F&C Investment Trust (LON:FCIT) Sets New 12-Month High – Still a Buy?

F&C Investment Trust (LON:FCIT)’s stock price reached a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The company traded as high as GBX 1,178 ($14.53) and last traded at GBX 1,176.51 ($14.51), with a volume of 82295 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 1,176 ($14.50).

F&C Investment Trust Stock Up 0.1 %

The stock has a market cap of £5.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 613.32 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. The firm’s fifty day moving average is GBX 1,125.44 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 1,066.85.

F&C Investment Trust Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, February 3rd. Investors of record on Thursday, January 2nd will be given a dividend of GBX 3.60 ($0.04) per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, January 2nd. This represents a dividend yield of 0.34%. F&C Investment Trust’s dividend payout ratio is presently 781.25%.

Insider Activity at F&C Investment Trust

In other F&C Investment Trust news, insider Beatrice Hollond purchased 90 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 8th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 1,094 ($13.49) per share, for a total transaction of £984.60 ($1,214.06). Insiders acquired a total of 185 shares of company stock worth $206,436 in the last 90 days. 0.76% of the stock is 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.