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

JPMorgan UK Small Cap Growth & Income (LON:JUGI) released its quarterly 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 Stock Performance

JPMorgan UK Small Cap Growth & Income stock traded down GBX 3.85 ($0.05) during trading on Monday, hitting GBX 300.15 ($3.74). The company’s stock had a trading volume of 425,761 shares, compared to its average volume of 345,242. The stock’s fifty day moving average is GBX 298.55 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 324.49. JPMorgan UK Small Cap Growth & Income has a 1-year low of GBX 278 ($3.46) and a 1-year high of GBX 380 ($4.74). The stock has a market capitalization of £412.50 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 309.43 and a beta of 1.36.

JPMorgan UK Small Cap Growth & Income Announces Dividend

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

Insider Buying and Selling at JPMorgan UK Small Cap Growth & Income

In other news, insider Hannah Philp acquired 1,571 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 30th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 318 ($3.96) per share, for a total transaction of £4,995.78 ($6,226.05). Also, insider Katrina Hart bought 6,678 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 28th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 298 ($3.71) per share, for a total transaction of £19,900.44 ($24,801.15). Over the last 90 days, insiders bought 8,272 shares of company stock valued at $2,496,085. Company insiders own 3.49% of the company’s stock.

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