Brunner (LON:BUT) Sets New 1-Year High at $1,332.30

Shares of Brunner (LON:BUT) hit a new 52-week high on Wednesday . The stock traded as high as GBX 1,332.30 ($16.46) and last traded at GBX 1,305 ($16.12), with a volume of 226404 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 1,305 ($16.12).

Brunner Price Performance

The company has a market capitalization of £558.28 million, a PE ratio of 2,900.00 and a beta of 0.68. The firm has a fifty day moving average of GBX 1,267.32 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 1,165.18. The company has a current ratio of 0.48, a quick ratio of 0.48 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.04.

Brunner Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 4th. Investors of record on Thursday, February 29th were issued a dividend of GBX 6.05 ($0.07) per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, February 29th. This is a boost from Brunner’s previous dividend of $5.55. This represents a yield of 0.5%. Brunner’s dividend payout ratio is currently 5,111.11%.

Insider Activity at Brunner

In related news, insider James Sharp bought 151 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 8th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 1,273 ($15.72) per share, for a total transaction of £1,922.23 ($2,374.30). 30.40% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Brunner Company Profile

The Brunner Investment Trust PLC is an open-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Allianz Global Investors GmbH, UK Branch. The fund invests in public equity markets across the globe. It seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. The fund primarily invests in growth stocks of companies.