F&C Investment Trust (LON:FCIT - Get Free Report) declared a dividend on Monday, March 17th, DividendData.Co.Uk reports. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 10th will be paid a dividend of GBX 4.80 ($0.06) per share on Wednesday, May 7th. This represents a yield of 0.44%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 10th. This is a 33.3% increase from F&C Investment Trust's previous dividend of $3.60. The official announcement can be seen at this link.
F&C Investment Trust Stock Down 0.5 %
FCIT traded down GBX 6 ($0.08) during trading on Friday, reaching GBX 1,096 ($14.15). The company had a trading volume of 637,032 shares, compared to its average volume of 628,494. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.50, a current ratio of 2.81 and a quick ratio of 3.92. F&C Investment Trust has a 12 month low of GBX 957.88 ($12.37) and a 12 month high of GBX 1,202.67 ($15.53). The business's fifty day moving average price is GBX 1,154.76 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 1,104.38. The company has a market cap of £5.30 billion, a P/E ratio of 5.68 and a beta of 0.62.
F&C Investment Trust (LON:FCIT - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 18th. The company reported GBX 17.01 ($0.22) earnings per share for the quarter. F&C Investment Trust had a net margin of 95.33% and a return on equity of 18.50%.
Insider Activity
In other news, insider Beatrice Hollond bought 87 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 9th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 1,136 ($14.67) per share, for a total transaction of £988.32 ($1,276.07). Insiders have acquired 103 shares of company stock worth $117,336 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 0.76% of the company's stock.
About F&C Investment Trust
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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.
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