Henderson European Focus Trust (LON:HEFT) Stock Price Down 1.4%

Henderson European Focus Trust (LON:HEFT)’s share price traded down 1.4% during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The company traded as low as GBX 179.50 ($2.25) and last traded at GBX 179.50 ($2.25). 151,028 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 21% from the average session volume of 191,966 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 182 ($2.29).

Henderson European Focus Trust Trading Down 1.4 %

The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is GBX 179.59 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 170.53. The stock has a market capitalization of £381.92 million, a P/E ratio of 1,055.88 and a beta of 0.89. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.66, a quick ratio of 6.48 and a current ratio of 1.75.

Henderson European Focus Trust Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Monday, February 5th. Investors of record on Thursday, January 4th were paid a GBX 3.05 ($0.04) dividend. This represents a yield of 1.83%. This is a boost from Henderson European Focus Trust’s previous dividend of $1.30. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, January 4th. Henderson European Focus Trust’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 2,352.94%.

About Henderson European Focus Trust

Henderson European Focus Trust plc is a closed-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 public equity markets of Continental Europe. It seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors.