Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust Plc (LON:ASL – Get Free Report) insider Martin Warner purchased 5,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, September 30th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 1,578 ($21.11) per share, for a total transaction of £78,900 ($105,537.72).
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust Trading Down 1.6 %
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust stock opened at GBX 1,550 ($20.73) on Wednesday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 1,589.98 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 1,511.15. The company has a market capitalization of £1.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 508.20 and a beta of 1.38. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust Plc has a 52 week low of GBX 1,126 ($15.06) and a 52 week high of GBX 1,690 ($22.61). The company has a quick ratio of 4.86, a current ratio of 2.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 6.86.
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust Cuts Dividend
The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 29th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 8th were paid a dividend of GBX 13.60 ($0.18) per share. This represents a yield of 0.84%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, August 8th. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust’s payout ratio is 1,377.05%.
About Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust Plc is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Aberforth Partners LLP. The fund invests in public equity markets of the United Kingdom. It seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. The fund primarily invests in value stocks of small-cap companies.
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