European Opportunities Trust (LON:EOT) Shares Down 0.9% – Here’s Why

Shares of European Opportunities Trust (LON:EOT) were down 0.9% during trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as low as GBX 850 and last traded at GBX 859. Approximately 16,804 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 86% from the average daily volume of 117,479 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 867.

European Opportunities Trust Stock Performance

The company has a market capitalization of £400.80 million, a PE ratio of 21.99 and a beta of 1.16. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is GBX 898.32 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 906.84.

European Opportunities Trust (LON:EOT) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 18th. The company reported GBX 1.20 EPS for the quarter. European Opportunities Trust had a net margin of 73.73% and a return on equity of 5.01%.

European Opportunities Trust Company Profile

Objective of the Company

The objective of the Company is to invest in securities of European companies and in sectors or geographical areas which are considered by the Investment Adviser to offer good prospects for capital growth, taking into account economic trends and business development.

Investment Policy

The Company will, at all times, invest and manage its assets, with the objective of spreading risk and in accordance with the following policies:

Investment Restrictions

Notwithstanding the broad powers of investment available to the Company as a closed-ended fund, the Board has adopted the following investment restrictions:

no single holding shall constitute more than 10% of the Company’s total assets (calculated at the time of investment);
the Company will not invest in unlisted securities;
the Company will not invest in derivative instruments, whether for efficient portfolio management, gearing or investment purposes;
the Company will not invest in other listed closed-ended investment funds.
the Company shall not take legal or management control over any investments in its portfolio; and
not more than 50% of the Company’s investments may be in securities which are not qualifying securities or government securities for the purposes of the UK ISA Regulations.
Borrowing limits

The Directors consider that long-term capital growth can be enhanced by the use of gearing through bank borrowings.