The Merchants Trust (LON:MRCH) Hits New 12-Month High – Should You Buy?

The Merchants Trust Plc (LON:MRCHGet Free Report) shares reached a new 52-week high during trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as high as GBX 657 and last traded at GBX 655.49, with a volume of 33095 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at GBX 652.

The Merchants Trust Price Performance

The business’s 50-day moving average price is GBX 613.50 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 577.80. The firm has a market capitalization of £968.43 million, a PE ratio of 28.61 and a beta of 0.95.

The Merchants Trust (LON:MRCHGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, December 17th. The investment trust reported GBX 29.43 earnings per share for the quarter. The Merchants Trust had a net margin of 90.97% and a return on equity of 13.03%.

About The Merchants Trust

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The Merchants Trust (MRCH) is managed by Simon Gergel at Allianz GIobal Investors. The Trust aims to generate a high and growing level of income, with the potential for long-term capital growth, from a portfolio of mainly higher yielding large UK companies. Merchants has a distinguished dividend history and is an AIC dividend hero, payouts have grown in each of the last 38 consecutive years.

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