The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust PLC (LON:BGFD) Insider Patricia Lewis Acquires 219 Shares of Stock

The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust PLC (LON:BGFD) insider Patricia Lewis bought 219 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 3rd. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 712 ($8.91) per share, with a total value of £1,559.28 ($1,950.81).

The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust Stock Down 0.8 %

Shares of BGFD stock opened at GBX 712 ($8.91) on Tuesday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is GBX 712.15 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 724.84. The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust PLC has a 1 year low of GBX 638.54 ($7.99) and a 1 year high of GBX 766 ($9.58). The company has a current ratio of 0.18, a quick ratio of 0.14 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 18.86. The firm has a market capitalization of £621.72 million, a P/E ratio of 3,390.48 and a beta of 0.73.

The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 18th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 14th were given a dividend of GBX 10 ($0.13) per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, November 14th. This represents a yield of 1.43%. The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 4,761.90%.

The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust Company Profile

The Trust aims to pursue long-term capital growth principally through investment in medium to smaller sized Japanese companies which are believed to have above average prospects for growth. We invest in a spread of 40–70 companies, predominantly medium and smaller sized, that we believe offer good growth opportunities.

Growth may come from innovative business models, disrupting traditional Japanese practices or market opportunities, such as growth from overseas.

We aim to take a three to five year view and the Trust is managed by looking at the underlying investments rather than the benchmark which is TOPIX total return.