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

Montanaro UK Smaller Companies (LON:MTU) insider Barbara Powley purchased 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, April 17th. The stock was bought 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 cost of GBX 98 ($1.22) per share, for a total transaction of £147.98 ($184.22).

Montanaro UK Smaller Companies Price Performance

Montanaro UK Smaller Companies stock traded up GBX 0.75 ($0.01) during trading on Wednesday, reaching GBX 106.25 ($1.32). The company had a trading volume of 342,671 shares, compared to its average volume of 308,264. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is GBX 99.34 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 97.07. 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). The firm has a market capitalization of £177.84 million, a PE ratio of 967.73 and a beta of 0.97. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.82, a quick ratio of 41.12 and a current ratio of 11.57.

Montanaro UK Smaller Companies Increases Dividend

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

About Montanaro UK Smaller Companies

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.