Key Points
- Insider buying: Abigail Rotheroe bought 7,438 shares of Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon at an average price of GBX 160, totaling about £11,900.80.
- Stock performance: The shares were up 1.2% and opened at GBX 162.20, near the stock’s 52-week high of GBX 164.
- Recent financials: The company last reported quarterly EPS of GBX 0.77, with revenue of GBX 705 million, while its trust focuses on long-term growth through investment in small Japanese companies.
Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon PLC (LON:BGS - Get Free Report) insider Abigail Rotheroe purchased 7,438 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 27th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 160 per share, with a total value of £11,900.80.
Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon Stock Up 1.2%
BGS stock opened at GBX 162.20 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 19.54, a current ratio of 0.27 and a quick ratio of 3.66. Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon PLC has a 52-week low of GBX 114.41 and a 52-week high of GBX 164. The company has a 50-day moving average of GBX 146.63 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 139.47. The stock has a market capitalization of £324.50 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.51 and a beta of 0.92.
Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon (LON:BGS - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 31st. The company reported GBX 0.77 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon had a net margin of 101.98% and a return on equity of 3.55%. The company had revenue of GBX 705 million during the quarter.
Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon Company Profile
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The Trust aims to achieve long-term capital growth principally through investment in small Japanese companies which are believed to have above-average prospects for capital growth. We invest in 40–80 attractively valued smaller companies that we believe offer good growth opportunities. The Trust is actively managed and will primarily consist of listed companies although up to 10% of total assets can be invested, at the time of initial investment, in unlisted investments, including private companies.
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