Insider Buying: Baronsmead Second Venture Trust (LON:BMD) Insider Acquires 18,002 Shares of Stock

Baronsmead Second Venture Trust (LON:BMD) insider Adriana Stirling acquired 18,002 shares of Baronsmead Second Venture Trust stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 20th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 56 ($0.71) per share, with a total value of £10,081.12 ($12,736.73).

Baronsmead Second Venture Trust Stock Performance

Shares of LON BMD opened at GBX 50 ($0.63) on Friday. Baronsmead Second Venture Trust has a 52-week low of GBX 50 ($0.63) and a 52-week high of GBX 58.50 ($0.74). The company has a market cap of £195.84 million, a PE ratio of 43.24 and a beta of 0.24. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 52.93 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 54.53.

Baronsmead Second Venture Trust (LON:BMD) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, December 24th. The company reported GBX 0.48 ($0.01) EPS for the quarter. Baronsmead Second Venture Trust had a return on equity of 1.95% and a net margin of 38.32%.

Baronsmead Second Venture Trust Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 17th. Investors of record on Thursday, February 13th will be issued a GBX 2.25 ($0.03) dividend. This represents a yield of 4.21%. This is an increase from Baronsmead Second Venture Trust’s previous dividend of $1.75. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 13th. Baronsmead Second Venture Trust’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 345.90%.

About Baronsmead Second Venture Trust

Baronsmead Second Venture Trust plc is a venture capital trust managed by ISIS Equity Partners LLP. It invests in a portfolio of unquoted companies in the United Kingdom. The trust primarily invests in the media, business services, consumer, information technology support services, technology-enabled companies, and healthcare sectors.