Global Blue Group (GB) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Global Blue Group Holding AG, together with its subsidiaries, provides technology-enabled transaction processing services for merchants, banks, acquirers, governments, and travelers in Europe, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. The company operates in three segments: Tax Free Shopping Technology Solutions (TFSS), Added-Value Payment Solutions (AVPS), and Retail Tech Solutions (RTS). It offers TFSS, a value added tax (VAT) refund service that allows eligible shoppers to reclaim VAT on goods purchased outside of their home country; and intelligence and marketing services. The company also provides AVPS, a service which enables customers to pay in their choice of preferred currency, home or destination, and at the point of sale (POS) when shopping outside of their home country under the Dynamic Currency Choice and Currency Select brands. In addition, it offers currency conversion services for POS, e-commerce return solutions, dynamic currency conversion (DCC) services, and DCC services at ATMs, as well as multi-currency processing services for online retailers. Further, the company provides ZigZag, a technology platform that fully digitalizes the eCommerce returns experience and enhances the process for both retailers and consumers; Yocuda that enables retailers to send digital receipts to their customers; and ShipUp, a post-purchase engagement solution for online purchases enabling brands to deliver seamless, proactive, and branded post-purchase communication. Global Blue Group Holding AG was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Wangen-Brüttisellen, Switzerland.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $5.61 to $6.25
• 50-Day Range: $4.97 to $6.25
• 52-Week Range: $4.10 to $6.25
• Volume: 129,937 shs
• Average Volume: 34,394 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.19 billion
• P/E Ratio: 44.64
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $6.00
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Global Blue Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Global Blue Group scored higher than 45% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 237th out of 323 stocks in the business services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Global Blue Group has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Global Blue Group has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 12.50%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Global Blue Group are expected to grow by 12.50% in the coming year, from $0.32 to $0.36 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Global Blue Group is 44.64, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 135.46.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Global Blue Group is 44.64, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 44.94.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Global Blue Group has a P/B Ratio of 15.63. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.27% of the float of Global Blue Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Global Blue Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Global Blue Group has recently increased by 23.34%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Global Blue Group does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Global Blue Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.27% of the float of Global Blue Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Global Blue Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Global Blue Group has recently increased by 23.34%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.44

News Sentiment

Global Blue Group has a news sentiment score of 0.44. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.57 average news sentiment score of Business Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Global Blue Group this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

1 people have searched for GB on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

5 people have added Global Blue Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Global Blue Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 5.20% of the stock of Global Blue Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

89.66% of the stock of Global Blue Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

GB Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have GB shares performed this year?

Global Blue Group's stock was trading at $4.73 at the beginning of the year. Since then, GB stock has increased by 32.1% and is now trading at $6.25.
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How were Global Blue Group's earnings last quarter?

Global Blue Group Holding AG (NYSE:GB) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August, 28th. The company reported $0.03 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.06 by $0.03. The firm earned $126.75 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $127.42 million. Global Blue Group had a net margin of 7.32% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 48.62%.

Who are Global Blue Group's major shareholders?

Global Blue Group's top institutional shareholders include Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (2.61%), WCM Investment Management LLC (1.02%), Scalar Gauge Management LLC (0.15%) and Atom Investors LP (0.04%).

How do I buy shares of Global Blue Group?

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What other stocks do shareholders of Global Blue Group own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Global Blue Group investors own include Barrick Gold (GOLD), Meta Platforms (META), Shopify (SHOP), Bank of Montreal (BMO), NIKE (NKE), New Zealand Energy (NZ) and PayPal (PYPL).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/28/2024
• Today: 11/22/2024
• Next Earnings (Confirmed): 11/22/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 3/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Business Services
• Industry: Data processing & preparation
• Sub-Industry: Business Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:GB
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 1799983
• Web: farpoint.ventures
• Phone: 41-22-363-7740
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,939
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $6.00
• High Stock Price Target: $6.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $6.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -4.0%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $0.14
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 44.64
• Forward P/E Ratio: 19.53
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $15.12 million
• Net Margins: 7.32%
• Pretax Margin: 16.24%
• Return on Equity: 48.62%
• Return on Assets: 2.67%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 5.92
• Current Ratio: 0.98
• Quick Ratio: 0.98

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $458.29 million
• Price / Sales: 2.59
• Cash Flow: $0.45 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 13.83
• Book Value: $0.40 per share
• Price / Book: 15.63

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 189,860,000
• Free Float: 179,983,000
• Market Cap: $1.19 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.42