Future plc (LON:FUTR) Receives Average Recommendation of “Hold” from Brokerages

Future plc (LON:FUTR) has earned an average rating of “Hold” from the six analysts that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company. The average 12-month price target among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is GBX 586.

Several brokerages recently commented on FUTR. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a GBX 1,013 price target on shares of Future in a research report on Friday. Canaccord Genuity Group dropped their price target on shares of Future from GBX 733 to GBX 358 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Barclays dropped their price target on shares of Future from GBX 640 to GBX 285 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 1st. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “hold” rating and set a GBX 295 price target on shares of Future in a research report on Friday. Finally, Berenberg Bank reaffirmed a “hold” rating and set a GBX 330 price target on shares of Future in a research report on Monday.

Future Stock Performance

Shares of FUTR stock opened at GBX 313.30 on Tuesday. Future has a one year low of GBX 262.20 and a one year high of GBX 806. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 38.86, a quick ratio of 0.60 and a current ratio of 0.95. The company has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 351.09 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 467.77. The firm has a market capitalization of £287.02 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.05, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.64 and a beta of 1.33.

Future (LON:FUTR) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 14th. The company reported GBX 13.10 EPS for the quarter. Future had a net margin of 5.14% and a return on equity of 3.57%. The firm had revenue of £349.10 million during the quarter. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Future will post 116.6270784 EPS for the current year.

Future Company Profile

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