A.G. BARR (BAG) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

A.G. Barr is a UK-based branded multi beverage business focused on growth and the creation of long-term shareholder value. Ambitious and value driven, with strong consumer focus, it is a brand owners and builder, offering a diverse and differentiated portfolio of brands that people love. Established almost 150 years ago in Scotland, now operating across the UK and with export markets throughout the world, A.G. Barr strives to grow its business both organically and through targeted acquisition. A.G. Barr’s purpose is to create value with values, by building great brands across its three business divisions: At A.G. Barr’s core is Barr Soft Drinks, brightening people’s lives, with refreshingly different soft drinks. Established in 1875 and home to some of the UK’s most loved soft drinks brands - from the iconic IRN-BRU to the vibrant fruit-based brand RUBICON and the unique range of BARR flavours, Barr Soft Drinks’ brands offer people a choice of great tasting products and bring exciting innovation to the market, available across multiple channels. FUNKIN operates within the exciting and dynamic cocktail market. Real fruit means authentic taste and FUNKIN believes that to shake the best cocktail you have to use the best ingredients. That’s why they use the best fruit to create their premium products, famous amongst top bartenders. As the UK’s number 1 cocktail brand FUNKIN provides innovative and unique purées, syrups, mixers and a growing ready to drink cocktail range, for behind the bar and at home. Making ordinary moments extraordinary. MOMA uses a blend of the highest quality wholegrain jumbo oats that give its oat drinks a full-bodied flavour and its porridge a distinctively creamy texture. MOMA believes in crafting simple, natural ingredients into food and drink that tastes awesome, because a little extra skill and care turns ‘good for you’ into ‘great’. A.G. Barr’s simple, effective and profitable business model - making, moving, marketing and selling - is supported by strong partnerships, talented people and responsible actions. Employing over 1,000 people across nine UK locations, A.G. Barr is proud to be a responsible business that listens to its consumers, builds lasting customer relationships, takes care of its people, values diversity, gives something back to its communities and works to minimise our environmental impact.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 610 to 637
• 50-Day Range: 558 to 648
• 52-Week Range: 513 to 686
• Volume: 67,615 shs
• Average Volume: 191,973 shs
• Market Capitalization: £706.22 million
• P/E Ratio: 19.43
• Dividend Yield: 2.53%
• Price Target: GBX 603.50
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

A.G. BARR Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

A.G. BARR scored higher than 29% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

A.G. BARR has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

A.G. BARR has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of A.G. BARR is 19.43, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 23.58.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of A.G. BARR is 19.43, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Defensive sector average P/E ratio of about 10.82.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

A.G. BARR has a PEG Ratio of 1.36. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

A.G. BARR has a P/B Ratio of 2.35. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for BAG.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

A.G. BARR pays a meaningful dividend of 2.38%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

A.G. BARR does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of A.G. BARR is 49.20%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Sustainability and ESG

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

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for BAG.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

A.G. BARR has a news sentiment score of 0.67. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.42 average news sentiment score of Consumer Defensive companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for A.G. BARR this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, A.G. BARR insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £449.44 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

23.13% of the stock of A.G. BARR is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

46.72% of the stock of A.G. BARR is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

BAG Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have BAG shares performed this year?

A.G. BARR's stock was trading at GBX 609 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, BAG stock has increased by 3.8% and is now trading at GBX 632.
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How were A.G. BARR's earnings last quarter?

A.G. BARR p.l.c. (LON:BAG) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April, 8th. The company reported $26.50 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $27.30 by $0.80. A.G. BARR had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 12.27% and a net margin of 8.81%.

How do I buy shares of A.G. BARR?

Shares of BAG stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.

What other stocks do shareholders of A.G. BARR own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that A.G. BARR investors own include Intel (INTC), Meta Platforms (META), Babcock International Group (BAB), Greencore Group (GNC), accesso Technology Group (ACSO), Alliance Pharma (APH) and boohoo group (BOO).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 4/08/2020
• Today: 2/22/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Consumer Defensive
• Industry: Beverages - Non - Alcoholic
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:BAG
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.agbarr.co.uk
• Phone: +44-1236-852400
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,030
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 603.50
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 685
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 522
• Potential Upside/Downside: -4.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 32.52
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 19.43
• Forward P/E Ratio: 14.46
• P/E Growth: 1.36
• Net Income: £36.51 million
• Net Margins: 8.81%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 12.27%
• Return on Assets: 7.77%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 2.62
• Current Ratio: 1.87
• Quick Ratio: 1.99

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £414.41 million
• Price / Sales: 1.70
• Cash Flow: GBX 67.49 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.36
• Book Value: GBX 268.42 per share
• Price / Book: 2.35

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 111,744,225
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £706.22 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.38