F&C Investment Trust (LON:FCIT) Plans Dividend of GBX 4.80

F&C Investment Trust (LON:FCIT) declared a dividend on Monday, March 17th, DividendData.Co.Uk reports. Investors of record on Thursday, April 10th will be given a dividend of GBX 4.80 ($0.06) per share on Wednesday, May 7th. This represents a dividend yield of 0.44%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 10th. This is a 33.3% increase from F&C Investment Trust’s previous dividend of $3.60. The official announcement can be viewed at this link.

F&C Investment Trust Stock Down 0.2 %

Shares of LON:FCIT traded down GBX 2 ($0.03) during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting GBX 1,100 ($14.29). The stock had a trading volume of 21,945,020 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,037,197. F&C Investment Trust has a 12 month low of GBX 957.88 ($12.44) and a 12 month high of GBX 1,202.67 ($15.62). The company has a quick ratio of 3.92, a current ratio of 2.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.50. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is GBX 1,157.12 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 1,102.89. The company has a market cap of £5.32 billion, a P/E ratio of 5.70 and a beta of 0.62.

F&C Investment Trust (LON:FCIT) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 18th. The company reported GBX 17.01 ($0.22) EPS for the quarter. F&C Investment Trust had a net margin of 95.33% and a return on equity of 18.50%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Beatrice Hollond acquired 87 shares of F&C Investment Trust stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 9th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 1,136 ($14.76) per share, with a total value of £988.32 ($1,283.70). Insiders purchased a total of 103 shares of company stock valued at $117,336 over the last ninety days. 0.76% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

About F&C Investment Trust

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.