Public Policy (PPHC) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Public Policy Holding Company, Inc. provides consulting services in the United States. It operates through three segments: Government Relations Consulting, Public Affairs Consulting, and Diversified Services. The Government Relations Consulting segment offers federal and state advocacy, strategic guidance, political intelligence, and issue monitoring services. The Public Affairs Consulting segment provides crisis communications, community relations, social and digital podcasting, public opinion research, branding and messaging, relationship marketing, and litigation support. The Diversified Services segment engages in the provision of lobbying compliance and legislative tracking services. Public Policy Holding Company, Inc. was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Washington, the District of Columbia.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 138 to 138.50
• 50-Day Range: 130 to 140
• 52-Week Range: 103 to 140
• Volume: 2,383 shs
• Average Volume: 42,581 shs
• Market Capitalization: £165.88 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 7.94%
• Price Target: GBX 250
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Public Policy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Public Policy scored higher than 44% 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

Public Policy has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Public Policy 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 Public Policy is -923.33, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Public Policy is -923.33, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Public Policy has a P/B Ratio of 2.07. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued 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 PPHC.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Public Policy is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 8.45%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Public Policy does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for PPHC.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Public Policy has a news sentiment score of 0.49. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Public Policy this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

55.28% of the stock of Public Policy is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 7.95% of the stock of Public Policy is held by institutions.

PPHC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have PPHC shares performed this year?

Public Policy's stock was trading at GBX 114 at the start of the year. Since then, PPHC stock has increased by 21.5% and is now trading at GBX 138.50.
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How do I buy shares of Public Policy?

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Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 10/25 Dividend: 9/26/2024
• Dividend Payable: 10/25/2024
• Today: 12/22/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Consulting Services
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:PPHC
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: pphcompany.com
• Phone: 202 688 0020
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 367
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 250
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 250
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 250
• Potential Upside/Downside: +80.5%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX (0.15)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 7.59
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: £-20,830,000.00
• Net Margins: -14.84%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: -26.09%
• Return on Assets: -1.69%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 73.20
• Current Ratio: 1.07
• Quick Ratio: 1.88

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £140.40 million
• Price / Sales: 1.18
• Cash Flow: GBX 15.90 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.71
• Book Value: GBX 67 per share
• Price / Book: 2.07

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 119,770,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £165.88 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: N/A