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Kier Group (KIE) Share Price, News & Analysis

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GBX 147.40 -0.60 (-0.41%)
(As of 12/20/2024 12:01 PM ET)

About Kier Group Stock (LON:KIE)

Key Stats

Today's Range
144.80
147.80
50-Day Range
136.20
155
52-Week Range
104
163.27
Volume
1.75 million shs
Average Volume
1.88 million shs
Market Capitalization
£649.64 million
P/E Ratio
1,340.00
Dividend Yield
3.39%
Price Target
GBX 210
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Kier Group plc primarily engages in the construction business in the United Kingdom and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Construction, Infrastructure Services, and Property. It constructs power stations, roads, bridges, railways, tunnels, and buildings for public and private sectors including schools, hospitals and prisons; and provides maintenance services for the UK road, rail, and utilities infrastructure, as well as reactive repairs. The company also offers maintenance and compliance services; housing maintenance; and facilities management services, such as cleaning, grounds maintenance, security, and pest control, as well as environmental services; and invests in and develops property schemes and sites. In addition, it provides design and business services, including project and programme management, architecture and landscape design, civil and structural engineering, building services engineering, building information modelling, cost management, strategic estates advice, building and condition surveys, ICT design and installation, business case development and feasibility, and advisory services. The company was incorporated in 1992 and is based in Salford, the United Kingdom.

Kier Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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65th Percentile Overall Score

KIE MarketRank™: 

Kier Group scored higher than 65% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Kier Group 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

    Kier Group has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Kier Group's stock forecast and price target.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Kier Group is 1,340.00, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 113.39.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Kier Group is 1,340.00, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 371.16.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Kier Group has a PEG Ratio of 0.29. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Kier Group has a P/B Ratio of 1.23. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for KIE.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Kier Group is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.63%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    Kier Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Kier Group is 4,545.45%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Read more about Kier Group's dividend.
  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for KIE.
  • News Sentiment

    Kier Group has a news sentiment score of 0.59. 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 0.43 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Kier Group this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    3 people have added Kier Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Kier Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 6.07% of the stock of Kier Group is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    92.26% of the stock of Kier Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Kier Group's insider trading history.
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KIE Stock News Headlines

Kier Group Sees Change in Major Holdings
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KIE Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Kier Group's stock was trading at GBX 107.20 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, KIE stock has increased by 37.5% and is now trading at GBX 147.40.
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Kier Group plc (LON:KIE) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, September, 17th. The company reported $15.30 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $23.50 by $8.20. Kier Group had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 9.93% and a net margin of 1.09%.

Shares of KIE 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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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Kier Group investors own include Persimmon (PSN), NVIDIA (NVDA), Vodafone Group Public (VOD), Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY), Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), Barclays (BARC) and Balfour Beatty (BBY).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
9/17/2020
Ex-Dividend for 11/29 Dividend
10/24/2024
Dividend Payable
11/29/2024
Today
12/22/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Engineering & Construction
Sub-Industry
N/A
CIK
N/A
Fax
N/A
Employees
10,286
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
GBX 210
High Stock Price Target
GBX 210
Low Stock Price Target
GBX 210
Potential Upside/Downside
+42.5%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
1 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
£51 million
Pretax Margin
N/A

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
£3.91 billion
Cash Flow
GBX 162.25 per share
Book Value
GBX 120 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
£649.64 million
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
1.14
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This page (LON:KIE) was last updated on 12/22/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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