Smiths Group (SMIN) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Smiths Group plc operates as a technology company in Americas, Europe, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. It operates through four divisions: John Crane, Smiths Detection, Flex-Tek, and Smiths Interconnect. The John Crane division offers mechanical seals, seal support systems, power transmission couplings, and specialized filtration systems. The Smiths Detection division provides sensors and systems that detect and identify explosives, narcotics, weapons, chemical agents, biohazards, and contraband. The Flex-Tek division offers engineered components, flexible hosing, and rigid tubing that heat and move fluids and gases. The Smiths Interconnect division provides specialized electronic and radio frequency board-level and waveguide devices, connectors, cables, test sockets, and sub-systems used in secure connectivity applications. The company serves general industrial, safety and security, energy, and aerospace markets. The company was formerly known as Smiths Industries and changed its name to Smiths Group plc in 2000. Smiths Group plc was founded in 1851 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 1,687 to 1,724
• 50-Day Range: 1,522 to 1,824
• 52-Week Range: 1,514.66 to 1,894.80
• Volume: 3.21 million shs
• Average Volume: 991,000 shs
• Market Capitalization: £5.91 billion
• P/E Ratio: 2,393.06
• Dividend Yield: 2.55%
• Price Target: GBX 2,015
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Smiths Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Smiths Group scored higher than 58% 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: 2.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Smiths Group 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

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

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Smiths Group is 2,383.33, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 125.73.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Smiths Group is 2,383.33, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 526.11.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Smiths Group has a PEG Ratio of 0.35. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Smiths Group has a P/B Ratio of 2.64. 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 SMIN.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Smiths Group pays a meaningful dividend of 2.70%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Smiths Group is 6,111.11%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• Environmental Score: -2.28

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for SMIN.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.61

News Sentiment

Smiths Group has a news sentiment score of 0.61. 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 0.41 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Smiths Group this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Smiths Group insiders have sold 461.87% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought £74,701 in company stock and sold £419,725.53 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.61% of the stock of Smiths Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

72.17% of the stock of Smiths Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

SMIN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have SMIN shares performed this year?

Smiths Group's stock was trading at GBX 1,763.50 at the start of the year. Since then, SMIN stock has decreased by 2.7% and is now trading at GBX 1,716.
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How were Smiths Group's earnings last quarter?

Smiths Group plc (LON:SMIN) released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, March, 23rd. The company reported $40.40 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $44.10 by $3.70. The business earned $1.55 billion during the quarter. Smiths Group had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.78% and a net margin of 7.98%.

How do I buy shares of Smiths Group?

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What other stocks do shareholders of Smiths Group own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Smiths Group investors own include Barclays (BARC), GSK (GSK), Glencore (GLEN), HSBC (HSBA), Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), Intel (INTC) and Unilever (ULVR).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 3/23/2018
• Ex-Dividend for 11/22 Dividend: 10/17/2024
• Today: 11/21/2024
• Dividend Payable: 11/22/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Specialty Industrial Machinery
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:SMIN
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.smiths.com
• Phone: +44-20-70041600
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 15,156
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 2,015
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 2,180
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 1,850
• Potential Upside/Downside: +18.5%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 0.72
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 2,361.11
• Forward P/E Ratio: 19.97
• P/E Growth: 0.35
• Net Income: £250 million
• Net Margins: 7.98%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 10.78%
• Return on Assets: 6.47%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 29.84
• Current Ratio: 2.07
• Quick Ratio: 1.29

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £3.13 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.86
• Cash Flow: GBX 308.98 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.50
• Book Value: GBX 649 per share
• Price / Book: 2.62

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 343,180,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £5.83 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.66