Henderson European Trust (LON:HET) Reaches New 52-Week High – Here’s What Happened

Henderson European Trust plc (LON:HET) reached a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Friday . The company traded as high as GBX 192.25 ($2.42) and last traded at GBX 191.55 ($2.41), with a volume of 122956 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 191 ($2.40).

Henderson European Trust Trading Up 0.3 %

The business’s 50-day moving average price is GBX 178.98. The company has a market cap of £635.20 million, a PE ratio of 563.39 and a beta of 0.87.

Henderson European Trust (LON:HET) last released its earnings results on Thursday, December 12th. The company reported GBX 4.43 ($0.06) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Henderson European Trust had a return on equity of 17.54% and a net margin of 95.15%.

Henderson European Trust Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Monday, February 3rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, January 2nd were paid a GBX 1.30 ($0.02) dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 0.73%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, January 2nd. Henderson European Trust’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 1,764.71%.

About Henderson European Trust

Henderson European Focus Trust plc is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Henderson Investment Funds Limited. It is co-managed by Henderson Global Investors Limited. The fund invests in public equity markets of Continental Europe. It seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors.