Future (FUTR) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Future plc, together with its subsidiaries, publishes and distributes content for games, entertainment, technology, sports, savings and wealth, lifestyle, knowledge and news, and B2B sectors primarily in the United States and the United Kingdom. It operates through Media and Magazine segments. The company offers content through various forms, such as websites, email newsletters, videos, social platforms, magazines, and events, as well as advertising comprising digital advertising, AVOD, newsletters, events, and lead generation; eCommerce, including print and digital subscriptions, and newstrade; and direct consumer monetisation frameworks. It also provides print licensing, endorsement licensing, comparison shopping, video content production, energy auto switching, and digital media publishing services, as well as various sales and distribution services to third party. Future plc was founded in 1985 and is based in Bath, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 989 to 1,032
• 50-Day Range: 794.50 to 1,109.59
• 52-Week Range: 571 to 1,160
• Volume: 601,617 shs
• Average Volume: 440,595 shs
• Market Capitalization: £1.10 billion
• P/E Ratio: 1,307.89
• Dividend Yield: 0.30%
• Price Target: GBX 1,169
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Future Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Future scored higher than 25% 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: 2.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Future has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 3 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Future has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Future is 1,307.89, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 136.97.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Future is 1,307.89, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Communication Services sector average P/E ratio of about 324.71.

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 1.05. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued 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: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Future has a dividend yield of 0.35%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Future does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Future is 394.74%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for FUTR.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.67

News Sentiment

Future has a news sentiment score of 0.67. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Communication Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Future this week, compared to 69 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 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

Only 8.16% of the stock of Future is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

99.02% 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 795.50 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, FUTR stock has increased by 25.0% and is now trading at GBX 994.
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How were Future's earnings last quarter?

Future plc (LON:FUTR) issued its earnings results on Thursday, May, 17th. The company reported $13.50 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $10.90 by $2.60. Future had a net margin of 11.69% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 8.43%.

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.
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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: 5/17/2018
• Today: 12/11/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Communication Services
• Industry: Publishing
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:FUTR
• CUSIP: N/A
• 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 Stock Price Target: GBX 1,169
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 1,464
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 733
• Potential Upside/Downside: +14.9%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 0.76
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 1,338.16
• Forward P/E Ratio: 8.72
• P/E Growth: 0.64
• Net Income: £90.70 million
• Net Margins: 11.69%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 8.43%
• Return on Assets: 5.49%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 32.94
• Current Ratio: 0.78
• Quick Ratio: 0.60

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £775.70 million
• Price / Sales: 1.44
• Cash Flow: GBX 19.36 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 52.52
• Book Value: GBX 948 per share
• Price / Book: 1.07

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 110,200,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £1.12 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.01