Henderson European Trust (LON:HET) Hits New 12-Month High – Time to Buy?

Posted by Casey Walker on Feb 22nd, 2025

Henderson European Trust plc (LON:HET – Get Free Report)’s stock price hit a new 52-week high during trading on Thursday . The company traded as high as GBX 193 ($2.44) and last traded at GBX 193 ($2.44), with a volume of 287132 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at GBX 192.50 ($2.43).

Henderson European Trust Stock Performance

The stock has a market capitalization of £628.40 million, a PE ratio of 557.35 and a beta of 0.87. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 180.71.

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

Henderson European Trust Announces Dividend

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

Henderson European Trust Company Profile

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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.