Insider Buying: The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust PLC (LON:BGFD) Insider Acquires 219 Shares of Stock

The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust PLC (LON:BGFD) insider Patricia Lewis acquired 219 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 3rd. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 712 ($8.91) per share, with a total value of £1,559.28 ($1,950.81).

The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust Stock Performance

LON:BGFD opened at GBX 712 ($8.91) on Tuesday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is GBX 712.15 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 724.84. The stock has a market cap of £621.72 million, a P/E ratio of 3,390.48 and a beta of 0.73. The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust PLC has a 1-year low of GBX 638.54 ($7.99) and a 1-year high of GBX 766 ($9.58). The company has a current ratio of 0.18, a quick ratio of 0.14 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 18.86.

The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 18th. Investors of record on Thursday, November 14th were paid a GBX 10 ($0.13) dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 1.43%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, November 14th. The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust’s dividend payout ratio is currently 4,761.90%.

The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust Company Profile

The Trust aims to pursue long-term capital growth principally through investment in medium to smaller sized Japanese companies which are believed to have above average prospects for growth. We invest in a spread of 40–70 companies, predominantly medium and smaller sized, that we believe offer good growth opportunities.

Growth may come from innovative business models, disrupting traditional Japanese practices or market opportunities, such as growth from overseas.

We aim to take a three to five year view and the Trust is managed by looking at the underlying investments rather than the benchmark which is TOPIX total return.