International Distributions Services (IDS) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

International Distribution Services plc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a universal postal service provider in the United Kingdom and internationally. The company offers parcels and letter delivery services under the Royal Mail and Parcelforce Worldwide brands. It also provides services for the collection, sorting, and delivery of parcels and letters. In addition, the company operates ground-based parcel delivery networks in Europe that covers 40 countries and nation states. Further, it provides express parcel delivery and logistics services. Additionally, the company engages in property holdings and facilities management activities. It serves consumers, sole traders, SMEs, large businesses and retailers, and other postal operators. The company was formerly known as International Distributions Services plc and changed its name International Distribution Services plc in May 2024. International Distribution Services plc was founded in 1516 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 345.80 to 350
• 50-Day Range: 337 to 350
• 52-Week Range: 209.82 to 357.80
• Volume: 901,937 shs
• Average Volume: 3.10 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £3.32 billion
• P/E Ratio: 5,780.77
• Dividend Yield: 0.58%
• Price Target: GBX 268
• Consensus Rating: Hold

International Distributions Services Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

International Distributions Services scored higher than 14% 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: 1.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

International Distributions Services has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

International Distributions Services has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of International Distributions Services is 5,776.67, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 123.44.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of International Distributions Services is 5,776.67, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 527.27.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

International Distributions Services has a PEG Ratio of 0.90. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

International Distributions Services has a P/B Ratio of 0.94. 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 IDS.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

International Distributions Services has a dividend yield of 0.58%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

International Distributions Services does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of International Distributions Services is 3,333.33%. 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 IDS.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.29

News Sentiment

International Distributions Services has a news sentiment score of 0.29. 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 0.42 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for International Distributions Services this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 2 people have added International Distributions Services to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -60% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

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

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 5.61% of the stock of International Distributions Services is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

78.57% of the stock of International Distributions Services is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

IDS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have IDS shares performed this year?

International Distributions Services' stock was trading at GBX 272.10 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, IDS shares have increased by 27.4% and is now trading at GBX 346.60.
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How do I buy shares of International Distributions Services?

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What other stocks do shareholders of International Distributions Services own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that International Distributions Services investors own include British American Tobacco (BATS), Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), Royal Mail (RMG), Unilever (ULVR), Airtel Africa (AAF), Aviva (AV) and Centamin (CEY).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 9/30 Dividend: 8/22/2024
• Dividend Payable: 9/30/2024
• Today: 11/20/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Integrated Freight & Logistics
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:IDS
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.royalmailgroup.com
• Phone: 44 34 5774 0740
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 160,980
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 268
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 268
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 268
• Potential Upside/Downside: -23.4%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 0.06
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 5,833.33
• Forward P/E Ratio: 14.75
• P/E Growth: 0.9
• Net Income: £54 million
• Net Margins: 0.43%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 1.47%
• Return on Assets: 1.97%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 83.55
• Current Ratio: 1.03
• Quick Ratio: 1.02

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £12.68 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.26
• Cash Flow: GBX 215.34 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 1.63
• Book Value: GBX 370 per share
• Price / Book: 0.95

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 957,090,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £3.35 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.53