F&C Investment Trust (LON:FCIT) Posts Earnings Results

F&C Investment Trust (LON:FCIT) released its earnings results on Tuesday. The company reported GBX 17.01 ($0.22) EPS for the quarter, Digital Look Earnings reports. F&C Investment Trust had a net margin of 95.33% and a return on equity of 18.50%.

F&C Investment Trust Trading Up 0.0 %

LON FCIT opened at GBX 1,104.32 ($14.37) on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of £5.34 billion, a PE ratio of 5.72 and a beta of 0.62. F&C Investment Trust has a 1-year low of GBX 957.88 ($12.46) and a 1-year high of GBX 1,202.67 ($15.65). The stock has a 50-day moving average of GBX 1,156.12 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 1,103.92. The company has a current ratio of 2.81, a quick ratio of 3.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.50.

F&C Investment Trust Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 7th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 10th will be paid a dividend of GBX 4.80 ($0.06) per share. This is a boost from F&C Investment Trust’s previous dividend of $3.60. This represents a dividend yield of 0.44%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 10th. F&C Investment Trust’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 7.77%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Beatrice Hollond purchased 87 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 9th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 1,136 ($14.78) per share, with a total value of £988.32 ($1,285.70). Insiders have purchased a total of 103 shares of company stock worth $117,336 in the last ninety days. 0.76% of the stock is owned by insiders.

About F&C Investment Trust

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.