LON:COST Costain Group (COST) Share Price, News & Analysis GBX 107.40 +1.90 (+1.80%) As of 11:57 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock About Costain Group Stock (LON:COST) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get Costain Group alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range 105.40▼ 108.2050-Day Range 86▼ 11152-Week Range 73.65▼ 114.50Volume422,509 shsAverage Volume1.36 million shsMarket Capitalization£287.67 millionP/E Ratio9.59Dividend Yield0.93%Price TargetGBX 105Consensus RatingHold Company OverviewCostain helps to improve people’s lives by creating connected, sustainable infrastructure that enables people and the planet thrive. We shape, create and deliver pioneering solutions that transform the performance of the infrastructure ecosystem across the UK’s energy, water, transportation and defence markets. We are organised around our customers anticipating and solving their challenges and helping to improve performance. By bringing together our unique mix of construction, consulting and digital experts we engineer and deliver sustainable, efficient and practical solutions. Our 3,500 people manage a workforce of around 16,000 people and collaborate with customers, partners, communities and wider industry to make infrastructure fit for a better future. Our ambition is to become a net zero business by 2035, while enhancing biodiversity and natural capital, and we have plans in place to deliver this. We are committed to procure responsibly and to be an inclusive and accessible business for all, enabling us to be our best while focusing on the outcomes that we deliver for people and planet. Read More… Remove Ads Costain Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks15th Percentile Overall ScoreCOST MarketRank™: Costain Group scored higher than 15% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion1.0 / 5Analyst RatingHold Consensus RatingCostain Group has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageCostain Group has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.Read more about Costain Group's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.3 / 5Proj. Earnings GrowthN/A Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Costain Group is 9.59, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 22.60.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Costain Group is 9.59, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 21.69.Price to Earnings Growth RatioCostain Group has a PEG Ratio of 1.63. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioCostain Group has a P/B Ratio of 1.27. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Short InterestN/AShort Interest LevelN/A Short InterestThere is no current short interest data available for COST. Dividend1.7 / 5Dividend StrengthWeak Dividend YieldCostain Group pays a meaningful dividend of 1.17%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthCostain Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Costain Group is 8.93%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Read more about Costain Group's dividend. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Short InterestThere is no current short interest data available for COST. News and Social Media2.0 / 5News SentimentN/A News SentimentCostain Group 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Industrials companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Costain Group this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.Search Interest192 people have searched for COST on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 60% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership0.8 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Costain Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 6.43% of the stock of Costain Group is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions44.69% of the stock of Costain Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Costain Group's insider trading history. Receive COST Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Costain Group and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address COST Stock News HeadlinesTRADING UPDATES: Costain wins deal; Focusrite expects revenue hikeMarch 20, 2025 | lse.co.ukCostain Selected by Urenco to Upgrade InfrastructureMarch 20, 2025 | marketwatch.comIt’s Time to Buy Elon’s “ChatGPT Killer”Elon Musk’s new AI model is blowing everyone’s mind. It has been called “a game-changer in AI innovation”... “The future of AI”... And “a revolutionary leap forward.” Tech legend and angel investor Jeff Brown believes this AI is so powerful that it will kill ChatGPT… And make a lot of people rich in the process.April 1, 2025 | Brownstone Research (Ad)Costain Group's (LON:COST) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last YearMarch 15, 2025 | uk.finance.yahoo.comCostain Group's Projected Earnings Seem Likely To Cover Future DistributionsMarch 14, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comCostain Group PLC (LON:COST) Analysts Are Pretty Bullish On The Stock After Recent ResultsMarch 13, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comCostain Group Full Year 2024 Earnings: EPS Beats Expectations, Revenues LagMarch 12, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comCostain Pretax Profit Rises; Board Confident of ProspectsMarch 11, 2025 | marketwatch.comSee More Headlines COST Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have COST shares performed this year? Costain Group's stock was trading at GBX 106 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, COST stock has increased by 1.3% and is now trading at GBX 107.40. View the best growth stocks for 2025 here. How were Costain Group's earnings last quarter? Costain Group PLC (LON:COST) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March, 11th. The company reported $14.60 earnings per share for the quarter. Costain Group had a net margin of 2.33% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 13.56%. How do I buy shares of Costain Group? Shares of COST 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 Costain Group own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Costain Group investors own include Fluor (FLR), Jacobs Engineering Group (JEC), KBR (KBR), NVIDIA (NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Meta Platforms (META) and John Wood Group (WG). Company Calendar Last Earnings3/11/2025Today4/01/2025Record date for 5/29 Dividend4/17/2025Ex-Dividend for 5/29 Dividend4/17/2025Dividend Payable5/29/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeLON SectorIndustrials Industry Engineering & Construction Sub-IndustryRetail Current SymbolLON:COST CIKN/A Webcostain.com Phone+44-1628-842444FaxN/AEmployees3,270Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price TargetGBX 105 High Stock Price TargetGBX 105 Low Stock Price TargetGBX 105 Potential Upside/Downside-2.2%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.00 Research Coverage1 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)GBX 11.20 Trailing P/E Ratio9.59 Forward P/E Ratio7.81 P/E Growth1.63Net Income£29.90 million Net Margins2.33% Pretax MarginN/A Return on Equity13.56% Return on Assets5.63% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio9.86 Current Ratio1.40 Quick Ratio1.32 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales£1.28 billion Price / Sales0.22 Cash FlowGBX 123.22 per share Price / Cash Flow0.87 Book ValueGBX 84.30 per share Price / Book1.27Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares267,848,262Free FloatN/AMarket Cap£287.67 million OptionableNot Optionable Beta2.64 The 10 Best AI Stocks to Own in 2025Wondering where to start (or end) with AI stocks? 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