Ultimate Products (ULTP) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Ultimate Products is the owner of a number of leading homeware brands including Salter (the UK's oldest houseware brand, established in 1760) and Beldray (a laundry, floor care, heating and cooling brand that was established in 1872). According to its market research, nearly 80% of UK households own at least one of the Group's products. Ultimate Products sells to over 300 retailers across 38 countries, and specialises in five product categories: Small Domestic Appliances; Housewares; Laundry; Audio; and Heating and Cooling. Other brands include Progress (cookware and bakeware), Kleeneze (laundry and floorcare), Petra (small domestic appliances) and Intempo (audio). The Group's products are sold to a broad cross-section of both large national and international multi-channel retailers as well as smaller national retail chains, incorporating discount retailers, supermarkets, general retailers and online retailers. Founded in 1997, Ultimate Products employs over 370 staff, a significant number of whom have joined via the Group's graduate development scheme, and is headquartered in Oldham, Greater Manchester, where it has design, sales, marketing, buying, quality assurance, support functions and warehouse facilities across two sites. Manor Mill, the Group's head office, includes a spectacular 20,000 sq ft showroom that showcases each of its brands. In addition, the Group has an office and showroom in Guangzhou, China and in Paris, France. Please note that Ultimate Products is not the owner of Russell Hobbs. The Group currently has licence agreements in place granting it an exclusive licence to use the "Russell Hobbs" trademark for cookware and laundry (NB this does not include Russell Hobbs electrical appliances). For further information, please visit www.upplc.com.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 101 to 107
• 50-Day Range: 102.50 to 127.50
• 52-Week Range: 101 to 185.50
• Volume: 50,918 shs
• Average Volume: 137,305 shs
• Market Capitalization: £86.42 million
• P/E Ratio: 721.43
• Dividend Yield: 6.93%
• Price Target: GBX 182
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Ultimate Products Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Ultimate Products scored higher than 46% 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

Ultimate Products 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

Ultimate Products has received no research coverage 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 Ultimate Products is 721.43, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 111.71.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Ultimate Products is 721.43, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Cyclical sector average P/E ratio of about 339.33.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Ultimate Products has a P/B Ratio of 1.74. 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 ULTP.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Ultimate Products is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.21%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Ultimate Products does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Ultimate Products is 5,000.00%. 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 ULTP.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.18

News Sentiment

Ultimate Products has a news sentiment score of -0.18. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.39 average news sentiment score of Consumer Cyclical companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Ultimate Products this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Ultimate Products to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

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

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

56.58% of the stock of Ultimate Products is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 34.48% of the stock of Ultimate Products is held by institutions.

ULTP Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have ULTP shares performed this year?

Ultimate Products' stock was trading at GBX 121 at the beginning of the year. Since then, ULTP shares have decreased by 16.5% and is now trading at GBX 101.
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How were Ultimate Products' earnings last quarter?

Ultimate Products Plc (LON:ULTP) announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October, 29th. The company reported $12.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Ultimate Products had a net margin of 7.62% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 26.67%.

How do I buy shares of Ultimate Products?

Shares of ULTP 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.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 10/29/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 1/31 Dividend: 1/02/2025
• Today: 1/30/2025
• Dividend Payable: 1/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Consumer Cyclical
• Industry: Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:ULTP
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.upplc.com
• Phone: 44-16-1627-1400
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 361
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 182
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 182
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 182
• Potential Upside/Downside: +80.2%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 0.14
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 721.43
• Forward P/E Ratio: 6.95
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: £12.42 million
• Net Margins: 7.62%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 26.67%
• Return on Assets: 9.97%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 36.97
• Current Ratio: 1.35
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £162.89 million
• Price / Sales: 0.53
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: GBX 58 per share
• Price / Book: 1.74

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 85,560,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £86.42 million
• Optionable: N/A
• Beta: 1.39