Monks (LON:MNKS) Share Price Passes Below 50 Day Moving Average – What’s Next?

Monks (LON:MNKS)’s stock price crossed below its 50-day moving average during trading on Friday . The stock has a 50-day moving average of GBX 1,473.63 and traded as low as GBX 1,450. Monks shares last traded at GBX 1,472, with a volume of 821,290 shares changing hands.

More Monks News

Here are the key news stories impacting Monks this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Monks repurchased 250,000 ordinary shares for treasury — a sizeable buyback announced 18 Dec that reduces outstanding shares and signals board/management confidence, supporting NAV per share and near‑term demand for the stock. Monks Investment Trust Buys Back 250,000 Shares for Treasury
• Positive Sentiment: Monks completed an additional repurchase of 100,000 ordinary shares — another buyback announced 19 Dec that reinforces the capital‑return theme and may provide continued support for the share price. Monks Investment Trust Buys Back 100,000 Shares for Treasury
• Neutral Sentiment: Monks filed its interim financial report for the six months to 31 Oct 2025 — investors should read the report for NAV, portfolio performance and income details; it may provide context for buybacks and future distributions but the filing itself is informational. Monks Investment Trust Files Interim Financial Report for Six Months to 31 October 2025
• Neutral Sentiment: Several unrelated media stories (Buddhist peace walk, a high‑profile real‑estate purchase by Palantir’s CEO) appeared in the feed but are not relevant to Monks’ investment trust fundamentals or NAV. Buddhist monks embark on 2,300-mile walk for peace to DC

Monks Trading Up 0.7%

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.47, a current ratio of 0.67 and a quick ratio of 0.22. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 1,473.63 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 1,402.96. The stock has a market cap of £2.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -176.71 and a beta of 0.71.

Monks (LON:MNKS) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, December 4th. The company reported GBX 0.90 earnings per share for the quarter. Monks had a return on equity of 24.08% and a net margin of 96.67%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Monks

In related news, insider David Ballance acquired 4,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 15th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 1,489 per share, with a total value of £59,560. 0.96% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Monks Company Profile

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.