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

F&C Investment Trust (LON:FCIT) issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday. The company reported GBX 2.84 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, Digital Look Earnings reports. F&C Investment Trust had a net margin of 105.66% and a return on equity of 11.28%.

F&C Investment Trust Price Performance

Shares of LON FCIT opened at GBX 333.40 on Monday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 340.72 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 324.63. F&C Investment Trust has a fifty-two week low of GBX 286.75 and a fifty-two week high of GBX 355.90. The company has a market capitalization of £6.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.62 and a beta of 0.80. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 9.42, a quick ratio of 3.92 and a current ratio of 2.66.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Rain Newton Smith purchased 294 shares of F&C Investment Trust stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 8th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 338 per share, for a total transaction of £993.72. Also, insider Beatrice Hollond purchased 294 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 8th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 338 per share, with a total value of £993.72. Over the last three months, insiders bought 1,482 shares of company stock worth $496,716. Insiders own 0.13% of the company’s stock.

F&C Investment Trust Company Profile

F&C Investment Trust was founded in 1868 to bring the benefits of investing to a wider audience, we’re the oldest investment trust in the world.
F&C aims to provide a reliable foundation to deliver steady, long-term capital growth and a health dividend income. F&C has delivered increasing dividends for 54 years and is classified by the Association of Investment Companies (AIC) as a Dividend Hero.

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