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Associated British Foods (ABF) Share Price, News & Analysis

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GBX 2,054 -1.00 (-0.05%)
(As of 12/20/2024 12:31 PM ET)

About Associated British Foods Stock (LON:ABF)

Key Stats

Today's Range
2,037
2,060
50-Day Range
2,054
2,377
52-Week Range
2,037
2,770.66
Volume
1.86 million shs
Average Volume
1.67 million shs
Market Capitalization
£15.11 billion
P/E Ratio
1,325.16
Dividend Yield
2.63%
Price Target
GBX 2,220
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Associated British Foods plc operates as a diversified food, ingredients, and retail company worldwide. It operates through five segments: Grocery, Ingredients, Agriculture, Sugar, and Retail. The Grocery segment manufactures and sells grocery products, including hot beverages, sugar and sweeteners, vegetable oils, balsamic vinegars, bread and baked goods, cereals, ethnic foods, and meat products to retail, wholesale, and foodservice businesses. The Ingredients segment manufactures bakers' yeast, bakery ingredients, enzymes, lipids, yeast extracts, and cereal specialties. The Agriculture segment manufactures and sells animal feeds; and provides other products and services for the agriculture sector. The Sugar segment is involved in growing, processing, and selling sugar beet and sugar cane to industrial users. The Retail segment is involved in buying and merchandising clothing and accessories through the Primark and Penneys retail chains, which offer women's, men's, and kids wear, as well as beauty, homeware, and accessories. The company was incorporated in 1934 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. Associated British Foods plc operates as a subsidiary of Wittington Investments Limited.

Associated British Foods Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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Associated British Foods scored higher than 10% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Associated British Foods is 1,325.16, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 113.36.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Associated British Foods is 1,325.16, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Defensive sector average P/E ratio of about 211.67.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Associated British Foods has a PEG Ratio of 1.51. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Associated British Foods has a P/B Ratio of 1.41. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Short Interest

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

    Associated British Foods pays a meaningful dividend of 2.26%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Associated British Foods does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Associated British Foods is 3,483.87%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Read more about Associated British Foods' dividend.
  • Short Interest

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

    Associated British Foods has a news sentiment score of -1.05. 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 0.41 average news sentiment score of Consumer Defensive companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Associated British Foods this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Associated British Foods insiders have sold 1,130.70% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought £99,477.96 in company stock and sold £1,224,271.33 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    58.08% of the stock of Associated British Foods is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    Only 18.54% of the stock of Associated British Foods is held by institutions.

  • Read more about Associated British Foods' insider trading history.
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ABF Stock News Headlines

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ABF Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Associated British Foods' stock was trading at GBX 2,367 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, ABF shares have decreased by 13.2% and is now trading at GBX 2,054.
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Associated British Foods plc (LON:ABF) announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April, 21st. The company reported $61.80 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $61.20 by $0.60. Associated British Foods had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.69% and a net margin of 5.92%.

Shares of ABF 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.
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Associated British Foods investors own include Intelsat (I), Bank of America (BAC), Chaarat Gold (CGH), Fossil Group (FOSL), AMC Entertainment (AMC), HSBC (HSBA) and First Data (FDC).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
4/21/2020
Ex-Dividend for 1/10 Dividend
12/12/2024
Today
12/22/2024
Dividend Payable
1/10/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Packaged Foods
Sub-Industry
N/A
CIK
N/A
Fax
N/A
Employees
133,000
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
GBX 2,220
High Stock Price Target
GBX 2,250
Low Stock Price Target
GBX 2,190
Potential Upside/Downside
+8.1%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.00
Research Coverage
3 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
£1.18 billion
Pretax Margin
N/A

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
£19.92 billion
Cash Flow
GBX 334.58 per share
Book Value
GBX 1,461 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
£15.11 billion
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
1.24
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This page (LON:ABF) was last updated on 12/22/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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