Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust (LON:BGUK) Reaches New 1-Year High – Should You Buy?

Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust plc (LON:BGUK)’s stock price reached a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Wednesday . The company 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 Trading Up 0.3 %

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

Insider Activity at Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust

In other Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust news, insider Seema Paterson acquired 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 28th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 191 ($2.38) per share, with a total value of £19,100 ($23,782.84). Also, insider Ruary Neill bought 8,368 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 2nd. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 179 ($2.23) per share, with a total value of £14,978.72 ($18,651.13). Over the last 90 days, insiders bought 38,703 shares of company stock valued at $7,393,532. Corporate insiders own 3.18% of the company’s stock.

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.