HgCapital Trust (LON:HGT) Stock Crosses Below 200 Day Moving Average – Should You Sell?

Posted by Stacy Sanders on Oct 1st, 2026

HgCapital Trust plc (LON:HGT – Get Free Report) crossed below its 200-day moving average during trading on Tuesday. The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 387.22 and traded as low as GBX 380.08. HgCapital Trust shares last traded at GBX 382, with a volume of 2,212,191 shares.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Jefferies Financial Group reiterated an “underperform” rating on shares of HgCapital Trust in a research note on Tuesday, June 16th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Sell rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, HgCapital Trust presently has a consensus rating of “Sell”.

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HgCapital Trust Price Performance

The company has a current ratio of 86.08, a quick ratio of 274.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.56. The company has a 50 day moving average of GBX 404.92 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 387.07. The firm has a market capitalization of £1.72 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.68 and a beta of 0.41.

HgCapital Trust (LON:HGT – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, September 14th. The investment trust reported GBX 0.88 earnings per share for the quarter. HgCapital Trust had a negative return on equity of 0.94% and a net margin of 364.86%.

About HgCapital Trust

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HgT provides investors with a unique opportunity to participate in the growth in value of a portfolio of +58 private companies sourced by Hg. Value is created through implementing an investment strategy focused on software and business service companies with resilient, recurring revenue streams and from leveraging the network and expertise of Hg to support management teams to deliver the full potential of their respective businesses.
Hg brings to HgT an experienced team of c.430 employees, including >250 investment and other professional executives, supported by a network of portfolio partners, all of them seasoned senior managers from across industry, who work with the management teams of the companies in which we are invested to create value for shareholders.
At the centre of this network, Hg builds and shares knowledge and expertise by facilitating the active collaboration of management teams across sector clusters and geographies.
HgT’s funds are invested pro rata alongside those of Hg’s other institutional clients.