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F&C Investment Trust (LON:FCIT) Shares Down 0.3% - Time to Sell?

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F&C Investment Trust (LON:FCIT - Get Free Report) fell 0.3% during trading on Monday . The stock traded as low as GBX 1,037.99 ($13.77) and last traded at GBX 1,038 ($13.77). 316,510 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 48% from the average session volume of 613,559 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 1,041 ($13.81).

F&C Investment Trust Price Performance

The company has a market cap of £5.14 billion, a PE ratio of 5.51 and a beta of 0.62. The business has a 50 day moving average of GBX 1,062.81 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 1,105.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.50, a current ratio of 2.81 and a quick ratio of 3.92.

F&C Investment Trust (LON:FCIT - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, March 18th. The company reported GBX 17.01 ($0.23) earnings per share 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 company also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 7th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 10th will be given a GBX 4.80 ($0.06) dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 10th. This represents a dividend yield of 0.44%. This is a positive change from F&C Investment Trust's previous dividend of $3.60. F&C Investment Trust's dividend payout ratio is currently 7.77%.

About F&C Investment Trust

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Launched in 1868, the Trust is the world's oldest collective investment scheme and has since gone on to amass an impressive track record and grow into one of the largest of its kind. Its aim is to generate long-term growth and income by investing primarily in an international portfolio of listed equities.

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