Worldwide Healthcare (WWH) to Issue Dividend of GBX 0.70 on January 9th

Worldwide Healthcare (LON:WWH) announced a dividend on Wednesday, October 30th,Upcoming Dividends.Co.Uk reports. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 28th will be given a dividend of GBX 0.70 ($0.01) per share by the investment trust on Thursday, January 9th. This represents a dividend yield of 0.21%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 28th. The official announcement can be accessed at this link.

Worldwide Healthcare Stock Performance

LON:WWH opened at GBX 327 ($4.11) on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.60, a current ratio of 0.29 and a quick ratio of 0.43. Worldwide Healthcare has a 12 month low of GBX 292.50 ($3.67) and a 12 month high of GBX 372.50 ($4.68). The firm has a market capitalization of £1.76 billion, a PE ratio of -2,183.33 and a beta of 0.29. The business’s fifty day moving average price is GBX 342.91 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 352.79.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider William Hemmings purchased 7,250 shares of Worldwide Healthcare stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 2nd. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 345 ($4.33) per share, for a total transaction of £25,012.50 ($31,414.85). Corporate insiders own 0.41% of the company’s stock.

About Worldwide Healthcare

Worldwide Healthcare Trust PLC is a closed ended equity mutual fund launched by Frostrow Capital LLP. The fund is managed by OrbiMed Capital LLC. It invests in public equity markets across the globe. The fund seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating in the healthcare sector, with an emphasis on pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.