Worldwide Healthcare (LON:WWH) Hits New 12-Month High – Here’s Why

Shares of Worldwide Healthcare (LON:WWH – Get Free Report) hit a new 52-week high during trading on Wednesday. The stock traded as high as GBX 406 and last traded at GBX 404, with a volume of 940,127 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 401.50.

Worldwide Healthcare Trading Down 0.6%

The company has a current ratio of 6.31, a quick ratio of 0.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.36. The company has a 50 day moving average of GBX 381.21 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 365.45. The firm has a market cap of £1.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.20 and a beta of 0.26.

About Worldwide Healthcare

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Worldwide Healthcare Trust PLC is a closed-ended investment company listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE: WWH). WWH invests in the global healthcare sector with the objective of achieving a high level of capital growth. WWH invests worldwide in a diversified portfolio of shares in pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies and related securities in the healthcare sector. It uses gearing, and derivative transactions to mitigate risk and also to enhance returns. The Company‘s Portfolio Manager is OrbiMed Capital LLC.

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