Future (LON:FUTR) Insider Ivana Kirkbride Buys 1,000 Shares of Stock

Future plc (LON:FUTRGet Free Report) insider Ivana Kirkbride purchased 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 4th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 518 per share, with a total value of £5,180.

Future Trading Down 1.7%

Shares of LON FUTR opened at GBX 516 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of £481.64 million, a P/E ratio of 8.31, a PEG ratio of 0.64 and a beta of 1.01. Future plc has a 1-year low of GBX 488.40 and a 1-year high of GBX 1,073. The business’s 50 day moving average is GBX 540.31 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 632.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 31.50, a current ratio of 0.69 and a quick ratio of 0.60.

Future (LON:FUTRGet Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, December 4th. The company reported GBX 124.20 earnings per share for the quarter. Future had a return on equity of 8.41% and a net margin of 11.69%. As a group, research analysts expect that Future plc will post 116.6270784 EPS for the current year.

Future declared that its board has authorized a share buyback plan on Thursday, December 4th that permits the company to buyback 0 outstanding shares. This buyback authorization permits the company to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are usually a sign that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on shares of Future from GBX 1,280 to GBX 1,235 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, December 5th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 984.

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