Balfour Beatty (BBY) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Balfour Beatty is a leading international infrastructure group. With 26,000 employees across the UK, US and Hong Kong, we’re leading the transformation of our industry to meet the challenges of the future. Trusted by our customers to deliver sustainable solutions and strengthen communities, we finance, develop, build, maintain and operate the increasingly complex and critical infrastructure that supports national economies and deliver projects at the heart of local communities. Collaborating with governments, our customers and partners, we deliver powerful new solutions, shape thinking, create skylines and inspire a new generation of talent to be the change-makers of tomorrow.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 440.20 to 446.40
• 50-Day Range: 426 to 462
• 52-Week Range: 315.80 to 472.80
• Volume: 1.82 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.86 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £2.27 billion
• P/E Ratio: 1,061.82
• Dividend Yield: 2.69%
• Price Target: GBX 525
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Balfour Beatty Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Balfour Beatty scored higher than 27% 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: 2.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Balfour Beatty has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Balfour Beatty has only been the subject of 1 research reports 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 Balfour Beatty is 1,061.82, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 113.35.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Balfour Beatty is 1,061.82, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 370.75.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Balfour Beatty has a PEG Ratio of 3.75. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Balfour Beatty has a P/B Ratio of 2.02. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

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

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for BBY.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Balfour Beatty pays a meaningful dividend of 2.72%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Balfour Beatty does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Balfour Beatty is 2,857.14%. 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 BBY.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.25

News Sentiment

Balfour Beatty has a news sentiment score of 0.25. 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 0.43 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Balfour Beatty this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

24 people have searched for BBY on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 167% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Balfour Beatty insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought GBX 0 in company stock and sold £2,457,278.08 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.15% of the stock of Balfour Beatty is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

61.67% of the stock of Balfour Beatty is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

BBY Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have BBY shares performed this year?

Balfour Beatty's stock was trading at GBX 331.20 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, BBY stock has increased by 34.7% and is now trading at GBX 445.96.
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How were Balfour Beatty's earnings last quarter?

Balfour Beatty plc (LON:BBY) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, March, 14th. The company reported $20.90 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $18.80 by $2.10. The business earned $6.92 billion during the quarter. Balfour Beatty had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 18.81% and a net margin of 2.85%.

How do I buy shares of Balfour Beatty?

Shares of BBY 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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What other stocks do shareholders of Balfour Beatty own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Balfour Beatty investors own include Aviva (AV), Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), BAE Systems (BA), Carillion (CLLN), Barclays (BARC), Kier Group (KIE) and BP (BP).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 3/14/2018
• Ex-Dividend for 12/6 Dividend: 10/31/2024
• Dividend Payable: 12/06/2024
• Today: 12/21/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Engineering & Construction
• Sub-Industry: Retail
• Current Symbol: LON:BBY
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.balfourbeatty.com
• Phone: +44-20-72166800
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 105,000
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 525
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 575
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 475
• Potential Upside/Downside: +17.7%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 0.42
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 1,061.82
• Forward P/E Ratio: 10.30
• P/E Growth: 3.75
• Net Income: £230 million
• Net Margins: 2.85%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 18.81%
• Return on Assets: 1.63%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 79.17
• Current Ratio: 0.99
• Quick Ratio: 0.84

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £8.07 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.28
• Cash Flow: GBX 228.69 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 1.95
• Book Value: GBX 221 per share
• Price / Book: 2.02

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 509,520,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £2.27 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.81