Liontrust Asset Management PLC (LON:LIO) Declares GBX 22 Dividend

Liontrust Asset Management PLC (LON:LIO) announced a dividend on Thursday, November 21st,Upcoming Dividends.Co.Uk reports. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 28th will be given a dividend of GBX 22 ($0.28) per share on Wednesday, January 8th. This represents a yield of 5.28%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 28th. The official announcement can be accessed at this link.

Liontrust Asset Management Trading Up 2.0 %

LIO opened at GBX 460 ($5.77) on Friday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 497.66 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 622.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.40, a current ratio of 1.42 and a quick ratio of 1.35. Liontrust Asset Management has a fifty-two week low of GBX 400 ($5.01) and a fifty-two week high of GBX 865 ($10.84). The firm has a market capitalization of £293.99 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -9,200.00, a PEG ratio of -1.70 and a beta of 1.33.

Insider Activity at Liontrust Asset Management

In other Liontrust Asset Management news, insider Vinay Kumar Abrol acquired 50,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 21st. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 454 ($5.69) per share, for a total transaction of £227,000 ($284,568.13). 11.90% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have recently commented on LIO. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 500 ($6.27) price objective on shares of Liontrust Asset Management in a research note on Friday. Berenberg Bank reduced their price objective on shares of Liontrust Asset Management from GBX 215 ($2.70) to GBX 195 ($2.44) and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday.

Liontrust Asset Management Company Profile

Liontrust Asset Management Plc is a publicly owned investment manager. The firm also launches equity, fixed income, , multi-asset and managed funds for its clients. It invests into the public equity and multi-asset markets across the globe. The firm was formerly known as River and Mercantile Investment Management Limited.