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

Company Overview

We are an international business providing postal and delivery services across our extensive networks which covers over 40 countries. The Group consists of two principal operations - our UK based operation, which includes Royal Mail and Parcelforce Worldwide (Royal Mail), and our international operation, General Logistics Systems (GLS). Royal Mail operates as the Universal Service Provider of mail in the UK delivering to over 31 million addresses, provides international mail and is transforming its unrivalled network infrastructure to win in the parcels market. GLS has a growing international parcel delivery network, local expertise and an agile business model. Both businesses are continuously evolving, Royal Mail in its transformation to a parcels-led business with increased automation and operational efficiency and GLS strengthening its position in cross-border and 2C, securing its leading position in 2B markets and implementing innovative and sustainable solutions centred around customer needs. Both businesses are well positioned to capture future growth

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 364.60 to 365
• 50-Day Range: 338.80 to 365
• 52-Week Range: 209.82 to 368
• Volume: 270,733 shs
• Average Volume: 5.25 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £3.49 billion
• P/E Ratio: 6,081.03
• Dividend Yield: 0.55%
• Price Target: GBX 268
• Consensus Rating: Hold

International Distributions Services Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

International Distributions Services scored higher than 21% 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 6,080.00, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 112.01.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of International Distributions Services is 6,080.00, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 369.39.

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 0.99. 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: 2.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.68

News Sentiment

International Distributions Services has a news sentiment score of 0.68. 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 0.32 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for International Distributions Services this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for IDS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% 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 362.98 at the beginning of the year. Since then, IDS shares have increased by 0.5% and is now trading at GBX 364.80.
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How do I buy shares of International Distributions Services?

Shares of IDS 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 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).

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: -26.5%
• 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: 6,080.00
• Forward P/E Ratio: 15.38
• 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: 0.28
• Cash Flow: GBX 224.45 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 1.63
• Book Value: GBX 370 per share
• Price / Book: 0.99

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 957,090,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £3.49 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.53