RIT Capital Partners Plans Dividend of GBX 19.50 (LON:RCP)

RIT Capital Partners (LON:RCP) declared a dividend on Thursday, August 1st, Upcoming.Co.Uk reports. Investors of record on Thursday, October 3rd will be paid a dividend of GBX 19.50 ($0.25) per share on Friday, October 25th. This represents a yield of 1.02%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, October 3rd. The official announcement can be viewed at this link.

RIT Capital Partners Trading Up 1.2 %

Shares of RCP opened at GBX 1,936.26 ($24.91) on Thursday. RIT Capital Partners has a 12-month low of GBX 1,696 ($21.82) and a 12-month high of GBX 2,030 ($26.11). The company has a quick ratio of 1.06, a current ratio of 1.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.94. The firm has a market capitalization of £2.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 4,342.05 and a beta of 0.42. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is GBX 1,843.32 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 1,837.99.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Vikas Karlekar acquired 1,013 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 13th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 1,962 ($25.24) per share, for a total transaction of £19,875.06 ($25,566.07). Corporate insiders own 29.84% of the company’s stock.

RIT Capital Partners Company Profile

RIT Capital Partners plc is a self-managed investment trust. The firm invests in the public equity and currency markets across the globe. It also invests in private investments and equity funds. The firm benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the RPI plus 3% and MSCI All Country World Index (50% Sterling).