Abigail Rotheroe Buys 7,438 Shares of Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon (LON:BGS) Stock

Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon PLC (LON:BGS) insider Abigail Rotheroe purchased 7,438 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 27th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 160 per share, for a total transaction of £11,900.80.

Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon Stock Performance

Shares of LON BGS opened at GBX 160.82 on Thursday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is GBX 146.24 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 139.21. The company has a quick ratio of 3.66, a current ratio of 0.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 19.54. The company has a market cap of £321.74 million, a PE ratio of 32.23 and a beta of 0.92. Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon PLC has a 52-week low of GBX 114.41 and a 52-week high of GBX 164.

Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon (LON:BGS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 31st. The company reported GBX 0.77 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The firm had revenue of GBX 705 million for the quarter. Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon had a net margin of 101.98% and a return on equity of 3.55%.

About Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon

The Trust aims to achieve long-term capital growth principally through investment in small Japanese companies which are believed to have above-average prospects for capital growth. We invest in 40–80 attractively valued smaller companies that we believe offer good growth opportunities. The Trust is actively managed and will primarily consist of listed companies although up to 10% of total assets can be invested, at the time of initial investment, in unlisted investments, including private companies.