Hammerson (HMSO) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Hammerson is a cities business. An owner, operator and developer of prime urban real estate, with a portfolio value of £4.7billion (as at 30 June 2023), in some of the fastest growing cities in the UK, Ireland and France. Our portfolio and adjacent lands leverage our experience and capabilities to create and manage exceptional city centre destinations with the opportunity to drive value and reshape entire neighbourhoods. Our assets are high profile and play an important role in our communities, welcoming c. 175 million visitors each year and supporting 20,000+ jobs though our retail, dining and social occupiers. These destinations include Bullring in Birmingham, The Oracle in Reading, Dundrum Estate, Dublin and Terraces du Port in Marseille. We also hold investments in Value Retail, best-in-class villages such as Bicester Village, Oxfordshire. Hammerson also holds 80 acres of attractive pre-development and strategic land. This includes complementary adjacent land, creating optionality to enhance both the scale and diversity of the existing estate, and stand-alone land opportunities. These include Martineau Galleries in Birmingham and Bishopsgate Goodsyard, Shoreditch.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 317.20 to 321.80
• 50-Day Range: 27.06 to 320.95
• 52-Week Range: 205 to 325
• Volume: 1.87 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.50 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £1.58 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 4.72%
• Price Target: GBX 32
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Hammerson Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Hammerson scored higher than 47% 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: 1.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Hammerson has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

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

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Hammerson is -3,970.00, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Hammerson is -3,970.00, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Hammerson has a PEG Ratio of 1.68. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Hammerson has a P/B Ratio of 0.83. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued 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 HMSO.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Hammerson is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.97%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

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

Sustainability and ESG

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

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for HMSO.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.71

News Sentiment

Hammerson has a news sentiment score of 0.71. 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 0.51 average news sentiment score of Real Estate companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Hammerson this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added Hammerson to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Hammerson insiders have sold 210.14% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought £81,360.08 in company stock and sold £252,326.71 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

77.21% of the stock of Hammerson is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

677.73% of the stock of Hammerson is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

HMSO Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have HMSO shares performed this year?

Hammerson's stock was trading at GBX 28.40 at the beginning of the year. Since then, HMSO shares have increased by 1,018.3% and is now trading at GBX 317.60.
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How were Hammerson's earnings last quarter?

Hammerson Plc (LON:HMSO) released its earnings results on Tuesday, February, 25th. The real estate investment trust reported $28.00 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $27.70 by $0.30. Hammerson had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 1.89% and a negative net margin of 246.59%.

How do I buy shares of Hammerson?

Shares of HMSO 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 Hammerson own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Hammerson investors own include Barclays (BARC), Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), BP (BP), Rolls-Royce Holdings plc (RR.L), easyJet (EZJ), Aviva (AV) and Hikma Pharmaceuticals (HIK).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 2/25/2020
• Ex-Dividend for 9/30 Dividend: 8/22/2024
• Dividend Payable: 9/30/2024
• Today: 10/17/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Real Estate
• Industry: REIT - Retail
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:HMSO
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.hammerson.com
• Phone: +44-20-78871000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 164
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 32
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 32
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 32
• Potential Upside/Downside: -89.9%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX (0.08)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 15.31
• P/E Growth: 1.68
• Net Income: £-42,200,000.00
• Net Margins: -246.59%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: -1.89%
• Return on Assets: 2.13%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 80.77
• Current Ratio: 10.65
• Quick Ratio: 1.28

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £229.90 million
• Price / Sales: 6.87
• Cash Flow: GBX 115.11 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 2.76
• Book Value: GBX 383 per share
• Price / Book: 0.83

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 497,340,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £1.58 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 2.30