Baronsmead Second Venture Trust (LON:BMD) Hits New 52-Week Low – Time to Sell?

Posted by Andrew Walz on Mar 11th, 2025

Baronsmead Second Venture Trust (LON:BMD – Get Free Report)’s share price reached a new 52-week low on Tuesday . The stock traded as low as GBX 50 ($0.64) and last traded at GBX 50 ($0.64), with a volume of 1690 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 51 ($0.66).

Baronsmead Second Venture Trust Stock Down 2.0 %

The stock has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 52.11 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 54.03. The company has a market capitalization of £195.84 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 43.24 and a beta of 0.24.

Baronsmead Second Venture Trust (LON:BMD – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, December 24th. The company reported GBX 0.48 ($0.01) earnings per share for the quarter. Baronsmead Second Venture Trust had a net margin of 38.32% and a return on equity of 1.95%.

Baronsmead Second Venture Trust Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 17th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 13th will be issued a dividend of GBX 2.25 ($0.03) per share. This is a boost from Baronsmead Second Venture Trust’s previous dividend of $1.75. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 13th. This represents a dividend yield of 4.21%. Baronsmead Second Venture Trust’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 345.90%.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Adriana Stirling bought 18,002 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 20th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 56 ($0.72) per share, with a total value of £10,081.12 ($12,979.43). Company insiders own 0.15% of the company’s stock.

Baronsmead Second Venture Trust Company Profile

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Baronsmead Second Venture Trust plc is a venture capital trust managed by ISIS Equity Partners LLP. It invests in a portfolio of unquoted companies in the United Kingdom. The trust primarily invests in the media, business services, consumer, information technology support services, technology-enabled companies, and healthcare sectors.