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F&C Investment Trust (LON:FCIT) Reaches New 1-Year High - Still a Buy?

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F&C Investment Trust (LON:FCIT - Get Free Report)'s stock price reached a new 52-week high during trading on Monday . The company traded as high as GBX 1,070 ($13.89) and last traded at GBX 1,064.92 ($13.83), with a volume of 7947249 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 1,068 ($13.87).

F&C Investment Trust Stock Down 0.9 %

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 has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 1,030.87 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 1,019.24. The firm has a market capitalization of £5.19 billion, a PE ratio of 551.04 and a beta of 0.62.

F&C Investment Trust Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 1st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 3rd will be paid a GBX 3.60 ($0.05) dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, October 3rd. This represents a yield of 0.35%. F&C Investment Trust's payout ratio is 781.25%.

Insider Buying and Selling at F&C Investment Trust

In related news, insider Julie Tankard purchased 960 shares of F&C Investment Trust stock in a transaction on Friday, August 23rd. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 1,036 ($13.45) per share, for a total transaction of £9,945.60 ($12,913.01). Insiders purchased a total of 978 shares of company stock valued at $1,012,623 in the last three months. 0.76% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

F&C Investment Trust Company Profile

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F&C Investment Trust PLC operates closed ended fund. Its objective is to secure long term growth in capital and income from an international investment portfolio. F&C Management Limited manages the investment portfolio of the company. The company is based in London, the United Kingdom.

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