Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos (LON:SST) Plans Dividend of GBX 22

Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos (LON:SST) declared a dividend on Thursday, November 14th,Upcoming Dividends.Co.Uk reports. Investors of record on Thursday, January 9th will be paid a dividend of GBX 22 ($0.28) per share on Friday, February 7th. This represents a yield of 1.53%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, January 9th. This is a positive change from Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos’s previous dividend of $13.00. The official announcement can be accessed at this link.

Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos Price Performance

Shares of LON SST opened at GBX 1,440 ($18.53) on Friday. The firm has a market cap of £339.12 million, a PE ratio of 859.28 and a beta of 0.37. The company has a current ratio of 5.36, a quick ratio of 7.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.03. Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos has a 1-year low of GBX 1,230 ($15.83) and a 1-year high of GBX 1,550 ($19.95). The company has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 1,463.23 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 1,423.44.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Jeremy Whitley bought 3,000 shares of Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 14th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 1,449 ($18.65) per share, with a total value of £43,470 ($55,938.75). Company insiders own 8.52% of the company’s stock.

About Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos

The Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust plc is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by First Sentier Investors (UK) Funds Limited. It is co-managed by First State Investment Management (UK) Limited. The fund invests in the public equity markets of Asia, excluding Japan and Australasia.