Monks (LON:MNKS) Reaches New 1-Year High – Should You Buy?

Shares of Monks (LON:MNKS – Get Free Report) hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Monday. The company traded as high as GBX 1,692 and last traded at GBX 1,688.53, with a volume of 16,520 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at GBX 1,682.

Monks Stock Up 0.2%

The company has a market cap of £2.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 4.53 and a beta of 0.88. The company has a 50 day moving average of GBX 1,630.05 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 1,592.93. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.86, a current ratio of 0.32 and a quick ratio of 0.21.

Monks Company Profile

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The Trust aims for long-term capital growth which takes priority over income. This is pursued through applying a patient approach to investment, principally from a differentiated, actively managed global equity portfolio containing a diversified range of growth stocks – companies with above average earnings growth – which we expect to hold for around five years on average. Investments are made on an unconstrained basis. The portfolio, which includes stocks with a range of different growth profiles, will typically contain 100+ stocks from around the world and Monks should not be viewed as a proxy for any index.

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