Alliance Trust (LON:ATST) Shares Pass Above Fifty Day Moving Average – Should You Sell?

Alliance Trust (LON:ATST) shares crossed above its 50 day moving average during trading on Monday . The stock has a 50 day moving average of GBX 1,195.73 ($15.61) and traded as high as GBX 1,219.40 ($15.92). Alliance Trust shares last traded at GBX 1,210 ($15.80), with a volume of 307,816 shares trading hands.

Alliance Trust Trading Up 0.3 %

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.43, a quick ratio of 0.89 and a current ratio of 2.15. The company has a market capitalization of £3.42 billion, a PE ratio of 570.75 and a beta of 0.65. The stock has a fifty day moving average of GBX 1,195.73 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 1,210.44.

Alliance Trust Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 27th. Investors of record on Thursday, August 29th were given a dividend of GBX 6.62 ($0.09) per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, August 29th. This represents a dividend yield of 0.55%. Alliance Trust’s dividend payout ratio is 1,226.42%.

Alliance Trust Company Profile

Alliance Trust PLC is a publicly owned investment manager. The firm provides its services to retail investors and institutional investors. It invests in public equity markets. Alliance Trust PLC was founded on April 21, 1888 and is based in Dundee, United Kingdom with an additional office in London, United Kingdom.