Keystone Positive Change Investment Trust (LON:KPC) Shares Up 0.2%

Keystone Positive Change Investment Trust plc (LON:KPC) was up 0.2% during trading on Thursday . The stock traded as high as GBX 224.75 ($2.80) and last traded at GBX 217 ($2.70). Approximately 147,162 shares traded hands during trading, an increase of 7% from the average daily volume of 137,468 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 216.50 ($2.70).

Keystone Positive Change Investment Trust Stock Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.57, a quick ratio of 0.07 and a current ratio of 0.07. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is GBX 224.72 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 214.53. The firm has a market capitalization of £131.13 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1,440.00 and a beta of 1.21.

Keystone Positive Change Investment Trust Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 8th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, January 11th were paid a dividend of GBX 0.45 ($0.01) per share. This is a positive change from Keystone Positive Change Investment Trust’s previous dividend of $0.40. This represents a dividend yield of 0.22%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, January 11th. Keystone Positive Change Investment Trust’s dividend payout ratio is presently 26.67%.

Keystone Positive Change Investment Trust Company Profile

Keystone Investment Trust plc is a closed ended equity mutual fund launched and managed Baillie Gifford & Co Limited. The fund invests in public equity markets of the United Kingdom. It seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. The fund employs fundamental analysis with a top-down stock picking approach, focusing on such factors as sound balance sheets, good cash flows, ability to pay and sustain dividends, good asset bases, and market conditions to create its portfolio.