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Montanaro European Smaller Companies Trust plc

MTE · London Stock Exchange · prices in GBX

GBX 174.00▲ +2.50 (1.46%)

Research report

Market X-Ray · price-based

Fair price profile

Ranks #600 of 3788 on the London Stock 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

64/100

Mixed trend against its averages.

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Above 200-day average2.2%

From 52-week high-7.4%

MomentumFair

55/100

Typical recent returns for this exchange.

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3-month return1.2%

6-month return3.6%

12-month, skipping last month3.2%

Stability (higher is calmer)Strong

88/100

Calmer than most: low volatility and shallow drawdowns.

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Volatility, 1 year (lower is calmer)16.2%

Worst drawdown, 1 year (smaller is calmer)-16.3%

LiquidityStrong

83/100

Trades actively.

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Avg daily value traded39.06M GBX

Zero-volume days0.0%

IncomeFair

51/100

Dividend is typical for this exchange.

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Dividend yield1.1%

Years with dividends6

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 trend

Above 200-day, below 50-day

Versus its 50- and 200-day averages

52-week range

142.00 – 189.00

Price is 68% of the way up

Returns

+1.2% 3m · +1.7% 1y

Price returns, dividends not included

RSI (14)

Neutral zone

Price chart

Interactive chart

52-wk range 142.00 – 189.00 Daily closes, split-adjusted

Signals

50-day average175.80

200-day average170.28

Golden/death cross (60d)None

New 52-week highNo

Bullish RSI divergenceNo

Average daily range (ATR)2.85

Technical summary

Daily

Bearish

4 bullish · 4 neutral · 8 bearish

Weekly

Neutral

6 bullish · 1 neutral · 5 bearish

Monthly

Strongly bullish

7 bullish · 1 neutral · 0 bearish

Moving averages (daily)

SMA 10	173.7	Bullish
EMA 10	173.1	Bullish
SMA 20	174.8	Bearish
EMA 20	174.2	Bearish
SMA 50	175.8	Bearish
EMA 50	175.1	Bearish
SMA 100	175.6	Bearish
EMA 100	174.4	Bearish
SMA 200	170.3	Bullish
EMA 200	171.8	Bullish

Oscillators (daily)

RSI (14)	48.60	Neutral
MACD (12, 26)	-1.13	Bearish
Momentum (12)	-1.42	Bearish
Stochastic %K (14)	55.97	Neutral
Williams %R (14)	-44.03	Neutral
CCI (20)	-58.74	Neutral

Pivot points (classic, last session)

169.8

170.7

172.3

Pivot

173.2

174.8

175.7

177.3

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

0.02 GBP

Yield on today's price

1.12%

Frequency

Semi-annual

Next ex-dividend date

Not announced

Tap a dividend date to compare the dividend yield on that day with today's.

Ex-dividend date	Amount per share
	0.0155
This payment: 0.0155 GBP per share, ex-dividend 30 Jul 2026. On 30 Jul 2026 1.12% Share price that day 174.50 GBX. Dividends in the 12 months up to that day: 1.95 GBX (1.55 + 0.4000). Today, latest close 27 Oct 2026 1.12% Share price 174.00 GBX. Dividends in the last 12 months: 1.95 GBX (1.55 + 0.4000). Paid in GBP and shown in GBX, the unit of the price, at the latest rate. Dividend yield = dividends paid in the 12 months up to that day divided by the share price that day, before tax. Past dividends are not a promise of future ones.
	0.0040
This payment: 0.0040 GBP per share, ex-dividend 4 Dec 2025. On 4 Dec 2025 1.00% Share price that day 166.50 GBX. Dividends in the 12 months up to that day: 1.66 GBX (0.4000 + 0.9600 + 0.3000). Today, latest close 27 Oct 2026 1.12% Share price 174.00 GBX. Dividends in the last 12 months: 1.95 GBX (1.55 + 0.4000). Paid in GBP and shown in GBX, the unit of the price, at the latest rate. Dividend yield = dividends paid in the 12 months up to that day divided by the share price that day, before tax. Past dividends are not a promise of future ones.
	0.0096
This payment: 0.0096 GBP per share, ex-dividend 26 Jun 2025. On 26 Jun 2025 1.26% Share price that day 171.00 GBX. Dividends in the 12 months up to that day: 2.16 GBX (0.9600 + 0.3000 + 0.9000). Today, latest close 27 Oct 2026 1.12% Share price 174.00 GBX. Dividends in the last 12 months: 1.95 GBX (1.55 + 0.4000). Paid in GBP and shown in GBX, the unit of the price, at the latest rate. Dividend yield = dividends paid in the 12 months up to that day divided by the share price that day, before tax. Past dividends are not a promise of future ones.
	0.0030
This payment: 0.0030 GBP per share, ex-dividend 19 Dec 2024. On 19 Dec 2024 0.87% Share price that day 138.50 GBX. Dividends in the 12 months up to that day: 1.20 GBX (0.3000 + 0.9000). Today, latest close 27 Oct 2026 1.12% Share price 174.00 GBX. Dividends in the last 12 months: 1.95 GBX (1.55 + 0.4000). Paid in GBP and shown in GBX, the unit of the price, at the latest rate. Dividend yield = dividends paid in the 12 months up to that day divided by the share price that day, before tax. Past dividends are not a promise of future ones.
	0.0090
This payment: 0.0090 GBP per share, ex-dividend 15 Aug 2024. On 15 Aug 2024 0.79% Share price that day 142.00 GBX. Dividends in the 12 months up to that day: 1.13 GBX (0.9000 + 0.2250). Today, latest close 27 Oct 2026 1.12% Share price 174.00 GBX. Dividends in the last 12 months: 1.95 GBX (1.55 + 0.4000). Paid in GBP and shown in GBX, the unit of the price, at the latest rate. Dividend yield = dividends paid in the 12 months up to that day divided by the share price that day, before tax. Past dividends are not a promise of future ones.
	0.0023
This payment: 0.0023 GBP per share, ex-dividend 21 Dec 2023. On 21 Dec 2023 0.73% Share price that day 135.80 GBX. Dividends in the 12 months up to that day: 0.9950 GBX (0.2250 + 0.7700). Today, latest close 27 Oct 2026 1.12% Share price 174.00 GBX. Dividends in the last 12 months: 1.95 GBX (1.55 + 0.4000). Paid in GBP and shown in GBX, the unit of the price, at the latest rate. Dividend yield = dividends paid in the 12 months up to that day divided by the share price that day, before tax. Past dividends are not a promise of future ones.
	0.0077
This payment: 0.0077 GBP per share, ex-dividend 17 Aug 2023. On 17 Aug 2023 0.76% Share price that day 127.00 GBX. Dividends in the 12 months up to that day: 0.9700 GBX (0.7700 + 0.2000). Today, latest close 27 Oct 2026 1.12% Share price 174.00 GBX. Dividends in the last 12 months: 1.95 GBX (1.55 + 0.4000). Paid in GBP and shown in GBX, the unit of the price, at the latest rate. Dividend yield = dividends paid in the 12 months up to that day divided by the share price that day, before tax. Past dividends are not a promise of future ones.
	0.0020
This payment: 0.0020 GBP per share, ex-dividend 1 Dec 2022. On 1 Dec 2022 0.68% Share price that day 135.30 GBX. Dividends in the 12 months up to that day: 0.9250 GBX (0.2000 + 0.7250). Today, latest close 27 Oct 2026 1.12% Share price 174.00 GBX. Dividends in the last 12 months: 1.95 GBX (1.55 + 0.4000). Paid in GBP and shown in GBX, the unit of the price, at the latest rate. Dividend yield = dividends paid in the 12 months up to that day divided by the share price that day, before tax. Past dividends are not a promise of future ones.
	0.0073
This payment: 0.0073 GBP per share, ex-dividend 11 Aug 2022. On 11 Aug 2022 0.66% Share price that day 139.60 GBX. Dividends in the 12 months up to that day: 0.9250 GBX (0.7250 + 0.2000). Today, latest close 27 Oct 2026 1.12% Share price 174.00 GBX. Dividends in the last 12 months: 1.95 GBX (1.55 + 0.4000). Paid in GBP and shown in GBX, the unit of the price, at the latest rate. Dividend yield = dividends paid in the 12 months up to that day divided by the share price that day, before tax. Past dividends are not a promise of future ones.
	0.0020
This payment: 0.0020 GBP per share, ex-dividend 2 Dec 2021. On 2 Dec 2021 3.51% Share price that day 212.00 GBX. Dividends in the 12 months up to that day: 7.45 GBX (0.2000 + 7.25). Today, latest close 27 Oct 2026 1.12% Share price 174.00 GBX. Dividends in the last 12 months: 1.95 GBX (1.55 + 0.4000). Paid in GBP and shown in GBX, the unit of the price, at the latest rate. Dividend yield = dividends paid in the 12 months up to that day divided by the share price that day, before tax. Past dividends are not a promise of future ones.
	0.0725
This payment: 0.0725 GBP per share, ex-dividend 12 Aug 2021. Today, latest close 27 Oct 2026 1.12% Share price 174.00 GBX. Dividends in the last 12 months: 1.95 GBX (1.55 + 0.4000). Paid in GBP and shown in GBX, the unit of the price, at the latest rate. Dividend yield = dividends paid in the 12 months up to that day divided by the share price that day, before tax. Past dividends are not a promise of future ones.
	0.0200
This payment: 0.0200 GBP per share, ex-dividend 3 Dec 2020. Today, latest close 27 Oct 2026 1.12% Share price 174.00 GBX. Dividends in the last 12 months: 1.95 GBX (1.55 + 0.4000). Paid in GBP and shown in GBX, the unit of the price, at the latest rate. Dividend yield = dividends paid in the 12 months up to that day divided by the share price that day, before tax. Past dividends are not a promise of future ones.

Ex-dividend dates and amounts from our market-data provider. Shown as declared, before tax.

Prices are end-of-day closes in GBX. Educational only, not financial advice.