Ascential (ASCL) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Ascential plc provides specialist information, analytics, and e-commerce optimization platforms in the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, the United States, Canada, China, rest of the Asia Pacific, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America. The company operates in two segments, Marketing and Financial Technology. The Marketing segment conducts events, as well as offers intelligence and advisory services for marketing champion activities. The Financial Technology segment provides events and intelligence that improves performance and innovation for various customers, including payments, banks, technology companies, venture capitalists, startups, and regulators, as well as merchants, retailers, and brands. It offers data, analytics, and insights platforms, which provide actionable intelligence to drive informed strategic decisions; and advisory and training services that help customers in industry trends and best practices. The company was formerly known as Trident Floatco PLC and changed its name to Ascential plc in January 2016. Ascential plc was founded in 1887 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: N/A
• 50-Day Range: 566 to 567
• 52-Week Range: N/A
• Volume: 33.19 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.23 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £1.17 billion
• P/E Ratio: 4,725.00
• Dividend Yield: 2.58%
• Price Target: GBX 500.50
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Ascential Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Ascential scored higher than 28% 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: 3.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Ascential 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

Ascential has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Ascential is 4,725.00, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 23.34.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Ascential is 4,725.00, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Communication Services sector average P/E ratio of about 24.78.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Ascential has a PEG Ratio of 1.06. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Short Interest

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

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for ASCL.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Ascential pays a meaningful dividend of 2.58%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Ascential is 5,000.00%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Sustainability and ESG

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

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for ASCL.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

Search Interest

1 people have searched for ASCL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Ascential insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 7.04% of the stock of Ascential is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

107.21% of the stock of Ascential is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

ASCL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How do I buy shares of Ascential?

Shares of ASCL 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 Ascential own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Ascential investors own include KAZ Minerals (KAZ), Standard Chartered (STAN), Associated British Foods (ABF), Bank of America (BAC), Intelsat (I), Chaarat Gold (CGH) and Fossil Group (FOSL).

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Communication Services
• Industry: Advertising Agencies
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:ASCL
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.ascential.com
• Phone: +44-20-75165000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 700
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 500.50
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 568
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 433
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 0.12
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 4,725.00
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: 1.06
• Net Income: £39.80 million
• Net Margins: 137.00%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 8.85%
• Return on Assets: 3.36%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 4.25
• Current Ratio: 0.90
• Quick Ratio: 0.92

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £228.10 million
• Price / Sales: 0.00
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.79
• Book Value: GBX 61 per share
• Price / Book: N/A

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 205,920,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £1.17 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.80