Canadian General Investments (TSE:CGI) Sets New 12-Month High – Time to Buy?

Canadian General Investments (TSE:CGI) shares reached a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Friday . The stock traded as high as C$49.69 and last traded at C$49.62, with a volume of 713 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at C$49.69.

Canadian General Investments Price Performance

The stock has a market capitalization of C$1.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.58 and a beta of 0.96. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of C$46.71 and a 200-day moving average price of C$44.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 13.42, a current ratio of 6.79 and a quick ratio of 7.44.

About Canadian General Investments

A closed-end equity fund focused on medium to long-term capital appreciation and dividends in Canadian corporations. The Manager utilizes a bottom-up investment strategy in an effort to achieve the Corporations investment objectives. With this type of investment strategy, the Manager first seeks individual companies with attractive investment potential, then proceeds to consider the larger industry, economic and global trends affecting those companies. The Manager attempts to mitigate market risk by maintaining a well-diversified portfolio of primarily publicly-listed Canadian equities with individual positions generally not exceeding 5 percent of the total investment portfolio.