JPMorgan US Smaller Companies (LON:JUSC) to Issue Dividend Increase – GBX 3 Per Share

JPMorgan US Smaller Companies (LON:JUSC) declared a dividend on Monday, March 18th, Upcoming.Co.Uk reports. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 18th will be given a dividend of GBX 3 ($0.04) per share by the investment trust on Friday, May 17th. This represents a dividend yield of 0.74%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 18th. This is a positive change from JPMorgan US Smaller Companies’s previous dividend of $2.50. The official announcement can be accessed at this link.

JPMorgan US Smaller Companies Stock Performance

LON:JUSC opened at GBX 395 ($4.92) on Wednesday. JPMorgan US Smaller Companies has a 1 year low of GBX 317 ($3.95) and a 1 year high of GBX 412 ($5.13). The firm has a 50 day moving average of GBX 399.78 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 375.98. The company has a current ratio of 0.82, a quick ratio of 5.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 9.64. The stock has a market capitalization of £250.39 million, a P/E ratio of 2,185.44 and a beta of 1.15.

JPMorgan US Smaller Companies Company Profile

JPMorgan US Smaller Companies Investment Trust plc is an open-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by JPMorgan Funds Limited. The fund is co-managed by JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited. It invests in public equity markets of the United States. The fund seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors.