Future (FUTR) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Future is a global platform for specialist media underpinned by proprietary technology, enabled by data; with diversified revenue streams

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 702.18 to 719
• 50-Day Range: 662.79 to 767.50
• 52-Week Range: 631 to 1,151.11
• Volume: 728,176 shs
• Average Volume: 706,436 shs
• Market Capitalization: £771.86 million
• P/E Ratio: 9.13
• Dividend Yield: 0.42%
• Price Target: GBX 920.67
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Future Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Future scored higher than 79% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Future has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.25, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Future has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Future is 9.13, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.09.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Future is 9.13, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Communication Services sector average P/E ratio of about 21.32.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Future has a PEG Ratio of 0.64. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Future has a P/B Ratio of 0.78. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for FUTR.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Future has a dividend yield of 0.35%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Future does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Future is 3.84%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for FUTR.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.14

News Sentiment

Future has a news sentiment score of 0.14. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.46 average news sentiment score of Communication Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 39 news articles for Future this week, compared to 23 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Future to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Future insiders have bought 290.51% more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £149,734.39 in company stock and sold £38,343.04 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 8.16% of the stock of Future is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

99.02% of the stock of Future is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

FUTR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have FUTR shares performed this year?

Future's stock was trading at GBX 927 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, FUTR shares have decreased by 23.1% and is now trading at GBX 712.84.

How were Future's earnings last quarter?

Future plc (LON:FUTR) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, December, 5th. The company reported $124.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Future had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 8.41% and a net margin of 11.69%.
Read the conference call transcript.

Is Future buying back stock?

Future's board approved a stock buyback program on Friday, August 1st 2025, which permits the company to buy back 0 outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This permits the company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are generally a sign that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

How do I buy shares of Future?

Shares of FUTR stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.

What other stocks do shareholders of Future own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Future investors own include Meta Platforms (META), HSBC (HSBA), Vodafone Group Public (VOD), Barclays (BARC), BP (BP), Essentra (ESNT) and Greencore Group (GNC).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 12/05/2024
• Today: 8/01/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Communication Services
• Industry: Publishing
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:FUTR
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.futureplc.com
• Phone: +44-1225-442244
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 2,937
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Future: GBX 920.67
• High Price Target: GBX 1,296
• Low Price Target: GBX 733
• Potential Upside/Downside: +29.2%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.25
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 78.05
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 9.13
• Forward P/E Ratio: 6.11
• P/E Growth: 0.64
• Net Income: £84.51 million
• Net Margins: 11.69%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 8.41%
• Return on Assets: 5.49%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 31.50
• Current Ratio: 0.69
• Quick Ratio: 0.60

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £722.78 million
• Price / Sales: 1.07
• Cash Flow: GBX 13.57 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 52.52
• Book Value: GBX 913.63 per share
• Price / Book: 0.78

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 108,279,596
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £771.86 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.01