Henderson Smaller Companies (LON:HSL) Sets New 52-Week High at $870.00

Shares of Henderson Smaller Companies (LON:HSL) reached a new 52-week high during trading on Tuesday . The company traded as high as GBX 870 ($11.06) and last traded at GBX 866 ($11.01), with a volume of 208833 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 861 ($10.94).

Henderson Smaller Companies Price Performance

The stock’s fifty day moving average price is GBX 790.92 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 777.81. The firm has a market cap of £652.03 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -1,082.72 and a beta of 1.25. The company has a current ratio of 0.33, a quick ratio of 0.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 14.79.

Insider Transactions at Henderson Smaller Companies

In other news, insider Yen Mei Lim purchased 1,276 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 14th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 783 ($9.95) per share, for a total transaction of £9,991.08 ($12,698.37). Insiders own 4.54% of the company’s stock.

Henderson Smaller Companies Company Profile

The Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust plc is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Henderson Investment Funds Limited. It is co-managed by Henderson Global Investors Limited. The fund invests in the public equity markets of the United Kingdom. It seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors.