JPMorgan US Smaller Companies (LON:JUSC) Shares Cross Below 200 Day Moving Average – Here’s What Happened

by · The Cerbat Gem

Shares of JPMorgan US Smaller Companies (LON:JUSC – Get Free Report) crossed below its 200-day moving average during trading on Friday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 455.14 ($5.87) and traded as low as GBX 356.03 ($4.59). JPMorgan US Smaller Companies shares last traded at GBX 366 ($4.72), with a volume of 292,587 shares traded.

JPMorgan US Smaller Companies Stock Down 2.7 %

The firm has a market cap of £221.58 million, a P/E ratio of 18.77 and a beta of 1.15. The business’s 50 day moving average is GBX 447.10 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 455.36.

JPMorgan US Smaller Companies (LON:JUSC – Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Friday, March 28th. The investment trust reported GBX 3.74 ($0.05) earnings per share for the quarter. JPMorgan US Smaller Companies had a net margin of 71.91% and a return on equity of 4.45%.

JPMorgan US Smaller Companies Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 11th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 12th will be issued a GBX 3.10 ($0.04) dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 0.77%. This is an increase from JPMorgan US Smaller Companies’s previous dividend of $3.00. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 12th. JPMorgan US Smaller Companies’s payout ratio is 15.39%.

JPMorgan US Smaller Companies Company Profile

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The next big thing starts small

The JPMorgan US Smaller Companies Investment Trust plc uses the stock-picking credentials of our US based investment team to invest in well-run companies with attractive and sustainable profits from the potentially faster growing smaller companies segment of the US stock market.

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Portfolio – Seeks well-run US smaller companies with a sustainable competitive advantage, that have a record of success and are good stewards of capital.

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JPMorgan US Smaller Companies Investment Trust plc provides access to potentially faster growing smaller US stocks.

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