Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust (LON:BGUK) Reaches New 12-Month High – Here’s What Happened

Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust plc (LON:BGUK) reached a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as high as GBX 196.50 ($2.45) and last traded at GBX 196 ($2.44), with a volume of 909169 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 195.50 ($2.43).

Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust Stock Up 0.3 %

The stock has a market capitalization of £284.06 million, a P/E ratio of 16,950.00 and a beta of 1.04. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 182.71 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 178.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 6.21, a current ratio of 0.24 and a quick ratio of 0.48.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust news, insider Ruary Neill bought 8,368 shares of Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 2nd. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 179 ($2.23) per share, with a total value of £14,978.72 ($18,651.13). Also, insider Neil Rogan bought 20,335 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 6th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 196 ($2.44) per share, with a total value of £39,856.60 ($49,628.44). Insiders have purchased a total of 38,703 shares of company stock worth $7,393,532 in the last ninety days. 3.18% of the stock is owned by insiders.

About Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust

The Trust aims to achieve capital growth predominantly from investment in UK listed equities, with the aim of providing a total return in excess of the FTSE All-Share Index. Investments are made with a five year investment horizon and the portfolio is relatively concentrated with between 35 – 65 companies.