Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust plc (LON:BGEU) Insider David Barron Acquires 20,600 Shares

Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust plc (LON:BGEU) insider David Barron bought 20,600 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 9th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 87 ($1.11) per share, with a total value of £17,922 ($22,897.66).

Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust Trading Down 1.1 %

Shares of Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust stock opened at GBX 86.80 ($1.11) on Wednesday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 87.18 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 91.96. Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust plc has a 12-month low of GBX 83 ($1.06) and a 12-month high of GBX 101.80 ($1.30). The company has a current ratio of 4.16, a quick ratio of 4.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 12.89. The stock has a market cap of £306.75 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1,240.00 and a beta of 1.06.

Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 14th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, January 9th will be issued a GBX 0.60 ($0.01) dividend. This is a boost from Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust’s previous dividend of $0.40. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, January 9th. This represents a dividend yield of 0.71%. Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust’s dividend payout ratio is presently 1,428.57%.

About Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust

The European Investment Trust plc is a closed ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Edinburgh Partners AIFM Limited. The fund is co-managed by Edinburgh Partners Limited. It invests in public equity markets of Europe, excluding the United Kingdom. The fund seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors.