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: 309 to 326
• 50-Day Range: 274.80 to 449.80
• 52-Week Range: 262.20 to 806
• Volume: 334,032 shs
• Average Volume: 12.15 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £298.83 million
• P/E Ratio: 5.21
• Dividend Yield: 5.11%
• Price Target: GBX 614.50
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Future Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Future scored higher than 90% 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: 4.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

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 614.50, representing about 97.1% upside from its current price of GBX 311.70.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Future has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

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 5.02, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.48.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Future is 5.02, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Communication Services sector average P/E ratio of about 14.77.

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 0.34. 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: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Future is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.11%, 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 5.48%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.53

News Sentiment

Future has a news sentiment score of -0.53. 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 0.48 average news sentiment score of Communication Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Future this week, compared to 14 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for FUTR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.9 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

4.46% 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.

FUTR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have FUTR shares performed this year?

Future's stock was trading at GBX 526.50 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, FUTR stock has decreased by 40.8% and is now trading at GBX 311.70.

How were Future's earnings last quarter?

Future plc (LON:FUTR) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, December, 4th. The company reported $124.20 earnings per share for the quarter. Future had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 6.22% and a net margin of 8.97%.
Read the conference call transcript.

Is Future buying back stock?

Future's Board of Directors authorized a stock buyback plan on Thursday, December 4th 2025, which allows the company to buy back 0 shares, according to EventVestor. This allows the company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are usually an indication that the company's leadership 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: 12/04/2025
• Today: 5/07/2026

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 614.50
• High Price Target: GBX 1,235
• Low Price Target: GBX 285
• Potential Upside/Downside: +89.0%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.33
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 62.10
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 5.24
• Forward P/E Ratio: 2.79
• P/E Growth: 0.64
• Net Income: £84.51 million
• Net Margins: 8.97%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 6.22%
• Return on Assets: 5.49%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 32.47
• Current Ratio: 0.96
• Quick Ratio: 0.60

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £739.20 million
• Price / Sales: 0.41
• Cash Flow: GBX 6.19 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 52.52
• Book Value: GBX 913.63 per share
• Price / Book: 0.36

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 92,402,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £300.40 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.33