Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust plc (LON:EGL – Get Rating) insider Susannah Nicklin purchased 469 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 16th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 212 ($2.58) per share, for a total transaction of £994.28 ($1,211.80).
Shares of LON:EGL traded down GBX 4.03 ($0.05) on Friday, hitting GBX 208.98 ($2.55). The company’s stock had a trading volume of 96,708 shares, compared to its average volume of 221,965. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 215.62 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 215.57. Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust plc has a 1 year low of GBX 187.32 ($2.28) and a 1 year high of GBX 252 ($3.07). The company has a market capitalization of £237.48 million, a PE ratio of 1,252.94 and a beta of 0.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.99, a current ratio of 0.05 and a quick ratio of 0.04.
The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 28th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, January 26th were issued a GBX 1.95 ($0.02) dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, January 26th. This represents a dividend yield of 0.89%. This is a boost from Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust’s previous dividend of $1.85. Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 4,705.88%.
Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust plc is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Tortoise Advisors UK Limited. manages assets for clients worldwide. The fund invests in the public equity markets across the globe. It primarily invests in growth stocks of companies. The fund seeks to invests in utility and infrastructure companies in developed countries.
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