Andrew Watkins Buys 10,000 Shares of Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust plc (LON:BGEU) Stock

Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust plc (LON:BGEU) insider Andrew Watkins bought 10,000 shares of Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust stock in a transaction on Friday, November 22nd. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 85 ($1.08) per share, for a total transaction of £8,500 ($10,775.86).

Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust Stock Performance

Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust stock opened at GBX 84.60 ($1.07) on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 12.89, a current ratio of 4.16 and a quick ratio of 4.20. Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust plc has a 12 month low of GBX 83 ($1.05) and a 12 month high of GBX 101.80 ($1.29). The company has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 87.93 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 92.77. The company has a market cap of £298.98 million, a PE ratio of 1,208.57 and a beta of 1.06.

Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared 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. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, January 9th. This is a positive change from Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust’s previous dividend of $0.40. This represents a dividend yield of 0.71%. Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust’s payout ratio is 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.