The Merchants Trust (LON:MRCH) Stock Crosses Below 200-Day Moving Average – Here’s Why

The Merchants Trust Plc (LON:MRCHGet Free Report)’s stock price passed below its two hundred day moving average during trading on Wednesday . The stock has a two hundred day moving average of GBX 573.78 ($7.10) and traded as low as GBX 544 ($6.73). The Merchants Trust shares last traded at GBX 551 ($6.82), with a volume of 71,501 shares trading hands.

The Merchants Trust Stock Up 0.2 %

The stock has a market cap of £829.67 million, a P/E ratio of 765.75 and a beta of 0.95. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.59, a quick ratio of 0.70 and a current ratio of 0.55. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 558.93 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 573.67.

The Merchants Trust Company Profile

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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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