Future plc (LON:FUTR) Receives Average Rating of “Hold” from Analysts

Shares of Future plc (LON:FUTR) have earned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the six brokerages that are covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and two have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month price target among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is GBX 503.50.

Several research firms have recently weighed in on FUTR. Berenberg Bank reissued a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 330 target price on shares of Future in a report on Monday, May 18th. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “hold” rating and set a GBX 295 price target on shares of Future in a research note on Friday, May 15th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on Future from GBX 750 to GBX 740 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, July 17th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 1,013 price objective on shares of Future in a research note on Friday, May 15th.

Future Stock Performance

Shares of FUTR stock opened at GBX 310 on Thursday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is GBX 307 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 339.63. The firm has a market cap of £280.20 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.38, a PEG ratio of 0.64 and a beta of 1.31. Future has a 1 year low of GBX 262.20 and a 1 year high of GBX 779. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 38.86, a quick ratio of 0.60 and a current ratio of 0.95.

Future Company Profile

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