Shares of Future plc (LON:FUTR - Get Free Report) passed below its 200-day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 742.66 ($10.14) and traded as low as GBX 713.36 ($9.74). Future shares last traded at GBX 725.41 ($9.90), with a volume of 285,889 shares.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Separately, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed an "overweight" rating on shares of Future in a research note on Friday, July 18th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of GBX 1,014.50.
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Future Stock Performance
The company has a quick ratio of 0.60, a current ratio of 0.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 31.50. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 736.82 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 736.75. The firm has a market cap of £718.14 million, a PE ratio of 939.31, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.64 and a beta of 1.01.
Future announced that its board has approved a share buyback program on Friday, August 1st that permits the company to buyback 0 shares. This buyback authorization permits the company to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are usually a sign that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.
Future Company Profile
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Future is a global platform for specialist media underpinned by proprietary technology, enabled by data; with diversified revenue streams
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