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

The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust PLC (LON:BGFD) insider Patricia Lewis purchased 219 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 3rd. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 712 ($8.85) per share, for a total transaction of £1,559.28 ($1,937.72).

The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust Stock Down 0.8 %

Shares of The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust stock traded down GBX 6 ($0.07) on Monday, hitting GBX 712 ($8.85). 123,510 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 127,435. The firm’s 50-day moving average is GBX 711.69 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 724.93. The stock has a market cap of £621.72 million, a P/E ratio of 3,390.48 and a beta of 0.73. The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust PLC has a 52-week low of GBX 638.54 ($7.94) and a 52-week high of GBX 766 ($9.52). The company has a quick ratio of 0.14, a current ratio of 0.18 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 18.86.

The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 18th. Investors of record on Thursday, November 14th were paid a dividend of GBX 10 ($0.12) per share. This represents a yield of 1.43%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, November 14th. The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 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.