Mercantile Investment Trust (The) (MRC)

Sector:

Investment Firms

Index:

FTSE 250

248.00p
   
  • Change Today:
    -2.00p
  • 52 Week High: 258.00p
  • 52 Week Low: 202.50p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 715.96m
  • Volume: 1,544,025
  • Market Cap: £1,775.57m

Director dealings: MRC director ups stake

By Iain Gilbert

Date: Thursday 28 Nov 2019

LONDON (ShareCast) - (Sharecast News) - Mercantile Investment Trust revealed on Thursday that director Jeremy Tigue purchased 924 ordinary shares in the FTSE 250-listed investment vehicle.
Tigue, who also acts as chairman over at ICG Enterprise Trust, acquired the shares on Wednesday at an average price of 240.75p each, for a total value of £2,224.53.

Back in October, MRC said the first six months of the year had marked "another successful period" for the group, which achieved a return on net assets of 10.7%.

As of 1640 GMT, MRC shares were up 0.62% at 242p.

Top Director Buys

Mercantile Investment Trust (the) (MRC)
Director name: Tigue,Jeremy
Amount purchased: 924 @ 240.75p
Value: £2,224.53

Rockhopper Exploration (RKH)
Director name: Moody,Samuel John
Amount purchased: 952 @ 15.76p
Value: £150.04

Rockhopper Exploration (RKH)
Director name: MacDonald,Stewart
Amount purchased: 951 @ 15.76p
Value: £149.88



Top Director Sells

Gb Group (GBG)
Director name: Brown,Nick
Amount sold: 367,103 @ 710.00p
Value: £2,606,431.26

Gb Group (GBG)
Director name: Wilson ,David John
Amount sold: 280,757 @ 710.00p
Value: £1,993,374.67

Caledonia Investments (CLDN)
Director name: Wyatt,William
Amount sold: 12,695 @ 3,077.50p
Value: £390,688.62

Caledonia Investments (CLDN)
Director name: Cayzer-Colvin,Jamie M B
Amount sold: 8,014 @ 3,077.50p
Value: £246,630.85

Gb Group (GBG)
Director name: Rasche,David A
Amount sold: 160,000 @ n/a
Value: n/a

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MRC Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 248.00p
Change Today -2.00p
% Change -0.80 %
52 Week High 258.00p
52 Week Low 202.50p
Volume 1,544,025
Shares Issued 715.96m
Market Cap £1,775.57m

MRC Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
50.04% above the market average50.04% above the market average50.04% above the market average50.04% above the market average50.04% above the market average
79.26% above the sector average79.26% above the sector average79.26% above the sector average79.26% above the sector average79.26% above the sector average
Price Trend
41.19% above the market average41.19% above the market average41.19% above the market average41.19% above the market average41.19% above the market average
32.44% above the sector average32.44% above the sector average32.44% above the sector average32.44% above the sector average32.44% above the sector average
Income
19.55% below the market average19.55% below the market average19.55% below the market average19.55% below the market average19.55% below the market average
51.02% above the sector average51.02% above the sector average51.02% above the sector average51.02% above the sector average51.02% above the sector average
Growth
15.21% above the market average15.21% above the market average15.21% above the market average15.21% above the market average15.21% above the market average
12.14% above the sector average12.14% above the sector average12.14% above the sector average12.14% above the sector average12.14% above the sector average

MRC Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Q1 Q4
Ex-Div 05-Jun-25 10-Apr-25
Paid 01-Aug-25 16-May-25
Amount 1.55p 3.40p

Trades for 29-Aug-2025

Time Volume / Share Price
16:39 500,000 @ 248.08p
16:38 5,451 @ 248.00p
16:35 205,385 @ 248.00p
16:35 1,225 @ 248.00p
16:35 1,635 @ 248.00p

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