Essentra (ESNT) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Essentra plc is a FTSE 250 company and a leading global provider of essential components and solutions, focusing on the manufacture and distribution of plastic injection moulded, vinyl dip moulded and metal items. Headquartered in the United Kingdom, Essentra's global network extends to 28 countries worldwide and includes c.3,000 employees, 14 manufacturing facilities, 24 distribution centres and 33 sales & service centres serving c.69,000 customers with a rapid supply of low cost but essential products for a variety of applications in industries such as equipment manufacturing, automotive, fabrication, electronics, medical and renewable energy. For further information, please visit www.essentraplc.com

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 96.90 to 98
• 50-Day Range: 97.70 to 126.20
• 52-Week Range: 96.90 to 191.80
• Volume: 67,123 shs
• Average Volume: 2.56 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £281.40 million
• P/E Ratio: 80.65
• Dividend Yield: 4.09%
• Price Target: GBX 206.67
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Essentra Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Essentra 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: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Essentra has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 3 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Essentra 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 Essentra is 80.65, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.68.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Essentra is 80.65, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 74.39.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Essentra has a PEG Ratio of 3.84. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Essentra has a P/B Ratio of 1.02. 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 ESNT.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Essentra has a dividend yield of 0.03%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Essentra is 329.52%. 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 ESNT.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.14

News Sentiment

Essentra has a news sentiment score of -0.14. 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 0.59 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

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

Company Ownership

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

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Essentra insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £48,587.44 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.99% of the stock of Essentra is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

121.71% of the stock of Essentra is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

ESNT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have ESNT shares performed this year?

Essentra's stock was trading at GBX 133 at the beginning of the year. Since then, ESNT shares have decreased by 26.4% and is now trading at GBX 97.90.
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How were Essentra's earnings last quarter?

Essentra plc (LON:ESNT) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, March, 19th. The company reported $8.50 earnings per share for the quarter. Essentra had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 1.28% and a net margin of 1.13%.

How do I buy shares of Essentra?

Shares of ESNT 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 Essentra own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Essentra investors own include Rolls-Royce Holdings plc (RR.L), BP (BP), Imperial Brands (IMB), Barclays (BARC), Carillion (CLLN), HSBC (HSBA) and Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 3/19/2025
• Today: 4/03/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Basic Materials
• Industry: Specialty Chemicals
• Sub-Industry: Insurance
• Current Symbol: LON:ESNT
• Previous Symbol: LON:FLTR
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.essentraplc.com
• Phone: +44-1908-359100
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 350
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 206.67
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 250
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 170
• Potential Upside/Downside: +111.5%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 1.21
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 80.48
• Forward P/E Ratio: 0.19
• P/E Growth: 3.84
• Net Income: £3.50 million
• Net Margins: 1.13%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 1.28%
• Return on Assets: 1.74%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 51.89
• Current Ratio: 1.97
• Quick Ratio: 0.50

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £309.74 million
• Price / Sales: 0.91
• Cash Flow: GBX 19.79 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 4.94
• Book Value: GBX 95.89 per share
• Price / Book: 1.02

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 287,437,055
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £280.83 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.18