F&C Investment Trust (LON:FCIT) Hits New 52-Week High at $1,034.00

F&C Investment Trust PLC (LON:FCIT)’s stock price hit a new 52-week high on Thursday . The company traded as high as GBX 1,034 ($12.99) and last traded at GBX 1,028 ($12.91), with a volume of 337864 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 1,022 ($12.84).

F&C Investment Trust Stock Up 0.2 %

The company has a current ratio of 6.03, a quick ratio of 3.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 12.13. The firm has a market cap of £5.23 billion, a P/E ratio of 1,584.62 and a beta of 0.62. The firm’s 50 day moving average is GBX 988.09 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 951.86.

F&C Investment Trust Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 9th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 11th will be given a dividend of GBX 4.50 ($0.06) per share. This represents a dividend yield of 0.46%. This is a boost from F&C Investment Trust’s previous dividend of $3.40. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 11th. F&C Investment Trust’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 2,153.85%.

Insider Activity at F&C Investment Trust

In other F&C Investment Trust news, insider Beatrice Hollond purchased 101 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, March 8th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 983 ($12.35) per share, for a total transaction of £992.83 ($1,247.27). 0.77% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

F&C Investment Trust Company Profile

F&C Investment Trust PLC operates closed ended fund. Its objective is to secure long term growth in capital and income from an international investment portfolio. F&C Management Limited manages the investment portfolio of the company. The company is based in London, the United Kingdom.