Baronsmead Second Venture Trust (LON:BMD) Insider Acquires £10,081.12 in Stock

Baronsmead Second Venture Trust (LON:BMD) insider Adriana Stirling purchased 18,002 shares of Baronsmead Second Venture Trust stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 20th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 56 ($0.70) per share, with a total value of £10,081.12 ($12,685.44).

Baronsmead Second Venture Trust Trading Down 2.0 %

Shares of LON BMD traded down GBX 1 ($0.01) during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting GBX 50 ($0.63). The company had a trading volume of 1 shares, compared to its average volume of 67,362. The company has a market capitalization of £195.84 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 43.24 and a beta of 0.24. Baronsmead Second Venture Trust has a 1 year low of GBX 50 ($0.63) and a 1 year high of GBX 58.50 ($0.74). The stock’s 50-day moving average price is GBX 53.11 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 54.62.

Baronsmead Second Venture Trust (LON:BMD) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, December 24th. The company reported GBX 0.48 ($0.01) earnings per share for the quarter. Baronsmead Second Venture Trust had a return on equity of 1.95% and a net margin of 38.32%.

Baronsmead Second Venture Trust Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 17th. Investors of record on Thursday, February 13th will be given a dividend of GBX 2.25 ($0.03) per share. This represents a yield of 4.21%. This is a boost from Baronsmead Second Venture Trust’s previous dividend of $1.75. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 13th. Baronsmead Second Venture Trust’s payout ratio is presently 345.90%.

Baronsmead Second Venture Trust Company Profile

Baronsmead Second Venture Trust plc is a venture capital trust managed by ISIS Equity Partners LLP. It invests in a portfolio of unquoted companies in the United Kingdom. The trust primarily invests in the media, business services, consumer, information technology support services, technology-enabled companies, and healthcare sectors.