The Bankers Investment Trust (LON:BNKR) Hits New 52-Week High – What’s Next?

The Bankers Investment Trust PLC (LON:BNKR) shares reached a new 52-week high on Thursday . The company traded as high as GBX 124 ($1.54) and last traded at GBX 123.88 ($1.54), with a volume of 1984116 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 123 ($1.52).

The Bankers Investment Trust Price Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.54, a quick ratio of 8.27 and a current ratio of 5.41. The firm’s fifty day moving average is GBX 117.35 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 114.36. The company has a market cap of £1.44 billion, a P/E ratio of 2,512.00 and a beta of 0.60.

The Bankers Investment Trust (LON:BNKR) last released its earnings results on Thursday, January 16th. The bank reported GBX 2.63 ($0.03) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The Bankers Investment Trust had a return on equity of 10.27% and a net margin of 91.13%.

The Bankers Investment Trust Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 12th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, January 23rd will be issued a dividend of GBX 0.67 ($0.01) per share. This represents a yield of 0.55%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, January 23rd. The Bankers Investment Trust’s dividend payout ratio is presently 6,000.00%.

Insider Transactions at The Bankers Investment Trust

In related news, insider Richard West bought 284 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 12th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 116 ($1.44) per share, with a total value of £329.44 ($408.28). Insiders own 3.24% of the company’s stock.

About The Bankers Investment Trust

Over the long term, the Company aims to achieve capital growth in excess of the FTSE World Index and dividend growth greater than inflation, as measured by the UK Consumer Price Index (‘CPI’), by investing in companies listed throughout the world.