Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos (LON:SST) Increases Dividend to GBX 22 Per Share

Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos (LON:SST - Get Free Report) declared a dividend on Thursday, November 14th,Upcoming Dividends.Co.Uk reports. Stockholders of record on Thursday, January 9th will be paid a dividend of GBX 22 ($0.28) per share on Friday, February 7th. This represents a dividend yield of 1.53%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, January 9th. This is a positive change from Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos's previous dividend of $13.00. The official announcement can be accessed at this link.

Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos Stock Performance

LON SST remained flat at GBX 1,435 ($18.47) on Thursday. 23,315 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 26,754. Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos has a 12 month low of GBX 1,230 ($15.83) and a 12 month high of GBX 1,550 ($19.95). The firm has a market cap of £337.94 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 859.28 and a beta of 0.37. The firm's 50 day moving average price is GBX 1,463.23 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 1,423.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.03, a current ratio of 5.36 and a quick ratio of 7.77.

Insider Buying and Selling at Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos

In related news, insider Jeremy Whitley acquired 3,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 14th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 1,449 ($18.65) per share, with a total value of £43,470 ($55,938.75). Insiders own 8.52% of the company's stock.

Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos Company Profile

The Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust plc is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by First Sentier Investors (UK) Funds Limited. It is co-managed by First State Investment Management (UK) Limited. The fund invests in the public equity markets of Asia, excluding Japan and Australasia.