Insider Buying: Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos (LON:SST) Insider Purchases 3,000 Shares of Stock

Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos (LON:SST) insider Jeremy Whitley bought 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 14th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 1,449 ($18.26) per share, with a total value of £43,470 ($54,782.61).

Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos Price Performance

LON SST opened at GBX 1,435 ($18.08) on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.03, a quick ratio of 7.77 and a current ratio of 5.36. The company has a market capitalization of £337.94 million, a P/E ratio of 859.28 and a beta of 0.37. Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos has a one year low of GBX 1,230 ($15.50) and a one year high of GBX 1,550 ($19.53). The stock has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 1,463.23 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 1,423.52.

Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 7th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, January 9th will be given a dividend of GBX 22 ($0.28) per share. This is an increase from Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos’s previous dividend of $13.00. This represents a dividend yield of 1.53%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, January 9th. Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos’s dividend payout ratio is currently 778.44%.

About Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos

The Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust plc is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by First Sentier Investors (UK) Funds Limited. It is co-managed by First State Investment Management (UK) Limited. The fund invests in the public equity markets of Asia, excluding Japan and Australasia.