--- title: "F&C Investment Trust (LON:FCIT) Hits New 1-Year High - Time to Buy?" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/276887752.md" description: "F&C Investment Trust (LON:FCIT) reached a new 52-week high of GBX 1,290 during trading, closing at GBX 1,289. The stock is up 1.2% with a market cap of £6.11 billion and a PE ratio of 17.84. Recent insider purchases include 78 shares each by Rain Newton Smith and Beatrice Hollond at GBX 1,264. The company, founded in 1868, is known for its long-term capital growth and consistent dividend payments. Analysts currently rate it as a Hold, suggesting other stocks may be better buys." datetime: "2026-02-25T12:37:05.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/276887752.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/276887752.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/276887752.md) --- # F&C Investment Trust (LON:FCIT) Hits New 1-Year High - Time to Buy? F&C Investment Trust (LON:FCIT - Get Free Report)'s stock price reached a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as high as GBX 1,290 and last traded at GBX 1,289, with a volume of 393460 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at GBX 1,274. Get **F&C Investment Trust** alerts: ## F&C Investment Trust Stock Up 1.2% The firm has a market capitalization of £6.11 billion, a PE ratio of 17.84 and a beta of 0.62. The firm's 50-day moving average is GBX 1,254.65 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 1,218.87. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.50, a quick ratio of 3.92 and a current ratio of 2.81. ## Insider Buying and Selling at F&C Investment Trust In other F&C Investment Trust news, insider Rain Newton Smith purchased 78 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 9th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 1,264 per share, for a total transaction of £985.92. Also, insider Beatrice Hollond acquired 78 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 9th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 1,264 per share, with a total value of £985.92. Insiders have acquired 1,488 shares of company stock valued at $1,885,380 over the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 0.15% of the company's stock. ## F&C Investment Trust Company Profile (Get Free Report) 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. The value of investments and any income from them can go down as well as up and you may not get back the original amount invested. ## Featured Stories - Five stocks we like better than F&C Investment Trust - The gold chart Wall Street is terrified of… - America’s 1776 happening again - Buy this Gold Stock Before May 2026 - This makes me furious - What a Former CIA Agent Knows About the Coming Collapse _This instant news alert was generated by narrative science technology and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest reporting and unbiased coverage. Please send any questions or comments about this story to contact@marketbeat.com._ ## Should You Invest $1,000 in F&C Investment Trust Right Now? Before you consider F&C Investment Trust, you'll want to hear this. MarketBeat keeps track of Wall Street's top-rated and best performing research analysts and the stocks they recommend to their clients on a daily basis. MarketBeat has identified the five stocks that top analysts are quietly whispering to their clients to buy now before the broader market catches on... and F&C Investment Trust wasn't on the list. While F&C Investment Trust currently has a Hold rating among analysts, top-rated analysts believe these five stocks are better buys. View The Five Stocks Here ### Related Stocks - [FCIT.UK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/FCIT.UK.md) ## Related News & Research - [MAYFAIR GOLD ADVANCES DISTRICT-SCALE EXPLORATION STRATEGY | MINE Stock News](https://longbridge.com/en/news/287210924.md) - [Insider Buying: ActiveOps (LON:AOM) Insider Acquires 69 Shares of Stock](https://longbridge.com/en/news/287009068.md) - [Anglo American (LON:AAL) Insider Buys £121.68 in Stock](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286856780.md) - [Insider Buying: Pennon Group (LON:PNN) Insider Acquires 30 Shares of Stock](https://longbridge.com/en/news/287160357.md) - [Dr. Martens (LON:DOCS) Insider Acquires £149.12 in Stock](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286511289.md)