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Future (FUTR) Share Price, News & Analysis

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GBX 296.80 -4.20 (-1.40%)
As of 09/4/2026 11:57 AM Eastern

About Future Stock (LON:FUTR)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
296.20
310
50-Day Range
287.14
337.40
52-Week Range
262.20
776
Volume
229,063 shs
Average Volume
7.16 million shs
Market Capitalization
£268.27 million
P/E Ratio
8.02
Dividend Yield
5.60%
Price Target
GBX 503.50
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

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

Future Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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73rd Percentile Overall Score

FUTR MarketRank™: 

Future scored higher than 73% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Future has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    Future has a consensus price target of GBX 503.50, representing about 69.6% upside from its current price of GBX 296.80.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

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

  • Read more about Future's stock forecast and price target.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Future is 8.02, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 45.01.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Future is 8.02, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Communication Services sector average P/E ratio of about 232.40.

  • 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 0.32. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for FUTR.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Future is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.60%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

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

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Future is 45.95%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Read more about Future's dividend.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Future this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Future insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    5.85% of the stock of Future is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    69.61% of the stock of Future is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Future's insider trading history.
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FUTR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Future's stock was trading at GBX 526.50 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, FUTR shares have decreased by 43.6% and is now trading at GBX 296.80.

Future plc (LON:FUTR) announced its earnings results on Thursday, May, 14th. The company reported $13.10 EPS for the quarter. The company earned $349.10 million during the quarter. Future had a net margin of 5.14% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 3.57%.
Read the conference call transcript
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Future's board initiated a share repurchase plan on Thursday, December 4th 2025, which permits the company to repurchase 0 outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This permits the company to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are generally a sign that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

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.

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
5/14/2026
Today
9/06/2026
Trading update
9/30/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
LON
Industry
Media
Sub-Industry
Publishing
Current Symbol
LON:FUTR
CIK
N/A
Fax
N/A
Employees
2,937
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
GBX 1,013
Low Price Target
GBX 285
Potential Upside/Downside
+69.6%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.33
Research Coverage
6 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
GBX 37
Trailing P/E Ratio
8.02
Forward P/E Ratio
2.54
P/E Growth
0.64
Net Income
£84.51 million
Net Margins
5.14%
Pretax Margin
N/A
Return on Equity
3.57%
Return on Assets
5.49%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
38.86
Current Ratio
0.95
Quick Ratio
0.60

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
£709.90 million
Price / Sales
0.38
Cash Flow
GBX 5.65 per share
Price / Cash Flow
52.52
Book Value
GBX 913.63 per share
Price / Book
0.32

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
90,387,000
Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
£268.27 million
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
1.31
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This page (LON:FUTR) was last updated on 9/6/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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