Kingfisher (KGF) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Kingfisher plc, together with its subsidiaries, supplies home improvement products and services primarily in the United Kingdom, Ireland, France, and internationally. It also operates retail stores under the B&Q, Castorama, Brico Dépôt, Screwfix, TradePoint, and Koçtas brands. The company sells its products through stores and e-commerce channels. Kingfisher plc was incorporated in 1982 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 287.80 to 292.80
• 50-Day Range: 274.30 to 331.80
• 52-Week Range: 209.80 to 333.50
• Volume: 3.62 million shs
• Average Volume: 8.05 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £5.33 billion
• P/E Ratio: 1,626.67
• Dividend Yield: 4.10%
• Price Target: GBX 273.75
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Kingfisher Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Kingfisher scored higher than 23% 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: 1.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Kingfisher has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.25, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Kingfisher has only been the subject of 1 research reports 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 Kingfisher is 1,626.67, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 121.03.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Kingfisher is 1,626.67, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Cyclical sector average P/E ratio of about 364.49.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Kingfisher has a PEG Ratio of 2.87. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Kingfisher has a P/B Ratio of 0.82. 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 KGF.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Kingfisher is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.97%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Kingfisher is 6,666.67%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Environmental Score: -1.77

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for KGF.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.72

News Sentiment

Kingfisher has a news sentiment score of 0.72. 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 0.34 average news sentiment score of Consumer Cyclical companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Kingfisher this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Kingfisher insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought GBX 0 in company stock and sold £1,239,024.60 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.73% of the stock of Kingfisher is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

80.64% of the stock of Kingfisher is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

KGF Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have KGF shares performed this year?

Kingfisher's stock was trading at GBX 243.30 at the beginning of the year. Since then, KGF stock has increased by 20.3% and is now trading at GBX 292.80.
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How do I buy shares of Kingfisher?

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What other stocks do shareholders of Kingfisher own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Kingfisher investors own include Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), Kingfisher (KGFHY), Tullow Oil (TLW), BP (BP), Tesco (TSCO), 8072713 (GKN.L) (GKN) and Ophir Energy (OPHR).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 11/15 Dividend: 10/10/2024
• Dividend Payable: 11/15/2024
• Today: 11/16/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Consumer Cyclical
• Industry: Home Improvement Retail
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:KGF
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.kingfisher.com
• Phone: +44-20-73728008
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 74,525
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 273.75
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 350
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 190
• Potential Upside/Downside: -6.5%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.25
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 0.18
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 1,626.67
• Forward P/E Ratio: 12.36
• P/E Growth: 2.87
• Net Income: £345 million
• Net Margins: 2.68%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 5.24%
• Return on Assets: 3.55%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 37.01
• Current Ratio: 1.26
• Quick Ratio: 0.27

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £12.86 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.41
• Cash Flow: GBX 30.23 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.68
• Book Value: GBX 356 per share
• Price / Book: 0.82

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,820,000,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £5.33 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.96