Henderson High Income Trust plc (LON:HHI) Insider Preeti Rathi Purchases 12,000 Shares of Stock

Henderson High Income Trust plc (LON:HHI) insider Preeti Rathi bought 12,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 2nd. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 169 ($2.19) per share, with a total value of £20,280 ($26,334.24).

Henderson High Income Trust Trading Down 0.3 %

LON HHI opened at GBX 168.50 ($2.19) on Thursday. Henderson High Income Trust plc has a 12 month low of GBX 151.47 ($1.97) and a 12 month high of GBX 174 ($2.26). The company has a 50-day moving average of GBX 167.49 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 164.77. The company has a market cap of £291.18 million, a P/E ratio of 8.56 and a beta of 1.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 23.55, a current ratio of 0.13 and a quick ratio of 0.21.

Henderson High Income Trust (LON:HHI) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 27th. The company reported GBX 10.74 ($0.14) EPS for the quarter. Henderson High Income Trust had a return on equity of 12.66% and a net margin of 86.35%.

Henderson High Income Trust Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Sunday, April 6th. Investors of record on Thursday, April 3rd will be paid a GBX 7.15 ($0.09) dividend. This is a boost from Henderson High Income Trust’s previous dividend of $5.50. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 3rd. This represents a dividend yield of 2.68%. Henderson High Income Trust’s payout ratio is 55.86%.

Henderson High Income Trust Company Profile

Henderson High Income Trust plc is a United Kingdom-based investment trust. The Trust invests in a diversified selection of companies to provide investors with a high dividend income stream, while also maintaining the prospect of capital growth. A substantial majority of the trust’s assets are invested in ordinary shares of listed companies with the balance in listed fixed interest stocks.