London Exchange · UK · Updated after 22 Oct 2026 close
The European Smaller Companies Trust PLC
ESCT · London Exchange · prices in GBX
GBX 220.00▼ -3.50 (1.57%)
Market X-Ray · price-based
Fair price profile
Ranks #646 of 3787 on the London Exchange · confidence High
What this score is, and is not
It describes how this stock has traded: trend, momentum, risk, liquidity and dividends, each ranked against the other stocks on its own exchange. It does not measure how healthy or cheap the business is. That fundamental X-Ray needs financial statements, which we do not have for UK yet.
TrendFair
57/100
Mixed trend against its averages.
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Above 200-day average-2.3%
From 52-week high-10.8%
MomentumFair
50/100
Typical recent returns for this exchange.
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3-month return-4.9%
6-month return-1.8%
12-month, skipping last month18.2%
Stability (higher is calmer)Strong
92/100
Calmer than most: low volatility and shallow drawdowns.
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Volatility, 1 year (lower is calmer)15.8%
Worst drawdown, 1 year (smaller is calmer)-13.1%
LiquidityStrong
90/100
Trades actively.
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Avg daily value traded118.30M GBX
Zero-volume days0.0%
IncomeFair
52/100
Dividend is typical for this exchange.
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Dividend yield3.8%
Years with dividends5
Price-based X-Ray. The fundamental X-Ray (financial health, valuation, growth, fair value) is available for US stocks today. It will follow for UK when fundamentals data for this market is added. All UK stocks.
Price chart
52-wk range 193.80 – 247.21 Daily closes, split-adjusted
Signals
50-day average232.96
200-day average225.13
Golden/death cross (60d)None
New 52-week highNo
Bullish RSI divergenceNo
Average daily range (ATR)4.38
Technical summary
Daily
Bearish
4 bullish · 0 neutral · 12 bearish
Weekly
Bearish
4 bullish · 1 neutral · 7 bearish
Monthly
Bullish
5 bullish · 1 neutral · 2 bearish
Moving averages (daily)
| SMA 10 | 225.0 | Bearish |
| EMA 10 | 224.5 | Bearish |
| SMA 20 | 228.1 | Bearish |
| EMA 20 | 227.2 | Bearish |
| SMA 50 | 233.0 | Bearish |
| EMA 50 | 230.6 | Bearish |
| SMA 100 | 233.1 | Bearish |
| EMA 100 | 230.3 | Bearish |
| SMA 200 | 225.1 | Bearish |
| EMA 200 | 224.5 | Bearish |
Oscillators (daily)
| RSI (14) | 29.70 | Bullish |
| MACD (12, 26) | -3.17 | Bearish |
| Momentum (12) | -4.76 | Bearish |
| Stochastic %K (14) | 7.41 | Bullish |
| Williams %R (14) | -92.59 | Bullish |
| CCI (20) | -140.7 | Bullish |
Pivot points (classic, last session)
S3 213.2 | S2 216.3 | S1 218.2 | Pivot 221.3 | R1 223.2 | R2 226.3 | R3 228.2 |
Signals describe what the chart is doing, not what to do. Moving averages: price above the average is bullish. Oscillators use the usual thresholds (RSI 30/70, Stochastic 20/80, CCI ±100, Williams %R −80/−20; MACD and momentum above zero are bullish). Weekly and monthly views use closing prices only.
Dividends
Paid, last 12 months
0.08 GBP
Yield on today's price
3.83%
Frequency
Quarterly
Next ex-dividend date
29 Oct 2026
| Ex-dividend date | Amount per share |
|---|---|
| (upcoming) | 0.0316 |
| 0.0281 | |
| 0.0281 | |
| 0.0281 | |
| 0.0345 | |
| 0.0145 | |
| 0.0335 | |
| 0.0145 | |
| 0.0325 | |
| 0.0145 | |
| 0.0310 | |
| 0.0125 |
Ex-dividend dates and amounts from EODHD. Shown as declared, before tax.
Prices are end-of-day closes in GBX. Educational only, not financial advice.