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

F&C Investment Trust (LON:FCIT) posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday. The company reported GBX 17.01 ($0.22) EPS for the quarter, Digital Look Earnings reports. F&C Investment Trust had a net margin of 95.33% and a return on equity of 18.50%.

F&C Investment Trust Stock Performance

F&C Investment Trust stock opened at GBX 1,106 ($14.37) on Tuesday. 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 firm has a market capitalization of £5.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 5.73 and a beta of 0.62. F&C Investment Trust has a 1-year low of GBX 957.88 ($12.44) and a 1-year high of GBX 1,202.67 ($15.62). The company’s 50-day moving average is GBX 1,157.12 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 1,102.89.

F&C Investment Trust Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Buying and Selling at F&C Investment Trust

In other F&C Investment Trust news, insider Beatrice Hollond bought 87 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 9th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 1,136 ($14.76) per share, for a total transaction of £988.32 ($1,283.70). Insiders acquired 103 shares of company stock worth $117,336 over the last 90 days. Company insiders own 0.76% of the company’s stock.

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.