Worldwide Healthcare (LON:WWH) Plans Dividend of GBX 0.70

Worldwide Healthcare (LON:WWH) announced a dividend on Wednesday, October 30th, Upcoming.Co.Uk reports. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 28th will be given a dividend of GBX 0.70 ($0.01) per share by the investment trust on Thursday, January 9th. This represents a dividend yield of 0.21%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 28th. The official announcement can be seen at this link.

Worldwide Healthcare Stock Performance

LON WWH opened at GBX 337.46 ($4.38) on Friday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 352.23 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 353.20. Worldwide Healthcare has a twelve month low of GBX 287 ($3.72) and a twelve month high of GBX 372.50 ($4.83). The company has a market capitalization of £1.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -2,260.00 and a beta of 0.29. The company has a quick ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 0.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.60.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider William Hemmings bought 7,250 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 2nd. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 345 ($4.47) per share, with a total value of £25,012.50 ($32,437.43). 0.41% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Worldwide Healthcare Company Profile

Worldwide Healthcare Trust PLC is a closed ended equity mutual fund launched by Frostrow Capital LLP. The fund is managed by OrbiMed Capital LLC. It invests in public equity markets across the globe. The fund seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating in the healthcare sector, with an emphasis on pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.