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

Shares of Future plc (LON:FUTR) have been given an average recommendation of “Hold” by the six brokerages that are covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and two have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month target price among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is GBX 503.50.

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

Future Stock Performance

LON:FUTR opened at GBX 310 on Thursday. Future has a 12 month low of GBX 262.20 and a 12 month high of GBX 779. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 38.86, a current ratio of 0.95 and a quick ratio of 0.60. The firm has a market capitalization of £280.20 million, a PE ratio of 8.38, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.64 and a beta of 1.31. The business’s fifty day moving average price is GBX 307 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 339.63.

Future Company Profile

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