F&C Investment Trust (LON:FCIT) to Issue Dividend of GBX 3.60

F&C Investment Trust (LON:FCIT) declared a dividend on Tuesday, September 24th, Upcoming.Co.Uk reports. Stockholders of record on Thursday, October 3rd will be paid a dividend of GBX 3.60 ($0.05) per share on Friday, November 1st. This represents a dividend yield of 0.35%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, October 3rd. The official announcement can be viewed at this link.

F&C Investment Trust Price Performance

FCIT remained flat at GBX 1,022 ($13.69) during trading on Tuesday. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 574,863 shares, compared to its average volume of 532,771. The stock has a market capitalization of £5.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 532.29 and a beta of 0.62. F&C Investment Trust has a 12-month low of GBX 835 ($11.18) and a 12-month high of GBX 1,066.66 ($14.28). The business’s fifty day simple moving average is GBX 1,027.41 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 1,012.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.50, a current ratio of 2.81 and a quick ratio of 3.92.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Julie Tankard purchased 960 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 23rd. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 1,036 ($13.87) per share, with a total value of £9,945.60 ($13,317.62). In other F&C Investment Trust news, insider Julie Tankard acquired 960 shares of F&C Investment Trust stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 23rd. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 1,036 ($13.87) per share, for a total transaction of £9,945.60 ($13,317.62). Also, insider Beatrice Hollond bought 98 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, July 8th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 1,014 ($13.58) per share, with a total value of £993.72 ($1,330.64). Insiders bought a total of 1,076 shares of company stock worth $1,111,995 over the last quarter. 0.75% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

About F&C Investment Trust

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.