Aurora Investment Trust (LON:ARR) Sets New 1-Year Low – Here’s What Happened

Shares of Aurora Investment Trust plc (LON:ARR) hit a new 52-week low during trading on Monday . The stock traded as low as GBX 217 ($2.65) and last traded at GBX 218 ($2.66), with a volume of 215723 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at GBX 219 ($2.67).

Aurora Investment Trust Stock Down 0.5 %

The firm has a market capitalization of £166.31 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 311.43 and a beta of 1.29. The stock has a 50 day moving average of GBX 229.64 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 247.71.

Aurora Investment Trust Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 6th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, October 31st were given a GBX 3 ($0.04) dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, October 31st. This represents a dividend yield of 1.18%. Aurora Investment Trust’s payout ratio is 428.57%.

Insider Activity at Aurora Investment Trust

In related news, insider Lucy Walker purchased 4,750 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 6th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 226 ($2.76) per share, for a total transaction of £10,735 ($13,105.85). Corporate insiders own 0.13% of the company’s stock.

Aurora Investment Trust Company Profile

Aurora UK Alpha plc is a UK listed Investment Trust which strives to provide shareholders with long term returns through capital and income growth by investing predominantly in a portfolio of UK listed companies.