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

F&C Investment Trust (LON:FCIT) announced a dividend on Thursday, October 31st, Upcoming.Co.Uk reports. Shareholders of record on Thursday, January 2nd will be given a dividend of GBX 3.60 ($0.05) per share on Monday, February 3rd. This represents a yield of 0.34%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, January 2nd. The official announcement can be viewed at this link.

F&C Investment Trust Trading Down 0.2 %

Shares of LON:FCIT traded down GBX 2 ($0.03) during midday trading on Thursday, reaching GBX 1,046 ($13.57). 821,618 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 544,676. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is GBX 1,033.41 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 1,022.38. F&C Investment Trust has a fifty-two week low of GBX 835 ($10.83) and a fifty-two week high of GBX 1,070 ($13.88). The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.50, a current ratio of 2.81 and a quick ratio of 3.92. The stock has a market cap of £5.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 544.79 and a beta of 0.62.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Julie Tankard purchased 960 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 23rd. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 1,036 ($13.44) per share, for a total transaction of £9,945.60 ($12,897.94). In the last three months, insiders have purchased 978 shares of company stock valued at $1,012,623. Company insiders own 0.76% of the company’s stock.

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.