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Scottish Mortgage (LON:SMT) Stock Crosses Below Fifty Day Moving Average - Should You Sell?

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Scottish Mortgage (LON:SMT - Get Free Report) passed below its 50-day moving average during trading on Wednesday . The stock has a 50-day moving average of GBX 956.95 ($12.74) and traded as low as GBX 872.80 ($11.62). Scottish Mortgage shares last traded at GBX 879 ($11.70), with a volume of 33,277,789 shares trading hands.

Scottish Mortgage Stock Performance

The stock has a market capitalization of £11.04 billion, a PE ratio of 9.26 and a beta of 0.75. The company's fifty day simple moving average is GBX 947.56 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 957.67.

Scottish Mortgage Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 27th were issued a dividend of GBX 4 ($0.05) per share. This represents a yield of 2.8%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 27th. This is a boost from Scottish Mortgage's previous dividend of $1.60. Scottish Mortgage's dividend payout ratio is 4.10%.

Insider Activity at Scottish Mortgage

In other Scottish Mortgage news, insider Vikram Kumaraswamy acquired 2,111 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 31st. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 942 ($12.54) per share, with a total value of £19,885.62 ($26,478.85). 3.25% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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