Beatrice Hollond Purchases 92 Shares of F&C Investment Trust (LON:FCIT) Stock

F&C Investment Trust (LON:FCIT) insider Beatrice Hollond purchased 92 shares of F&C Investment Trust stock in a transaction on Friday, May 9th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 1,078 ($14.34) per share, with a total value of £991.76 ($1,319.36).

F&C Investment Trust Stock Down 0.9 %

LON:FCIT opened at GBX 1,064 ($14.15) on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.50, a current ratio of 2.81 and a quick ratio of 3.92. The company’s fifty day moving average price is GBX 1,055.31 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 1,105.73. F&C Investment Trust has a 1-year low of GBX 900.75 ($11.98) and a 1-year high of GBX 1,202.67 ($16.00). The firm has a market capitalization of £5.14 billion, a P/E ratio of 5.51 and a beta of 0.62.

F&C Investment Trust (LON:FCIT) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 18th. The company reported GBX 17.01 ($0.23) earnings per share for the quarter. F&C Investment Trust had a return on equity of 18.50% and a net margin of 95.33%.

F&C Investment Trust Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, May 7th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 10th were issued a GBX 4.80 ($0.06) dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, April 10th. This is an increase from F&C Investment Trust’s previous dividend of $3.60. This represents a yield of 0.44%. F&C Investment Trust’s payout ratio is presently 7.77%.

F&C Investment Trust Company Profile

Launched in 1868, the Trust is the world’s oldest collective investment scheme and has since gone on to amass an impressive track record and grow into one of the largest of its kind. Its aim is to generate long-term growth and income by investing primarily in an international portfolio of listed equities.