Henderson European Trust (LON:HET) Stock Price Up 0.6% – Should You Buy?

Henderson European Trust plc (LON:HETGet Free Report)’s stock price shot up 0.6% during mid-day trading on Thursday . The stock traded as high as GBX 177 ($2.16) and last traded at GBX 176 ($2.15). 440,759 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 17% from the average session volume of 376,134 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 175 ($2.14).

Henderson European Trust Trading Down 0.3 %

The company has a market capitalization of £581.98 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 516.18 and a beta of 0.87. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is GBX 174.75.

Henderson European Trust Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, February 3rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, January 2nd will be issued a dividend of GBX 1.30 ($0.02) per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, January 2nd. This represents a dividend yield of 0.73%. Henderson European Trust’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 1,764.71%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Marco Bianconi acquired 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 16th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 173 ($2.11) per share, with a total value of £1,730 ($2,112.33). 5.36% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

About Henderson European Trust

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Henderson European Focus 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 public equity markets of Continental Europe. It seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors.

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