The Merchants Trust (LON:MRCH) Stock Crosses Above 50 Day Moving Average – Here’s Why

Shares of The Merchants Trust Plc (LON:MRCHGet Free Report) crossed above its 50-day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a 50-day moving average of GBX 628.19 and traded as high as GBX 642. The Merchants Trust shares last traded at GBX 638, with a volume of 125,862 shares traded.

The Merchants Trust Price Performance

The firm has a market cap of £944.85 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.84 and a beta of 1.10. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 628.19 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 620.18.

Insider Activity at The Merchants Trust

In related news, insider Neil Galloway acquired 3,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 8th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 624 per share, with a total value of £21,840. 0.13% of the stock is owned by insiders.

About The Merchants Trust

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The Merchants Trust (MRCH) is managed by Simon Gergel at Allianz GIobal Investors. The Trust aims to generate a high and growing level of income, with the potential for long-term capital growth, from a portfolio of mainly higher yielding large UK companies. Merchants has a distinguished dividend history and is an AIC dividend hero, payouts have grown in each of the last 38 consecutive years.

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