Literacy Capital (LON:BOOK) Insider Dawn Marriott Purchases 49,574 Shares of Company Stock

Key Points

  • Insider purchase: Literacy Capital insider Dawn Marriott bought 49,574 shares at an average price of GBX 290, investing approximately £143,765.
  • Stock performance: Shares opened at GBX 288.44 and were reported up 2.3%, while remaining near the lower end of their 12-month range of GBX 280 to GBX 416.
  • Financial results: The company reported quarterly EPS of negative GBX 11.96 and a negative return on equity of 7.81%; Literacy Capital is a closed-end investment company focused on UK businesses.

Literacy Capital PLC (LON:BOOK - Get Free Report) insider Dawn Marriott acquired 49,574 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 26th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 290 per share, for a total transaction of £143,764.60.

Literacy Capital Trading Up 2.3%

Shares of BOOK stock opened at GBX 288.44 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of £347.14 million, a P/E ratio of -7.71 and a beta of 0.36. Literacy Capital PLC has a twelve month low of GBX 280 and a twelve month high of GBX 416. The company has a quick ratio of 1.73, a current ratio of 0.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.07. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is GBX 303.04 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 329.02.

Literacy Capital (LON:BOOK - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Monday, August 24th. The company reported GBX (11.96) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Literacy Capital had a negative return on equity of 7.81% and a net margin of 162.73%.

About Literacy Capital

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Literacy Capital plc is a closed-end investment company established in 2017 that is focused on investing in and supporting UK businesses and helping their management teams achieve success. It also has an unusual charitable feature with donations made each year to literacy charities in the UK equating to 0.5% of net assets p.a.

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