The Global Smaller Companies Trust (LON:GSCT) Reaches New 12-Month Low – Here’s Why

The Global Smaller Companies Trust (LON:GSCT)’s stock price hit a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Monday . The company traded as low as GBX 150.20 ($1.94) and last traded at GBX 151.24 ($1.96), with a volume of 27931 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at GBX 153 ($1.98).

The Global Smaller Companies Trust Stock Down 1.5 %

The company has a market cap of £716.29 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1.20 and a beta of 1.01. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.91, a current ratio of 0.81 and a quick ratio of 0.64. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 158.39 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 162.30.

The Global Smaller Companies Trust Company Profile

The trust offers investor access to a broadly spread global smaller companies portfolio. The portfolio consists of individual smaller company investments within the US, UK and European markets, and fund holdings targeting smaller companies in Japan, Asia, Latin America and other smaller territories. The dividend of the Company has risen for 53 years in a row, benefiting from a growing income stream from the investment portfolio.

Past performance is not a guide to future performance.