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Future (LON:FUTR) Share Price Passes Above Fifty Day Moving Average - Here's What Happened

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Key Points

  • Future plc shares rose above their 50-day moving average, trading as high as GBX 319.20 and last changing hands at GBX 312. The move came on volume of 315,574 shares.
  • Analyst sentiment is mixed but tilted toward Hold, with two Buy ratings and four Hold ratings. The consensus average target price is GBX 586, though individual targets vary widely.
  • Recent financials and valuation metrics show a modestly valued stock, with a P/E ratio of 8.43, market cap of £280.63 million, and a recent quarterly EPS of GBX 13.10 on revenue of £349.10 million.
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Future plc (LON:FUTR - Get Free Report)'s stock price passed above its fifty day moving average during trading on Wednesday . The stock has a fifty day moving average of GBX 307.15 and traded as high as GBX 319.20. Future shares last traded at GBX 312, with a volume of 315,574 shares changing hands.

Analyst Ratings Changes

FUTR has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Berenberg Bank reiterated a "hold" rating and set a GBX 330 price objective on shares of Future in a research report on Monday, May 18th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 1,013 target price on shares of Future in a research note on Friday, May 15th. Barclays reduced their price target on Future from GBX 640 to GBX 285 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 1st. Canaccord Genuity Group lowered their price target on shares of Future from GBX 733 to GBX 358 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reissued a "hold" rating and issued a GBX 295 price objective on shares of Future in a report on Friday, May 15th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, Future currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of GBX 586.

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Future Stock Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 38.86, a current ratio of 0.95 and a quick ratio of 0.60. The company has a market cap of £280.63 million, a PE ratio of 8.43, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.64 and a beta of 1.32. The company's 50 day simple moving average is GBX 307.15 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 383.97.

Future (LON:FUTR - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, May 14th. The company reported GBX 13.10 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Future had a return on equity of 3.57% and a net margin of 5.14%.The company had revenue of £349.10 million for the quarter. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Future plc will post 116.6270784 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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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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