F&C Investment Trust (LON:FCIT - Get Free Report) traded down 0.4% on Monday . The stock traded as low as GBX 1,097 ($14.84) and last traded at GBX 1,106 ($14.97). 724,936 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 24% from the average session volume of 583,260 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 1,110 ($15.02).
F&C Investment Trust Stock Performance
The firm has a market cap of £5.17 billion, a PE ratio of 5.55 and a beta of 0.62. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 1,051.70 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 1,108.87. The company has a quick ratio of 3.92, a current ratio of 2.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.50.
F&C Investment Trust (LON:FCIT - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, March 18th. The company reported GBX 17.01 ($0.23) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. F&C Investment Trust had a net margin of 95.33% and a return on equity of 18.50%.
F&C Investment Trust Increases Dividend
The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, May 7th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 10th were paid a GBX 4.80 ($0.06) dividend. This represents a yield of 0.44%. This is a positive change from F&C Investment Trust's previous dividend of $3.60. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, April 10th. F&C Investment Trust's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 7.77%.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other news, insider Beatrice Hollond acquired 92 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 9th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 1,078 ($14.59) per share, for a total transaction of £991.76 ($1,342.03). Corporate insiders own 0.76% of the company's stock.
F&C Investment Trust Company Profile
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F&C Investment Trust was founded in 1868 to bring the benefits of investing to a wider audience, we're the oldest investment trust in the world.
F&C aims to provide a reliable foundation to deliver steady, long-term capital growth and a health dividend income. F&C has delivered increasing dividends for 54 years and is classified by the Association of Investment Companies (AIC) as a Dividend Hero.
The value of investments and any income from them can go down as well as up and you may not get back the original amount invested.
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