The European Smaller Companies Trust (LON:ESCT) Insider Kate Cornish Bowden Acquires 459 Shares of Stock

The European Smaller Companies Trust PLC (LON:ESCT) insider Kate Cornish Bowden acquired 459 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 8th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 240 per share, with a total value of £1,101.60.

The European Smaller Companies Trust Price Performance

ESCT stock traded down GBX 1 during trading on Thursday, hitting GBX 234.50. The stock had a trading volume of 94,863 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,039,686. The stock has a market cap of £797.50 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 4.23 and a beta of 1.28. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.97, a quick ratio of 0.04 and a current ratio of 0.09. The company’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 235.63 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 228.54. The European Smaller Companies Trust PLC has a 1-year low of GBX 193.80 and a 1-year high of GBX 247.21.

The European Smaller Companies Trust Company Profile

The Company’s investment objective is to achieve capital growth by investing predominantly in smaller and medium sized companies in Europe. The Company maintains a diversified portfolio. The Company invests 7% of its total assets. The Company invests in equities and other investments for long term, so as to secure its investment objective.