Henderson High Income Trust plc (LON:HHI) Insider Francesca Ecsery Buys 2,945 Shares

Henderson High Income Trust plc (LON:HHI) insider Francesca Ecsery bought 2,945 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, September 27th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 169 ($2.26) per share, for a total transaction of £4,977.05 ($6,664.50).

Francesca Ecsery also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Tuesday, July 30th, Francesca Ecsery acquired 56 shares of Henderson High Income Trust stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 166 ($2.22) per share, with a total value of GBX 9,296 ($124.48).

Henderson High Income Trust Price Performance

HHI remained flat at GBX 168 ($2.25) during trading on Friday. 87,756 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 235,570. The stock has a market capitalization of £289.20 million, a P/E ratio of 1,002.94 and a beta of 1.06. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 22.72, a current ratio of 0.13 and a quick ratio of 0.21. Henderson High Income Trust plc has a 1-year low of GBX 136 ($1.82) and a 1-year high of GBX 174 ($2.33). The stock has a 50 day moving average of GBX 165.88 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 161.43.

Henderson High Income Trust Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 25th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 12th will be given a dividend of GBX 2.68 ($0.04) per share. This is a boost from Henderson High Income Trust’s previous dividend of $2.63. This represents a dividend yield of 1.68%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 12th. Henderson High Income Trust’s dividend payout ratio is currently 6,470.59%.

About Henderson High Income Trust

Henderson High Income Trust plc is a close-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Henderson Investment Funds Limited. It is co-managed by Henderson Global Investors Limited. The fund invests in the public equity markets of the United Kingdom. It seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors.