The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (LON:BGFD) Hits New 52-Week Low - Should You Sell?

The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust PLC (LON:BGFD - Get Free Report) reached a new 52-week low during trading on Monday . The stock traded as low as GBX 623.77 ($8.16) and last traded at GBX 626.49 ($8.20), with a volume of 135598 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 681 ($8.91).

The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust Price Performance

The company has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 747.52 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 730.02. The stock has a market cap of £629.79 million, a P/E ratio of 9.57 and a beta of 0.73.

The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (LON:BGFD - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, March 28th. The company reported GBX 3.41 ($0.04) EPS for the quarter. The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust had a net margin of 94.64% and a return on equity of 8.49%.

About The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust

The Trust aims to pursue long-term capital growth principally through investment in medium to smaller sized Japanese companies which are believed to have above average prospects for growth. We invest in a spread of 40–70 companies, predominantly medium and smaller sized, that we believe offer good growth opportunities. Growth may come from innovative business models, disrupting traditional Japanese practices or market opportunities, such as growth from overseas. We aim to take a three to five year view and the Trust is managed by looking at the underlying investments rather than the benchmark which is TOPIX total return.