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Speedy Hire (SDY) Share Price, News & Analysis

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GBX 28.40 +0.50 (+1.79%)
(As of 12/20/2024 12:14 PM ET)

About Speedy Hire Stock (LON:SDY)

Key Stats

Today's Range
27.50
28.45
50-Day Range
26.50
37.50
52-Week Range
22.50
41
Volume
1.08 million shs
Average Volume
1.32 million shs
Market Capitalization
£131.16 million
P/E Ratio
2,840.00
Dividend Yield
10.56%
Price Target
GBX 70
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Speedy Hire Plc, together with its subsidiaries, provides tools, equipment, and plant hire services to the construction, infrastructure, and industrial markets in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The company hires a range of tools and accessories, including access, lighting, lifting, rail, survey and safety, ATEX, plant, communications, and pipework and engineering equipment; compressors, generators, and pumps; and heating, ventilation, and cooling equipment. It also sells access, lifting, survey, rail, and personal protective and safety equipment; various tools and equipment; and cutting, grinding, and sanding equipment, as well as site supplies. In addition, the company offers rehire, partnered, fuel management, testing, inspection, certification, advisory/technical, powered access, out of hours, building information modelling, and aviation services, as well as customer service centers; and site and traffic management and other training services. It sells its products through a network of approximately 207 depots, as well as online. Speedy Hire Plc was incorporated in 1968 and is headquartered in Newton-le-Willows, the United Kingdom.

Speedy Hire Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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79th Percentile Overall Score

SDY MarketRank™: 

Speedy Hire scored higher than 79% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Speedy Hire 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

    Speedy Hire has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

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

    The P/E ratio of Speedy Hire is 2,840.00, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 113.40.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Speedy Hire is 2,840.00, 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

    Speedy Hire has a PEG Ratio of 0.21. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Speedy Hire has a P/B Ratio of 0.75. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Short Interest

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

    Speedy Hire is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 7.12%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    Speedy Hire does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Speedy Hire is 30,000.00%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Read more about Speedy Hire's dividend.
  • Short Interest

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

    Speedy Hire 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 0.43 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Speedy Hire this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    5 people have searched for SDY on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 400% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Speedy Hire insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £98,000 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 5.33% of the stock of Speedy Hire is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    80.98% of the stock of Speedy Hire is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Speedy Hire's insider trading history.
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SDY Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Speedy Hire's stock was trading at GBX 32.90 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, SDY shares have decreased by 13.7% and is now trading at GBX 28.40.
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Speedy Hire Plc (LON:SDY) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, June, 23rd. The company reported $5.54 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $5.40 by $0.14. Speedy Hire had a net margin of 0.64% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 1.50%.

Shares of SDY 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 Speedy Hire investors own include HSS Hire Group (HSS), Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), General Electric (GE), SIG (SHI), TJX Companies (TJX), Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) and Clinigen Group (CLIN).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
6/23/2020
Ex-Dividend for 1/17 Dividend
12/05/2024
Today
12/22/2024
Dividend Payable
1/17/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Rental & Leasing Services
Sub-Industry
N/A
CIK
N/A
Fax
N/A
Employees
3,435
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
GBX 70
High Stock Price Target
GBX 70
Low Stock Price Target
GBX 70
Potential Upside/Downside
+146.5%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
1 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
£2.70 million
Pretax Margin
N/A

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
£421.50 million
Cash Flow
GBX 0.15 per share
Book Value
GBX 38 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
£131.16 million
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
1.25
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This page (LON:SDY) was last updated on 12/22/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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