The Mercantile Investment Trust (LON:MRC) Stock Price Crosses Below 50 Day Moving Average – Should You Sell?

Shares of The Mercantile Investment Trust plc (LON:MRC) passed below its 50-day moving average during trading on Friday . The stock has a 50-day moving average of GBX 234.64 ($2.86) and traded as low as GBX 219.75 ($2.68). The Mercantile Investment Trust shares last traded at GBX 220 ($2.69), with a volume of 33,712,512 shares trading hands.

The Mercantile Investment Trust Trading Down 2.0 %

The firm’s fifty day moving average price is GBX 234.64 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 240.47. The company has a market cap of £1.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 2,200.00 and a beta of 1.16. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 17.58, a current ratio of 5.04 and a quick ratio of 11.82.

The Mercantile Investment Trust Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, February 3rd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 19th will be paid a dividend of GBX 1.50 ($0.02) per share. This represents a yield of 0.62%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 19th. The Mercantile Investment Trust’s payout ratio is 8,000.00%.

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As one of the largest UK equity investment trusts and a history stretching back more than 130 years, The Mercantile Investment Trust enjoys a long and successful track record championing quality UK medium-sized and smaller companies.