F&C Investment Trust (LON:FCIT) Stock Price Up 0.4% – Still a Buy?

F&C Investment Trust (LON:FCIT) shares rose 0.4% on Wednesday. The company traded as high as GBX 344.60 and last traded at GBX 342.80. 1,919,319 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 60% from the average session volume of 4,818,948 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 341.60.

F&C Investment Trust Stock Up 0.4%

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 9.03, a current ratio of 1.94 and a quick ratio of 3.92. The company has a market cap of £6.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 4.52 and a beta of 0.72. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is GBX 343.34 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 330.18.

F&C Investment Trust (LON:FCIT) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, August 3rd. The company reported GBX 2.84 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. F&C Investment Trust had a return on equity of 22.14% and a net margin of 103.67%.

F&C Investment Trust Company Profile

F&C Investment Trust was founded in 1868 to bring the benefits of investing to a wider audience, we’re the oldest investment trust in the world.
F&C aims to provide a reliable foundation to deliver steady, long-term capital growth and a health dividend income. F&C has delivered increasing dividends for 54 years and is classified by the Association of Investment Companies (AIC) as a Dividend Hero.

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