The Weir Group (WEIR) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

The Weir Group PLC produces and sells highly engineered original equipment worldwide. It operates in two segments, Minerals and ESCO. The Minerals segment offers engineering, manufacturing, and service processing technology for the use in abrasive high-wear mining applications; and differentiated technology for the use in infrastructure and general industrial markets. The ESCO segment provides ground engaging tools for large mining machines. This segment also offers cloud-based Artificial Intelligence solutions to the mining industry; manufactures and distributes highly engineered wear parts; and offers aftermarket services to the mining industry. The company offers its products under the Accumin, All-Cast, Aspir, Bucyrus Blades, Carbide Plus, Cavex, Delta Industrial, Enduron, ESCO, EverSharp, GEHO, GeoVor, Infinity, Isogate, Kwik-Lok, Lewis, Linacure, Linagard, Linard, Linatex, Loadmaster, MaxTemp, Motion Metrics, Multiflo, Nemisys, Posilok, Production Master, ProFill, Sand,aster, Super V, SV2, Synertrex, TopLock, Trio, UltraEdge, Ultrlok, Uni-Lok, Vulco, Warman, and Whisler Plus brands. The Weir Group PLC was founded in 1871 and is headquartered in Glasgow, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 2,254 to 2,264
• 50-Day Range: 2,056 to 2,252
• 52-Week Range: 1,758.50 to 2,264
• Volume: 534,184 shs
• Average Volume: 993,616 shs
• Market Capitalization: £5.85 billion
• P/E Ratio: 2,651.76
• Dividend Yield: 1.73%
• Price Target: GBX 2,416.67
• Consensus Rating: Buy

WEIR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have WEIR shares performed this year?

The Weir Group's stock was trading at GBX 1,886.50 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, WEIR stock has increased by 19.5% and is now trading at GBX 2,254.
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How were The Weir Group's earnings last quarter?

The Weir Group PLC (LON:WEIR) posted its earnings results on Tuesday, July, 31st. The company reported $46.30 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $48.20 by $1.90. The Weir Group had a net margin of 8.60% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 13.00%.

How do I buy shares of The Weir Group?

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What other stocks do shareholders of The Weir Group own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that The Weir Group investors own include Tullow Oil (TLW), Aviva (AV), Royal Dutch Shell (RDSB), Vodafone Group Public (VOD), Barclays (BARC), Glencore (GLEN) and Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/31/2018
• Ex-Dividend for 11/1 Dividend: 10/03/2024
• Dividend Payable: 11/01/2024
• Today: 12/03/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Specialty Industrial Machinery
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:WEIR
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.global.weir
• Phone: +44-141-6377111
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 12,391
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 2,416.67
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 2,500
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 2,300
• Potential Upside/Downside: +7.3%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 0.85
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 2,649.41
• Forward P/E Ratio: 16.55
• P/E Growth: 2.59
• Net Income: £220.60 million
• Net Margins: 8.60%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 13.00%
• Return on Assets: 5.84%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 79.85
• Current Ratio: 2.07
• Quick Ratio: 1.16

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £2.54 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.30
• Cash Flow: GBX 238.69 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.43
• Book Value: GBX 671 per share
• Price / Book: 3.36

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 259,610,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £5.85 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.41