Patricia Lewis Purchases 219 Shares of The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust PLC (LON:BGFD) Stock

The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust PLC (LON:BGFD) insider Patricia Lewis acquired 219 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 3rd. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 712 ($8.80) per share, for a total transaction of £1,559.28 ($1,927.42).

The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust Price Performance

BGFD opened at GBX 702 ($8.68) on Thursday. The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust PLC has a twelve month low of GBX 638.54 ($7.89) and a twelve month high of GBX 766 ($9.47). The company has a current ratio of 0.18, a quick ratio of 0.14 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 18.86. The firm has a market cap of £612.99 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 3,342.86 and a beta of 0.73. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 712.22 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 724.67.

The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 18th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 14th were given a dividend of GBX 10 ($0.12) per share. This represents a dividend yield of 1.43%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, November 14th. The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust’s payout ratio is 4,761.90%.

The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust Company Profile

The Trust aims to pursue long-term capital growth principally through investment in medium to smaller sized Japanese companies which are believed to have above average prospects for growth. We invest in a spread of 40–70 companies, predominantly medium and smaller sized, that we believe offer good growth opportunities.

Growth may come from innovative business models, disrupting traditional Japanese practices or market opportunities, such as growth from overseas.

We aim to take a three to five year view and the Trust is managed by looking at the underlying investments rather than the benchmark which is TOPIX total return.