Balfour Beatty (BBY) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Balfour Beatty plc finances, designs, develops, builds, and maintains infrastructure in the United Kingdom, the United States, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Construction Services, Support Services, and Infrastructure Investments. The company constructs buildings, including commercial, healthcare, education, retail, and residential assets; and infrastructure assets comprising highways and railways, as well as other large-scale infrastructure assets, such as waste, water, and energy plants. It also offers a range of services, including design and/or build, mechanical and electrical engineering, shell and core and/or fit-out, and interior refurbishment; support services to various utility assets comprising servicing of power transmission and distribution assets, as well as construction and maintenance of electricity networks, including replacement or new build of overhead lines, underground cabling, cable tunnels, and offshore wind farm maintenance; and maintenance, asset and network management, and design services for highways, railways, and other assets. In addition, the company operates a portfolio of service concession assets comprising roads, healthcare, student accommodation, biomass, and waste and offshore transmission sectors; offers real estate management services, such as property development and asset management services; and develops housing units on land. Balfour Beatty plc was founded in 1909 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 433.80 to 440.80
• 50-Day Range: 415.80 to 455.40
• 52-Week Range: 315.80 to 458
• Volume: 1.64 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.90 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £2.24 billion
• P/E Ratio: 1,049.05
• Dividend Yield: 2.72%
• Price Target: GBX 525
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Balfour Beatty Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Balfour Beatty scored higher than 37% 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 1,049.05, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 121.66.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Balfour Beatty is 1,049.05, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 507.48.

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 1.99. 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: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.92

News Sentiment

Balfour Beatty has a news sentiment score of 0.92. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.45 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

Only 11 people have searched for BBY on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -62% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Balfour Beatty insiders have sold 3,194.63% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought £74,584.28 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 at the start of the year. Since then, BBY stock has increased by 33.0% and is now trading at GBX 440.60.
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How were Balfour Beatty's earnings last quarter?

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

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
• Today: 11/23/2024
• Dividend Payable: 12/06/2024

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: +19.2%
• 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: 1,049.05
• Forward P/E Ratio: 10.17
• 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 225.94 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 1.95
• Book Value: GBX 221 per share
• Price / Book: 1.99

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 509,520,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £2.24 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.81