The Merchants Trust (LON:MRCH) Stock Price Crosses Below 200 Day Moving Average - Here's What Happened

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The Merchants Trust Plc (LON:MRCH - Get Free Report)'s share price crossed below its 200-day moving average during trading on Wednesday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 569.07 ($7.08) and traded as low as GBX 545.60 ($6.79). The Merchants Trust shares last traded at GBX 548 ($6.82), with a volume of 288,771 shares changing hands.

The Merchants Trust Price Performance

The company has a current ratio of 0.55, a quick ratio of 0.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.59. The company's fifty day moving average is GBX 551.66 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 569.07. The stock has a market cap of £810.86 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 748.40 and a beta of 0.95.

The Merchants Trust Company Profile

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The Merchants Trust (MRCH) is managed by Simon Gergel at Allianz GIobal Investors. The Trust aims to generate a high and growing level of income, with the potential for long-term capital growth, from a portfolio of mainly higher yielding large UK companies. Merchants has a distinguished dividend history and is an AIC dividend hero, payouts have grown in each of the last 38 consecutive years.

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