Schroder Japan Trust (LON:SJG) Stock Price Crosses Below 50 Day Moving Average – Time to Sell?

Schroder Japan Trust (LON:SJG) shares crossed below its 50 day moving average during trading on Monday . The stock has a 50 day moving average of GBX 248.29 ($3.15) and traded as low as GBX 245 ($3.11). Schroder Japan Trust shares last traded at GBX 245 ($3.11), with a volume of 126,799 shares changing hands.

Schroder Japan Trust Stock Performance

The company has a market capitalization of £288.87 million, a PE ratio of 628.21 and a beta of 0.48. The company has a current ratio of 0.07, a quick ratio of 3.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.85. The business’s fifty day moving average is GBX 248.29 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 253.30.

Schroder Japan Trust Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 13th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 7th will be paid a GBX 10.81 ($0.14) dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 7th. This represents a dividend yield of 4.41%. This is a boost from Schroder Japan Trust’s previous dividend of $5.40. Schroder Japan Trust’s payout ratio is currently 1,282.05%.

Schroder Japan Trust Company Profile

Schroder Japan Trust plc formerly known as Schroder Japan Growth Fund plc is an open-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Schroder Investment Management Limited. The fund invests in the public equity markets of Japan. It invests in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors.