Brunner (LON:BUT) Sets New 12-Month High at $1,315.00

Brunner (LON:BUT)’s stock price reached a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as high as GBX 1,315 ($16.62) and last traded at GBX 1,296.25 ($16.38), with a volume of 4046 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 1,275 ($16.11).

Brunner Trading Up 0.9 %

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.04, a quick ratio of 0.48 and a current ratio of 0.48. The firm has a market capitalization of £555.43 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 2,866.67 and a beta of 0.68. The company has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 1,223.72 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 1,134.69.

Brunner Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 4th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, February 29th will be paid a dividend of GBX 6.05 ($0.08) per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 29th. This is an increase from Brunner’s previous dividend of $5.55. This represents a yield of 0.5%. Brunner’s dividend payout ratio is currently 5,111.11%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider James Sharp purchased 151 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 8th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 1,273 ($16.09) per share, for a total transaction of £1,922.23 ($2,429.21). 30.40% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

About Brunner

The Brunner Investment Trust PLC is an open-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Allianz Global Investors GmbH, UK Branch. The fund invests in public equity markets across the globe. It seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. The fund primarily invests in growth stocks of companies.