JPMorgan UK Small Cap Growth & Income (LON:JUGI) Posts Quarterly Earnings Results

JPMorgan UK Small Cap Growth & Income (LON:JUGI) issued its earnings results on Monday. The company reported GBX 10.39 ($0.13) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, reports. JPMorgan UK Small Cap Growth & Income had a return on equity of 26.26% and a net margin of 95.39%.

JPMorgan UK Small Cap Growth & Income Price Performance

JUGI remained flat at GBX 304 ($3.78) during trading on Wednesday. 66,015 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 330,710. JPMorgan UK Small Cap Growth & Income has a 12 month low of GBX 278 ($3.46) and a 12 month high of GBX 380 ($4.73). The stock has a 50-day moving average of GBX 298.55 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 324.23. The stock has a market capitalization of £417.79 million, a PE ratio of 313.40 and a beta of 1.36.

JPMorgan UK Small Cap Growth & Income Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 2nd. Investors of record on Thursday, November 21st were issued a GBX 3.76 ($0.05) dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, November 21st. This represents a yield of 1.16%. JPMorgan UK Small Cap Growth & Income’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 2,268.04%.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Katrina Hart acquired 6,678 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 28th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 298 ($3.71) per share, with a total value of £19,900.44 ($24,761.03). Insiders own 3.49% of the company’s stock.

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