its average volume of 468,671. JPMorgan American has a fifty-two week low of GBX 827 ($11.00) and a fifty-two week high of GBX 1,198 ($15.93). The stock has a market cap of £1.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 3.92 and a beta of 0.65. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 1,010 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 1,072.97.

JPMorgan American (LON:JAM - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 3rd. The company reported GBX 10.59 ($0.14) earnings per share for the quarter. JPMorgan American had a net margin of 97.58% and a return on equity of 24.87%.

JPMorgan American Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 30th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 17th will be paid a dividend of GBX 8.25 ($0.11) per share. This represents a dividend yield of 0.88%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 17th. This is a boost from JPMorgan American's previous dividend of $2.75. JPMorgan American's payout ratio is currently 3.47%.

JPMorgan American Company Profile

A local knows the best route JPMorgan American Investment Trust plc aims to generate attractive long-term returns from the world's largest stock market by focusing on high quality companies that are also reasonably priced. Key points: Expertise - Our flagship US investment trust, managed by locally based specialist investors to provide core portfolio exposure to North American equities. Portfolio - Managed for growth by focusing on quality companies that are reasonably priced. Results - Broadly diversified across the S&P 500 index, with a focus on large cap stocks. Why invest in this trust The JPMorgan American Investment Trust plc is a large, actively managed investment trust investing in the core US stock market.