Polar Capital Technology Trust (PCT) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Polar Capital Technology Trust plc is a closed ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Polar Capital LLP. The fund invests in public equity markets across the globe. It seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating in the technology sector and other sectors which use technology like information, media, communications, environment, computing, healthcare, and renewable energy. The fund invests in stocks of companies across all market capitalizations. It employs fundamental analysis, with a focus on such factors as management quality, globalization of major technology trends, and international valuation anomalies to create its portfolio. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the Dow Jones World Technology Index (Total Return). It was formerly known as Henderson Technology Trust Plc. Polar Capital Technology Trust plc was formed on December 16, 1996 and is domiciled in the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 348 to 352
• 50-Day Range: 308.40 to 351
• 52-Week Range: 241.03 to 358.25
• Volume: 375,251 shs
• Average Volume: 2.30 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £4.18 billion
• P/E Ratio: 385.71
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

PCT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have PCT shares performed this year?

Polar Capital Technology Trust's stock was trading at GBX 2,595 at the start of the year. Since then, PCT stock has decreased by 86.5% and is now trading at GBX 351.
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How do I buy shares of Polar Capital Technology Trust?

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What other stocks do shareholders of Polar Capital Technology Trust own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Polar Capital Technology Trust investors own include Scottish Mortgage (SMT), Unilever (ULVR), Vodafone Group Public (VOD), Barclays (BARC), BP (BP), Coats Group (COA) and Diageo (DGE).

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Financial Services
• Industry: Asset Management
• Sub-Industry: Chemicals
• Current Symbol: LON:PCT
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.polarcapitaltechnologytrust.co.uk
• Phone: +44-20-72272700
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 120
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 0.91
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 385.71
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: £1.12 billion
• Net Margins: 97.18%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 33.63%
• Return on Assets: 20.70%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.27
• Current Ratio: 2.52
• Quick Ratio: 3.12

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £1.15 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.63
• Cash Flow: GBX 46.03 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.63
• Book Value: GBX 315 per share
• Price / Book: 1.11

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,190,000,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £4.18 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.49