F&C Investment Trust (LON:FCIT) to Issue 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 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 seen at this link.

F&C Investment Trust Stock Down 0.2 %

FCIT stock traded down GBX 2 ($0.03) during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting GBX 1,100 ($14.29). 21,945,020 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,037,197. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.50, a quick ratio of 3.92 and a current ratio of 2.81. The firm has a market cap of £5.32 billion, a P/E ratio of 5.70 and a beta of 0.62. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is GBX 1,157.12 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 1,102.89. 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).

F&C Investment Trust (LON:FCIT) last announced its earnings results 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%.

Insider Activity

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

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.