F&C Investment Trust (LON:FCIT) Sets New 12-Month High – Here’s What Happened

F&C Investment Trust (LON:FCIT) shares reached a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The company traded as high as GBX 1,200 ($15.10) and last traded at GBX 1,196.68 ($15.06), with a volume of 40784 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 1,196 ($15.05).

F&C Investment Trust Trading Down 0.4 %

The stock has a fifty day moving average of GBX 1,152.16 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 1,089.87. The company has a market capitalization of £5.76 billion, a PE ratio of 6.17 and a beta of 0.62. 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 Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Monday, February 3rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, January 2nd were paid a GBX 3.60 ($0.05) dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, January 2nd. This represents a dividend yield of 0.34%. F&C Investment Trust’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 7.77%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Beatrice Hollond bought 87 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 9th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 1,136 ($14.29) per share, for a total transaction of £988.32 ($1,243.64). Insiders have acquired a total of 103 shares of company stock worth $117,496 in the last 90 days. 0.76% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.