Future (LON:FUTR) Shares Cross Below 200-Day Moving Average – Should You Sell?

Future plc (LON:FUTR) crossed below its 200-day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 987.42 ($12.33) and traded as low as GBX 891 ($11.12). Future shares last traded at GBX 912.76 ($11.40), with a volume of 285,841 shares.

Future Stock Performance

The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is GBX 935.51 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 986.37. The company has a market capitalization of £1.01 billion, a PE ratio of 1,206.63, a P/E/G ratio of 0.64 and a beta of 1.01. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 32.94, a quick ratio of 0.60 and a current ratio of 0.78.

Future (LON:FUTR) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, December 5th. The company reported GBX 124.60 ($1.56) earnings per share for the quarter. Future had a return on equity of 8.43% and a net margin of 11.69%. As a group, research analysts expect that Future plc will post 116.6270784 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Future Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, February 11th. Investors of record on Thursday, January 16th will be paid a dividend of GBX 3.40 ($0.04) per share. This represents a yield of 0.35%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, January 16th. Future’s payout ratio is 394.74%.

Future Company Profile

Future is a global platform for specialist media underpinned by proprietary technology, enabled by data; with diversified revenue streams