Montanaro UK Smaller Companies (LON:MTU) Insider Barbara Powley Purchases 10,000 Shares of Stock

Montanaro UK Smaller Companies (LON:MTU) insider Barbara Powley bought 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 17th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 106 ($1.32) per share, for a total transaction of £10,600 ($13,195.57).

Barbara Powley also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, February 9th, Barbara Powley purchased 151 shares of Montanaro UK Smaller Companies stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 98 ($1.22) per share, with a total value of £147.98 ($184.22).

Montanaro UK Smaller Companies Trading Up 0.7 %

Shares of MTU stock opened at GBX 106.25 ($1.32) on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 11.57, a quick ratio of 41.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.82. The stock has a market cap of £177.84 million, a P/E ratio of 965.91 and a beta of 0.97. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 99.51 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 97.13. Montanaro UK Smaller Companies has a 1 year low of GBX 83.07 ($1.03) and a 1 year high of GBX 110 ($1.37).

Montanaro UK Smaller Companies Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 9th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 18th will be paid a dividend of GBX 1.19 ($0.01) per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 18th. This is a boost from Montanaro UK Smaller Companies’s previous dividend of $1.18. This represents a yield of 1.17%. Montanaro UK Smaller Companies’s dividend payout ratio is presently 4,545.45%.

Montanaro UK Smaller Companies Company Profile

Montanaro UK Smaller Companies Investment Trust PLC is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Montanaro Investment Managers Ltd. It invests in the public equity markets of the United Kingdom. The fund seeks to invest in stocks of small-cap companies operating across diversified sectors.