European Assets Trust PLC (LON:EAT) Plans Dividend of GBX 1.48

European Assets Trust PLC (LON:EAT) announced a dividend on Thursday, September 26th, Upcoming.Co.Uk reports. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 3rd will be given a dividend of GBX 1.48 ($0.02) per share on Thursday, October 31st. This represents a yield of 1.72%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 3rd. The official announcement can be viewed at this link.

European Assets Trust Stock Up 0.5 %

EAT stock opened at GBX 85.40 ($1.14) on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of £307.50 million, a PE ratio of 856.80 and a beta of 1.05. The company has a quick ratio of 1.35, a current ratio of 0.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.34. European Assets Trust has a 52 week low of GBX 73 ($0.98) and a 52 week high of GBX 92.20 ($1.23). The business has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 85.70 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 86.83.

Insider Buying and Selling at European Assets Trust

In related news, insider Kate Cornish Bowden acquired 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 12th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 85 ($1.14) per share, with a total value of £8,500 ($11,369.72). Corporate insiders own 0.82% of the company’s stock.

About European Assets Trust

European Assets Trust PLC is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by F&C Investment Business Limited. The fund invests in the public equity markets of Europe, excluding the United Kingdom. It seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. The fund primarily invests in stocks of small and mid cap companies with a market capitalization below that of the largest company in the Euromoney Smaller European Companies (ex UK) Index or below Euro 2.5 billion.