Brunner (LON:BUT) Reaches New 1-Year High at $1,324.40

Brunner (LON:BUT) reached a new 52-week high during trading on Thursday . The stock traded as high as GBX 1,324.40 ($16.49) and last traded at GBX 1,300 ($16.18), with a volume of 40887 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at GBX 1,290 ($16.06).

Brunner Stock Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.04, a quick ratio of 0.48 and a current ratio of 0.48. The stock has a market cap of £550.84 million, a P/E ratio of 2,867.33 and a beta of 0.68. The firm’s 50 day moving average is GBX 1,262.12 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 1,159.16.

Brunner Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 4th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 29th were issued a GBX 6.05 ($0.08) dividend. This is an increase from Brunner’s previous dividend of $5.55. This represents a dividend yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, February 29th. Brunner’s dividend payout ratio is 5,111.11%.

Insider Activity

In other Brunner news, insider James Sharp acquired 151 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 8th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 1,273 ($15.85) per share, with a total value of £1,922.23 ($2,392.92). Insiders own 30.40% of the company’s stock.

About Brunner

The Brunner Investment Trust PLC is an open-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Allianz Global Investors GmbH, UK Branch. The fund invests in public equity markets across the globe. It seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. The fund primarily invests in growth stocks of companies.