Montanaro UK Smaller Companies (LON:MTU) Stock Price Passes Below 50 Day Moving Average - Should You Sell?

Montanaro UK Smaller Companies (LON:MTU - Get Free Report)'s share price passed below its 50-day moving average during trading on Tuesday . The stock has a 50-day moving average of GBX 98.03 ($1.31) and traded as low as GBX 93.40 ($1.24). Montanaro UK Smaller Companies shares last traded at GBX 93.40 ($1.24), with a volume of 51,350 shares changing hands.

Montanaro UK Smaller Companies Stock Up 0.8 %

The company's 50 day moving average price is GBX 97.36 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 101.89. The company has a current ratio of 0.37, a quick ratio of 41.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 9.83. The stock has a market cap of £159.03 million, a P/E ratio of 6.06 and a beta of 0.98.

Montanaro UK Smaller Companies Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 13th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 15th will be paid a dividend of GBX 4 ($0.05) per share. This is a positive change from Montanaro UK Smaller Companies's previous dividend of $1.03. This represents a dividend yield of 3.05%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 15th. Montanaro UK Smaller Companies's payout ratio is currently 31.67%.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Barbara Powley purchased 13,500 shares of Montanaro UK Smaller Companies stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 14th. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 93 ($1.24) per share, for a total transaction of £12,555 ($16,717.71). Also, insider Yuuichiro Nakajima bought 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 14th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 107 ($1.42) per share, for a total transaction of £5,350 ($7,123.83). Insiders own 0.21% of the company's stock.

Montanaro UK Smaller Companies Company Profile

The Trust aims to achieve capital growth by investing in small companies listed on the London Stock Exchange or its Alternative Investment Market (AIM). It seeks relative outperformance of its benchmark, the Numis Smaller Companies Index. Montanaro Asset Management was founded by Charles Montanaro in 1991 with a vision to bring a different approach to SmallCap investing. We think of ourselves as an Oasis in the City.