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Imperial Brands (IMB) Share Price, News & Analysis

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GBX 2,835 -65.00 (-2.24%)
As of 04/4/2025 12:55 PM Eastern

About Imperial Brands Stock (LON:IMB)

Key Stats

Today's Range
2,835
2,962
50-Day Range
2,662
2,900
52-Week Range
1,676.50
2,962
Volume
128.09 million shs
Average Volume
7.89 million shs
Market Capitalization
£23.80 billion
P/E Ratio
12.01
Dividend Yield
5.40%
Price Target
GBX 2,205
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

We are Imperial Brands, a global consumer-focused organisation and the fourth largest international tobacco company. We’re driven by our purpose: to forge a path to a healthier future for moments of relaxation and pleasure. The world’s one billion adult smokers are seeking new and potentially less harmful products and we are committed to meeting their diverse and evolving needs. We’re also committed to becoming fully Net Zero by 2040. As the smallest of the four major international tobacco businesses, we know that we are at our best when we are a focused challenger, battling on behalf of our retail partners, consumers and wider society. We celebrate the enduring success of our iconic portfolio of cigarette, fine cut and other tobacco brands, which generate the funds to build a targeted and sustainable range of vapour, heated tobacco and oral nicotine products. Our disciplined capital allocation framework enables us to continue to invest behind our strategy, while maintaining a strong, efficient balance sheet and delivering enhanced shareholder returns. For more information about Imperial Brands, our transformation, our ESG priorities, our investment case and our brands, visit www.imperialbrandsplc.com

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Imperial Brands Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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IMB MarketRank™: 

Imperial Brands scored higher than 21% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Imperial Brands 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

    Imperial Brands has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

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

    The P/E ratio of Imperial Brands is 12.01, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.03.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Imperial Brands is 12.01, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Defensive sector average P/E ratio of about 11.28.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Imperial Brands has a PEG Ratio of 16.51. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Imperial Brands has a P/B Ratio of 4.15. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for IMB.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Imperial Brands is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.38%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    Imperial Brands does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Imperial Brands is 64.80%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Read more about Imperial Brands' dividend.
  • Short Interest

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

    Imperial Brands has a news sentiment score of 0.31. 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 0.46 average news sentiment score of Consumer Defensive companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Imperial Brands this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    1 people have searched for IMB on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Imperial Brands insiders have bought 232.42% more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £10,396,870.08 in company stock and sold £3,127,662.04 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 7.33% of the stock of Imperial Brands is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    67.95% of the stock of Imperial Brands is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Imperial Brands' insider trading history.
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IMB Stock News Headlines

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IMB Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Imperial Brands' stock was trading at GBX 2,553 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, IMB stock has increased by 11.0% and is now trading at GBX 2,835.
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Imperial Brands PLC (LON:IMB) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November, 19th. The company reported $297.00 EPS for the quarter. Imperial Brands had a net margin of 11.44% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 41.84%.

Shares of IMB 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 Imperial Brands investors own include Smith & Nephew (SN), British American Tobacco (BATS), GSK (GSK), Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), Tesco (TSCO), Vodafone Group Public (VOD) and BP (BP).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
11/19/2024
Record date for 3/31 Dividend
2/20/2025
Ex-Dividend for 3/31 Dividend
2/20/2025
Dividend Payable
3/31/2025
Today
4/05/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
LON
Industry
Tobacco
Sub-Industry
Tobacco Products
Current Symbol
LON:IMB
Previous Symbol
LON:IMT
CIK
N/A
Fax
N/A
Employees
25,200
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
GBX 2,205
High Stock Price Target
GBX 2,600
Low Stock Price Target
GBX 1,810
Potential Upside/Downside
-22.2%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.50
Research Coverage
2 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
12.01
Forward P/E Ratio
11.50
P/E Growth
16.51
Net Income
£1.98 billion
Pretax Margin
N/A

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
£17.31 billion
Cash Flow
GBX 268.31 per share
Price / Cash Flow
10.57
Book Value
GBX 683.79 per share
Price / Book
4.15

Miscellaneous

Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
£23.80 billion
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
0.42
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This page (LON:IMB) was last updated on 4/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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