Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust (LON:ASL) Reaches New 52-Week High at $1,482.00

Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust Plc (LON:ASL) shares reached a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as high as GBX 1,482 ($18.62) and last traded at GBX 1,478 ($18.57), with a volume of 39066 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at GBX 1,466 ($18.42).

Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust Trading Up 0.7 %

The stock has a market capitalization of £1.24 billion, a P/E ratio of 1,249.57 and a beta of 1.34. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 1,371.66 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 1,321.29. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.54, a quick ratio of 4.86 and a current ratio of 17.69.

Insider Transactions at Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust

In related news, insider Patricia Dimond sold 4,000 shares of Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 1,277 ($16.04), for a total transaction of £51,080 ($64,170.85). Corporate insiders own 10.41% of the company’s stock.

About Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust

Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust Plc is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Aberforth Partners LLP. 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 primarily invests in value stocks of small-cap companies.