ESCT — European Smaller Companies Trust Share Price

As of Today at 17:41 UTC, shares in European Smaller Companies Trust are trading at 172.60p. This share price information is delayed by 15 minutes.

Shares in European Smaller Companies Trust last closed at 172.60p and the price had moved by +12.81% over the past 365 days. In terms of relative price strength the European Smaller Companies Trust share price has outperformed the FTSE All Share Index by +2.84% over the past year.

The overall consensus recommendation for European Smaller Companies Trust is Buy. You can view the full broker recommendation list by unlocking its StockReport.

The European Smaller Companies Trust dividend yield is 2.72% based on the trailing twelve month period.

Last year, European Smaller Companies Trust paid a total dividend of £0.05, and it currently has a trailing dividend yield of 2.72%. We do not have any data on when European Smaller Companies Trust is to next pay dividends.

We do not have data on when European Smaller Companies Trust is to next pay dividends.  The historic dividend yield on European Smaller Companies Trust shares is currently 2.72%.

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As of the previous close price of 172.60p, shares in European Smaller Companies Trust had a market capitalisation of £682.22m.

Here are the trading details for European Smaller Companies Trust: 

• Country of listing: United Kingdom
• Exchange: LSE
• Ticker Symbol: ESCT

Based on an overall assessment of its quality, value and momentum European Smaller Companies Trust is currently classified as a . The classification is based on a composite score that examines a wide range of fundamental and technical measures. Stock are classified on the the following spectrum: Super Stocks, High Flyers, Contrarians, Turnarounds, Neutral, Value Traps, Momentum Traps, Falling Stars, and Sucker Stocks. For more information, learn about our StockRank Styles.

We could not find analyst target price data for this security.

An important predictor of whether a stock price will go up is its track record of momentum.  Price trends tend to persist, so it's worth looking at them when it comes to a share like European Smaller Companies Trust. Over the past six months, its share price has underperformed the FTSE All Share Index by -1.15%.

As of the last closing price of 172.60p, shares in European Smaller Companies Trust were trading +1.18% higher than their 200 day moving average. You can read more about the power of momentum in assessing share price movements on Stockopedia.

The European Smaller Companies Trust PE ratio based on its reported earnings over the past 12 months is null. The shares last closed at 172.60p. 

The PE ratio (or price-to-earnings ratio) is the one of the most popular valuation measures used by stock market investors. It is calculated by dividing a company's price per share by its earnings per share.

The PE ratio can be seen as being expressed in years, in the sense that it shows the number of years of earnings which would be required to pay back the purchase price, ignoring inflation. So in general terms, the higher the PE, the more expensive the stock is.

European Smaller Companies Trust's management team is headed by: 

• Christopher Casey - NEC
• Ollie Beckett - OTH
• Julia Scheufler - OTH
• Rory Stokes - OTH
• Daniel Burgess - NED
• Ann Grevelius - NID
• Simona Heidempergher - NID
• Alexander Mettenheimer - NID
• Andrew Smith - NID