Kainos Group (KNOS) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Kainos Group plc engages in the provision of digital technology services in the United Kingdom, Ireland, North America, Central Europe, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Digital Services, Workday Services, and Workday Products. The Digital Services segment develops and supports custom digital service platforms for transforming service delivery in public, commercial, and healthcare sectors. The Workday Services segment provides consulting, project management, integration, and post deployment services for Workday's software suite, which includes cloud-based software for human capital management, and financial management, and adaptive planning. The Workday Products segment develops various products comprising Smart Test, an automated testing platform; Smart Audit, a compliance monitoring tool; Smart Shield, which is used for data masking applications; Employee Document Management, a tool for generating and storing documents inside Workday; and Genie, a Workday-focused automated testing product. The company also engages in the property business; software development activities; and offers software services. It serves financial services, insurance, education, life sciences, and healthcare industries, as well as government. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Belfast, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 760.45 to 813
• 50-Day Range: 741 to 887
• 52-Week Range: 726 to 1,288
• Volume: 509,673 shs
• Average Volume: 432,638 shs
• Market Capitalization: £971.48 million
• P/E Ratio: 1,979.49
• Dividend Yield: 3.50%
• Price Target: GBX 1,200
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Kainos Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Kainos Group scored higher than 43% 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: 3.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Kainos Group has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.75, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Kainos Group has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Kainos Group is 1,979.49, 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 Kainos Group is 1,979.49, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 237.87.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Kainos Group has a PEG Ratio of 2.15. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Kainos Group has a P/B Ratio of 6.18. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued 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 KNOS.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Kainos Group pays a meaningful dividend of 3.37%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Kainos Group is 6,923.08%. 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 KNOS.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.75

News Sentiment

Kainos Group has a news sentiment score of 0.75. 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 0.64 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

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

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

34.70% of the stock of Kainos Group is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

44.72% of the stock of Kainos Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

KNOS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have KNOS shares performed this year?

Kainos Group's stock was trading at GBX 1,119 at the start of the year. Since then, KNOS shares have decreased by 31.0% and is now trading at GBX 772.
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How do I buy shares of Kainos Group?

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What other stocks do shareholders of Kainos Group own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Kainos Group investors own include boohoo group (BOO), Diageo (DGE), Frontier Developments (FDEV), QUALCOMM (QCOM), Alpha Lithium (APHLF), Avast (AVST) and Ford Motor (F).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 10/25 Dividend: 10/03/2024
• Dividend Payable: 10/25/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 12/13 Dividend: 11/21/2024
• Dividend Payable: 12/13/2024
• Today: 12/21/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: Software - Application
• Sub-Industry: Machinery
• Current Symbol: LON:KNOS
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.kainos.com
• Phone: +44-28-90571100
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 2,953
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 1,200
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 1,415
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 1,000
• Potential Upside/Downside: +55.4%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.75
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 0.39
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 1,979.49
• Forward P/E Ratio: 16.05
• P/E Growth: 2.15
• Net Income: £48.72 million
• Net Margins: 12.74%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 34.05%
• Return on Assets: 14.45%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 3.76
• Current Ratio: 1.81
• Quick Ratio: 1.59

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £382.39 million
• Price / Sales: 2.54
• Cash Flow: GBX 37.07 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 20.83
• Book Value: GBX 125 per share
• Price / Book: 6.18

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 125,840,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £971.48 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.79