Henderson European Focus Trust (LON:HEFT) Stock Price Down 0.5%

Henderson European Focus Trust plc (LON:HEFT) shares traded down 0.5% during trading on Wednesday . The company traded as low as GBX 185.42 ($2.40) and last traded at GBX 187 ($2.43). 555,228 shares changed hands during trading, an increase of 173% from the average session volume of 203,019 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 188 ($2.44).

Henderson European Focus Trust Stock Performance

The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 189.30 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 180.78. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.97, a current ratio of 10.40 and a quick ratio of 6.48. The company has a market capitalization of £393.62 million, a PE ratio of 537.14 and a beta of 0.87.

Henderson European Focus Trust Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 28th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 6th were given a dividend of GBX 3.05 ($0.04) per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 6th. This represents a yield of 1.56%. Henderson European Focus Trust’s payout ratio is 1,142.86%.

Henderson European Focus Trust Company Profile

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.