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The Mercantile Investment Trust plc

LSE: MRC - GBX

207.00

+ 5.50 ( + 2.73%)

COLLECTIVE INVESTMENTS

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The Mercantile Investment Trust plc (MRC) is a publicly traded collective investments business based in the UK. It opened the day at 267p after a previous close of 266p. During the day the price has varied from a low of 266.9005p to a high of 272p. The latest price was 270.5p (25 minute delay). The Mercantile Investment Trust is listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE). All prices are listed in pence sterling.

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★★★★★	£0 - £9.99	No minimum	£0.00 £270.50 total	Go to site Capital at risk
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Buying shares in just one company can leave you more exposed to unexpected swings in the market than if you have a range of investments - a "diversified portfolio". Experts generally recommend having a broad mix of assets and funds that hold a ready-made portfolio of at least 50 different companies' shares, on the basis that drops in the value of some will be offset by rises elsewhere.
The Mercantile Investment Trust is a major part of the LSE index, so it's included in many global funds and investment trusts, as well as tracker-style exchange traded funds (ETFs).

Fund	5-year growth	1-year growth (to February 2023)	Link to invest
Vanguard FTSE 250 UCITS ETF Distributing (VMID)	15.11%	-5.78%	Invest with FreetradeCapital at risk
Invesco FTSE 250 UCITS ETF (S250)	15.42%	-5.08%	Invest with IGCapital at risk
iShares FTSE 250 UCITS ETF (MIDD)	14.33%	-5.30%	Invest with eToroCapital at risk
HSBC FTSE 250 UCITS ETF GBP (HMCX)	14.31%	-5.30%	Invest with IGCapital at risk
Xtrackers FTSE 250 UCITS ETF 1D (XMCX)	14.42%	-5.92%	Invest with IGCapital at risk

Is it a good time to buy The Mercantile Investment Trust stock?

Only you can make the decision on the time to leap. The gauge below shows real-time ratings that are based on 26 popular indicators such as moving averages, for specific time periods. It's not a recommendation but is simply technical analysis that can form part of your research.

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Use our graph to track the performance of MRC stocks over time.
Share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, The Mercantile Investment Trust's shares have ranged in value from as little as 154.7178p up to 219.9138p. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (LSE average) beta is 1, while The Mercantile Investment Trust's is 1.1427. This would suggest that The Mercantile Investment Trust's shares are a little bit more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a slightly higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Historical closes compared with the last close of 270.5p

1 week (2023-05-23)	32.60%
1 month (2023-05-02)	34.91%
3 months (2023-02-27)	26.40%
6 months (2022-12-02)	33.58%
1 year (2022-06-01)	34.91%
2 years (2021-06-03)	-2.35%
3 years (2020-06-03)	30.68%
5 years (2018-06-01)	21.63%

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What's The Mercantile Investment Trust's ESG track record?

Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like The Mercantile Investment Trust.

Overall The Mercantile Investment Trust ESG score

The Mercantile Investment Trust's total ESG risk: 18.79

Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and The Mercantile Investment Trust's overall score of 18.79 (as at 12/31/2018) is excellent – landing it in it in the 2nd percentile of companies rated in the same sector.

ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like The Mercantile Investment Trust is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).

The Mercantile Investment Trust's environmental score: 5.91/100

The Mercantile Investment Trust's environmental score of 5.91 puts it squarely in the 2nd percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that The Mercantile Investment Trust is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

The Mercantile Investment Trust's social score: 5.79/100

The Mercantile Investment Trust's social score of 5.79 puts it squarely in the 2nd percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that The Mercantile Investment Trust is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.

The Mercantile Investment Trust's governance score: 7.91/100

The Mercantile Investment Trust's governance score puts it squarely in the 2nd percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that The Mercantile Investment Trust is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

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Dividend yield: 3.56% of stock value

Forward annual dividend yield: 3.6% of stock value

The Mercantile Investment Trust has recently paid out dividends equivalent to 3.56% of its share value annually.

The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 5 April 2023 (the "ex-dividend date").

Dividend	Type	Ex-dividend date	Payment date
£0.0135		23/12/2021	01/02/2022
£0.0135		23/09/2021	01/11/2021
£0.0135		24/06/2021	02/08/2021
£0.0265		25/03/2021	30/04/2021
£0.0135		17/12/2020	01/02/2021
£0.0135		24/09/2020	02/11/2020
£0.0135		25/06/2020	03/08/2020
£0.0135		09/04/2020	15/05/2020
£0.0135		19/12/2019	03/02/2020
£0.0135		26/09/2019	01/11/2019
£0.0135		20/06/2019	01/08/2019
£0.0125		20/12/2018	01/02/2019
£0.0255	Final	04/04/2019	08/05/2019
£0.0125		27/09/2018	01/11/2018
£0.0125		21/06/2018	01/08/2018
£0.215	Final	12/04/2018	09/05/2018
£0.105		14/12/2017	01/02/2018
£0.105		28/09/2017	01/11/2017
£0.105		22/06/2017	01/08/2017
£0.1525	Final	06/04/2017	02/05/2017
£0.1025		15/12/2016	01/02/2017
£0.1025		06/10/2016	01/11/2016
£0.1025		23/06/2016	01/08/2016
£0.13	Final	07/04/2016	03/05/2016
£0.1		17/12/2015	01/02/2016
£0.1		01/10/2015	02/11/2015
£0.1		25/06/2015	31/07/2015
£0.17	Final	02/04/2015	01/05/2015
£0.08		29/12/2014	02/02/2015
£0.08		01/10/2014	31/10/2014
£0.08		18/06/2014	01/08/2014
£0.16	Final	02/04/2014	01/05/2014
£0.08		31/12/2013	31/01/2014
£0.08		02/10/2013	01/11/2013
£0.08		26/06/2013	01/08/2013
£0.18	Final	27/03/2013	01/05/2013
£0.06	Interim	02/01/2013	01/02/2013
£0.06	Interim	03/10/2012	01/11/2012
£0.06	Interim	04/07/2012	01/08/2012
£0.18	Final	08/04/2012	01/05/2012
£0.06		28/09/2011	01/02/2012
£0.06		28/09/2011	01/11/2011
£0.06		06/07/2011	01/08/2011
£0.18	Final	13/04/2011	03/05/2011
£0.06		05/01/2011	01/02/2011
£0.06		29/09/2010	01/11/2010
£0.06		30/06/2010	30/07/2010
£0.18	Final	14/04/2010	30/04/2010
£0.06		02/01/2010	01/02/2010
£0.06		30/09/2009	30/10/2009
£0.06		01/07/2009	31/07/2009
£0.18	Final	01/04/2009	01/05/2009
£0.06		03/01/2009	02/02/2009
£0.06		01/10/2008	31/10/2008
£0.06		02/07/2008	01/08/2008
£0.175	Final	02/04/2008	01/05/2008
£0.04	Special	02/04/2008	01/05/2008
£0.055		02/01/2008	01/02/2008
£0.055		03/10/2007	01/11/2007
£0.055		04/07/2007	01/08/2007
£0.115	Final	18/04/2007	01/05/2007
£0.045		10/01/2007	01/02/2007
£0.045		04/10/2006	01/11/2006
£0.045		05/07/2006	01/08/2006
£0.09	Final	12/04/2006	02/05/2006
£0.0425		11/01/2006	01/02/2006
£0.0425		05/10/2005	01/11/2005
£0.0425		13/07/2005	02/08/2005
£0.07	Final	13/04/2005	03/05/2005
£0.0425		05/01/2005	01/02/2005
£0.0425		29/09/2004	03/11/2004
£0.0425		07/07/2004	02/08/2004
£0.06	Final	11/04/2004	04/05/2004
£0.0425		07/01/2004	02/02/2004
£0.0425		01/10/2003	03/11/2003
£0.0425		02/07/2003	01/08/2003
£0.06	Final	09/04/2003	01/05/2003
£0.04		15/01/2003	03/02/2003
£0.04		02/10/2002	01/11/2002
£0.04		03/07/2002	01/08/2002
£0.07	Final	03/04/2002	01/05/2002
£0.035		02/01/2002	01/02/2002
£0.035		03/10/2001	01/11/2001
£0.035		04/07/2001	01/08/2001
£0.058	Final	04/04/2001	01/05/2001
£0.03		27/12/2000	01/02/2001
£0.03		25/09/2000	01/11/2000
£0.03		10/07/2000	01/08/2000
£0.042	Final	27/03/2000	28/04/2000
£0.027		04/01/2000	01/02/2000
£0.027		11/10/1999	01/11/1999
£0.027		05/07/1999	30/07/1999
£0.035	Final	06/04/1999	30/04/1999
£0.025		04/01/1999	01/02/1999
£0.025		28/09/1998	30/10/1998
£0.025		06/07/1998	31/07/1998

Currently 0.6% of The Mercantile Investment Trust shares are held by insiders and 52.623% by institutions.

It's as easy to sell The Mercantile Investment Trust as it is to buy! Here's how to sell The Mercantile Investment Trust that you already own.
1. Open your investment app. If you've got one with desktop access, you can log in online
2. Go to your portfolio. This should be in the main menu
3. Find your shares. You may be able to search your portfolio
4. Choose how many you'd like to sell. You'll be able to review the price and see how much you'll receive
5. Sell your The Mercantile Investment Trust shares. Your investment platform will let you know when your shares are sold
The easiest way to get hold of some The Mercantile Investment Trust shares is to sign up for a share trading app and place a market order or basic order. This type of order tells the platform that you're interested, so it'll try to execute it as quickly as it can. It could take some time for the order to go through, especially if there's a lot of volatility in The Mercantile Investment Trust shares.

Operating margin TTM	103.29%
Gross profit TTM	£289.2 million
Return on assets TTM	-6.89%
Return on equity TTM	-13.55%
Profit margin	0%
Book value	2.361p
Market capitalisation	£1.6 billion

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How to buy The Mercantile Investment Trust shares

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