The Bankers Investment Trust (LON:BNKR) Hits New 12-Month High – Here’s Why

Posted by Brenda Bartman on Feb 8th, 2025

The Bankers Investment Trust PLC (LON:BNKR – Get Free Report) hit a new 52-week high during trading on Thursday . The stock traded as high as GBX 125.80 ($1.56) and last traded at GBX 125.60 ($1.56), with a volume of 237406 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 124.20 ($1.54).

The Bankers Investment Trust Stock Performance

The stock has a market capitalization of £1.45 billion, a P/E ratio of 2,516.00 and a beta of 0.60. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 118.31 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 114.66. The company has a quick ratio of 8.27, a current ratio of 5.41 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.54.

The Bankers Investment Trust (LON:BNKR – Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, January 16th. The bank reported GBX 2.63 ($0.03) earnings per share for the quarter. The Bankers Investment Trust had a net margin of 91.13% and a return on equity of 10.27%.

The Bankers Investment Trust Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 12th. Investors of record on Thursday, January 23rd will be paid a GBX 0.67 ($0.01) dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, January 23rd. This represents a yield of 0.55%. The Bankers Investment Trust’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 6,000.00%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other The Bankers Investment Trust news, insider Richard West purchased 284 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 12th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 116 ($1.44) per share, with a total value of £329.44 ($408.68). 3.24% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

The Bankers Investment Trust Company Profile

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Over the long term, the Company aims to achieve capital growth in excess of the FTSE World Index and dividend growth greater than inflation, as measured by the UK Consumer Price Index (‘CPI’), by investing in companies listed throughout the world.