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Essentra (ESNT) Share Price, News & Analysis

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GBX 94.60 -3.10 (-3.17%)
As of 11:12 AM Eastern

About Essentra Stock (LON:ESNT)

Key Stats

Today's Range
94
98.34
50-Day Range
97.70
126.20
52-Week Range
94
191.80
Volume
529,095 shs
Average Volume
2.56 million shs
Market Capitalization
£271.92 million
P/E Ratio
77.93
Dividend Yield
4.23%
Price Target
GBX 206.67
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Essentra plc is a FTSE 250 company and a leading global provider of essential components and solutions, focusing on the manufacture and distribution of plastic injection moulded, vinyl dip moulded and metal items. Headquartered in the United Kingdom, Essentra's global network extends to 28 countries worldwide and includes c.3,000 employees, 14 manufacturing facilities, 24 distribution centres and 33 sales & service centres serving c.69,000 customers with a rapid supply of low cost but essential products for a variety of applications in industries such as equipment manufacturing, automotive, fabrication, electronics, medical and renewable energy. For further information, please visit www.essentraplc.com

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Essentra Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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43rd Percentile Overall Score

ESNT MarketRank™: 

Essentra scored higher than 43% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Essentra has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 3 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Essentra has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Essentra's stock forecast and price target.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Essentra is 78.26, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.46.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Essentra is 78.26, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 77.49.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Essentra has a PEG Ratio of 3.84. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Essentra has a P/B Ratio of 0.99. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for ESNT.
  • Dividend Yield

    Essentra has a dividend yield of 0.03%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Essentra does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Essentra is 329.52%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Read more about Essentra's dividend.
  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for ESNT.
  • News Sentiment

    Essentra has a news sentiment score of -0.38. 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 Basic Materials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Essentra this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 1 people have added Essentra to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -75% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Essentra insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £48,587.44 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.99% of the stock of Essentra is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    121.71% of the stock of Essentra is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Essentra's insider trading history.
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ESNT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Essentra's stock was trading at GBX 133 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, ESNT stock has decreased by 28.6% and is now trading at GBX 95.
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Essentra plc (LON:ESNT) announced its earnings results on Wednesday, March, 19th. The company reported $8.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Essentra had a net margin of 1.13% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 1.28%.

Shares of ESNT 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.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Essentra investors own include Rolls-Royce Holdings plc (RR.L), BP (BP), Imperial Brands (IMB), Barclays (BARC), Carillion (CLLN), HSBC (HSBA) and Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
3/19/2025
Today
4/03/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
LON
Industry
Specialty Chemicals
Sub-Industry
Insurance
Current Symbol
LON:ESNT
Previous Symbol
LON:FLTR
CIK
N/A
Fax
N/A
Employees
350
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
GBX 206.67
High Stock Price Target
GBX 250
Low Stock Price Target
GBX 170
Potential Upside/Downside
+111.5%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
3 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
80.48
Forward P/E Ratio
0.19
P/E Growth
3.84
Net Income
£3.50 million
Pretax Margin
N/A

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
£309.74 million
Cash Flow
GBX 19.79 per share
Price / Cash Flow
4.94
Book Value
GBX 95.89 per share
Price / Book
1.02

Miscellaneous

Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
£280.83 million
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
1.18
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This page (LON:ESNT) was last updated on 4/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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