Future plc to Issue Dividend of GBX 3.40 (LON:FUTR)

Future plc (LON:FUTR) announced a dividend on Thursday, December 5th,Upcoming Dividends.Co.Uk reports. Investors of record on Thursday, January 16th will be given a dividend of GBX 3.40 ($0.04) per share on Tuesday, February 11th. This represents a yield of 0.35%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, January 16th. The official announcement can be viewed at this link.

Future Price Performance

FUTR opened at GBX 1,121 ($14.30) on Friday. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is GBX 922.75 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 1,011.43. Future has a 52-week low of GBX 515.50 ($6.58) and a 52-week high of GBX 1,160 ($14.80). The stock has a market capitalization of £1.24 billion, a P/E ratio of 1,438.16, a P/E/G ratio of 0.64 and a beta of 1.01. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 32.94, a quick ratio of 0.60 and a current ratio of 0.78.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

FUTR has been the topic of several research reports. Canaccord Genuity Group cut shares of Future to a “sell” rating and raised their target price for the stock from GBX 660 ($8.42) to GBX 733 ($9.35) in a report on Friday, August 9th. Shore Capital restated a “buy” rating on shares of Future in a research note on Thursday, September 19th.

Future Company Profile

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.