Brunner (LON:BUT) Sets New 12-Month High at $1,332.30

Brunner (LON:BUT)’s share price reached a new 52-week high on Wednesday . The stock traded as high as GBX 1,332.30 ($16.46) and last traded at GBX 1,305 ($16.12), with a volume of 226404 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 1,305 ($16.12).

Brunner Stock Up 0.7 %

The company has a market capitalization of £558.71 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 2,888.89 and a beta of 0.68. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 1,271.52 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 1,168.08. The company has a current ratio of 0.48, a quick ratio of 0.48 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.04.

Brunner Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 4th. Investors of record on Thursday, February 29th were paid a GBX 6.05 ($0.07) dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, February 29th. This represents a yield of 0.5%. This is a positive change from Brunner’s previous dividend of $5.55. Brunner’s dividend payout ratio is 5,111.11%.

Insider Activity at Brunner

In related news, insider James Sharp purchased 151 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 8th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 1,273 ($15.72) per share, for a total transaction of £1,922.23 ($2,374.30). 30.40% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

About Brunner

The Brunner Investment Trust PLC is an open-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Allianz Global Investors GmbH, UK Branch. The fund invests in public equity markets across the globe. It seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. The fund primarily invests in growth stocks of companies.