Oxford Metrics (OMG) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Oxford Metrics is a smart sensing and software company that enables the interface between the real world and its virtual twin. Our smart sensing technology helps over 10,000 customers in more than 70 countries, including all of the world's top 10 games companies and all of the top 20 universities worldwide. Founded in 1984, we started our journey in healthcare, expanded into entertainment, winning an OSCAR® and an Emmy®, moved into defence, engineering and smart manufacturing. We have a strong track record of creating value by incubating, growing and then augmenting through acquisition, unique technology businesses. The Group trades through its market-leading division Vicon and, recently acquired, Industrial Vision Systems. Vicon is a world leader in motion measurement analysis to thousands of customers worldwide, including Red Bull, Imperial College London, Dreamscape Immersive, Industrial Light & Magic, and NASA. Industrial Vision Systems is a specialist in machine vision software and technology for high precision, automated quality control systems trusted by blue-chip, smart manufacturing companies across the globe including BD, DePuy, Jaguar Land Rover, Johnson & Johnson, Zytronic and Alkegen. The Group is headquartered in Oxford with offices in California, Colorado, Auckland, and Kempten. Since 2001, Oxford Metrics (LSE: OMG), has been a quoted company listed on AIM, a market operated by the London Stock Exchange. For more information about Oxford Metrics, visit www.oxfordmetrics.com.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 51 to 51.57
• 50-Day Range: 51 to 65
• 52-Week Range: 50 to 118
• Volume: 48,016 shs
• Average Volume: 241,686 shs
• Market Capitalization: £67.78 million
• P/E Ratio: 1,289.28
• Dividend Yield: 5.82%
• Price Target: GBX 113.33
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Oxford Metrics Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Oxford Metrics scored higher than 78% 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: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Oxford Metrics has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 3 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Oxford Metrics has only been the subject of 2 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 Oxford Metrics is 1,275.00, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 111.78.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Oxford Metrics is 1,275.00, 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 236.53.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Oxford Metrics has a P/B Ratio of 0.84. 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 OMG.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Oxford Metrics is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.71%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Oxford Metrics does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Oxford Metrics is 7,500.00%. 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 OMG.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.93

News Sentiment

Oxford Metrics has a news sentiment score of 0.93. 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 Oxford Metrics this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

2 people have searched for OMG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Oxford Metrics insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £11,200 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

11.47% of the stock of Oxford Metrics is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

60.59% of the stock of Oxford Metrics is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

OMG Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have OMG shares performed this year?

Oxford Metrics' stock was trading at GBX 55.96 at the start of the year. Since then, OMG stock has decreased by 8.9% and is now trading at GBX 51.
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How were Oxford Metrics' earnings last quarter?

Oxford Metrics plc (LON:OMG) released its earnings results on Tuesday, December, 3rd. The company reported $2.96 earnings per share for the quarter. Oxford Metrics had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 6.42% and a net margin of 8.23%.

How do I buy shares of Oxford Metrics?

Shares of OMG 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 Oxford Metrics own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Oxford Metrics investors own include B&M European Value Retail (BME), Coats Group (COA), 4D pharma (DDDD), genedrive (GDR), Greencore Group (GNC), Intel (INTC) and IQE (IQE).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 12/03/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 3/5 Dividend: 12/12/2024
• Today: 1/22/2025
• Dividend Payable: 3/05/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: Software - Application
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:OMG
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.oxfordmetrics.com
• Phone: +44-1865-261860
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 167
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 113.33
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 140
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 100
• Potential Upside/Downside: +122.2%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 0.04
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 1,275.00
• Forward P/E Ratio: 17.71
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: £5.08 million
• Net Margins: 8.23%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 6.42%
• Return on Assets: 2.41%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 5.49
• Current Ratio: 6.64
• Quick Ratio: 6.42

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £46.48 million
• Price / Sales: 1.44
• Cash Flow: GBX 26.09 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 1.95
• Book Value: GBX 61 per share
• Price / Book: 0.84

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 131,440,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £67.03 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.92