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HgCapital Trust (LON:HGT) Share Price Passes Above Two Hundred Day Moving Average - Should You Sell?

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HgCapital Trust plc (LON:HGT - Get Free Report) shares passed above its two hundred day moving average during trading on Friday . The stock has a two hundred day moving average of GBX 499.40 ($6.48) and traded as high as GBX 519 ($6.74). HgCapital Trust shares last traded at GBX 518 ($6.73), with a volume of 1,035,316 shares changing hands.

HgCapital Trust Trading Up 1.4 %

The company has a quick ratio of 274.70, a current ratio of 131.50 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 6.58. The company's 50-day moving average is GBX 512.65 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 499.40. The stock has a market capitalization of £2.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1,036.00 and a beta of 0.44.

HgCapital Trust Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 25th. Investors of record on Thursday, September 26th were given a dividend of GBX 2 ($0.03) per share. This represents a dividend yield of 0.39%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, September 26th. HgCapital Trust's payout ratio is 1,400.00%.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Richard J. Brooman purchased 4,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 24th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 498 ($6.47) per share, for a total transaction of £19,920 ($25,863.41). Insiders own 8.44% of the company's stock.

HgCapital Trust Company Profile

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Hg Capital Trust plc specializes in direct, quoted and unquoted companies and fund of funds investments. The funds maximum exposure to unlisted investments is 100% of the gross assets and single investment in an unlisted company or closed-ended investments fund, whether made directly or indirectly, will exceed a maximum of 15% of gross assets.

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