Insider Buying: F&C Investment Trust (LON:FCIT) Insider Purchases 82 Shares of Stock

Key Points

• Insider buying: Director Rain Newton Smith bought a total of 238 shares across three purchases (78 on Jan 9, 78 on Feb 9, and 82 on Mar 9) at prices between GBX 1,202–1,264, spending roughly £2,957 in aggregate.
• Stock snapshot: LON:FCIT traded up 1.7% to GBX 1,235.15, with a market cap of £5.85 billion, a P/E of 17.10, and a 12‑month range of GBX 900.75–1,294.

F&C Investment Trust (LON:FCIT - Get Free Report) insider Rain Newton Smith purchased 82 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Monday, March 9th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 1,202 per share, with a total value of £985.64.

Rain Newton Smith also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, February 9th, Rain Newton Smith purchased 78 shares of F&C Investment Trust stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 1,264 per share, for a total transaction of £985.92.
• On Friday, January 9th, Rain Newton Smith acquired 78 shares of F&C Investment Trust stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 1,263 per share, with a total value of £985.14.

F&C Investment Trust Stock Up 1.7%

LON:FCIT traded up GBX 20.15 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching GBX 1,235.15. 449,778 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 987,008. F&C Investment Trust has a 12-month low of GBX 900.75 and a 12-month high of GBX 1,294. The business has a 50-day moving average of GBX 1,257.63 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 1,224.98. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.33, a quick ratio of 3.92 and a current ratio of 8.57. The stock has a market capitalization of £5.85 billion, a PE ratio of 17.10 and a beta of 0.80.

About F&C Investment Trust

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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