Octopus Apollo VCT (LON:OAP3) Insider Murray Steele Acquires 60,279 Shares

Octopus Apollo VCT (LON:OAP3 - Get Free Report) insider Murray Steele bought 60,279 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, April 1st. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 54 ($0.70) per share, for a total transaction of £32,550.66 ($42,082.30).

Octopus Apollo VCT Stock Performance

Shares of OAP3 stock opened at GBX 46 ($0.59) on Wednesday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 45.64 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 45.75. The firm has a market capitalization of £442.47 million, a PE ratio of -76.80 and a beta of -0.09. Octopus Apollo VCT has a 52-week low of GBX 42.75 ($0.55) and a 52-week high of GBX 50 ($0.65).

Octopus Apollo VCT Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 8th. Investors of record on Thursday, April 17th will be paid a dividend of GBX 1.30 ($0.02) per share. This represents a yield of 2.74%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 17th. Octopus Apollo VCT's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -500.88%.

Octopus Apollo VCT Company Profile

Octopus Apollo VCT plc is a venture capital trust specializing in development and expansion investments in smaller unquoted companies. The fund invests in small and medium sized companies in the United Kingdom. It typically invests in companies with debt investment values between £1 million ($1.64 million) and £2 million ($3.29 million).

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