BlackRock Smaller Companies (LON:BRSC) Hits New 1-Year High of $1,550.00

BlackRock Smaller Companies (LON:BRSC – Get Free Report) share price reached a new 52-week high on Thursday. The company was trading at a price of GBX 1,550 ($20.10) and was last traded at GBX 1,548 ($20.08), with volume of 79,246 shares changing hands. The stock previously closed at GBX 1,540 ($19.97).

BlackRock Smaller Companies Equity Return

The company has a market capitalization of £729.11 million, a price to earnings ratio of -2,276.47 and a beta of 1.07. The company has a debt to equity ratio of 11.28, a current ratio of 0.34 and a quick ratio of 20.22. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 1,480.32 and a two-hundred-day moving average price of GBX 1,397.48.

BlackRock Smaller Companies Raises Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 27th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 23rd were paid a GBX 27 ($0.35) dividend. The ex-dividend date for this dividend was Thursday, May 23rd. This is a positive change from BlackRock Smaller Companies’ previous dividend of $15.00. This represents a dividend yield of 1.88%. BlackRock Smaller Companies’ dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -6,176.47%.

Company Profile of BlackRock Smaller Companies

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BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust plc is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched by BlackRock Fund Managers Limited. The fund is managed by BlackRock Investment Managers (UK) Limited. It invests in public equity markets in the United Kingdom. The fund aims to invest in shares of companies operating in diversified sectors including support services, software and computer services, media and entertainment, construction and building materials, leisure and hotels, general retailing, mining, oil and gas, specialist and other financials and information technology hardware.

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