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Ashtead Group (ASHTY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$327.42 +3.55 (+1.10%)
(As of 12/3/2024 ET)

About Ashtead Group Stock (OTCMKTS:ASHTY)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$324.35
$330.29
50-Day Range
$297.06
$337.95
52-Week Range
$241.34
$337.95
Volume
3,391 shs
Average Volume
30,683 shs
Market Capitalization
$35.79 billion
P/E Ratio
23.11
Dividend Yield
2.13%
Price Target
N/A
Consensus Rating
Strong Buy

Company Overview

Ashtead Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the construction, industrial, and general equipment rental business in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. It provides pumps, power generation, heating, cooling, scaffolding, traffic management, temporary flooring, trench shoring, and lifting services. The company offers its products and services for facilities maintenance and municipalities, such as office complexes, apartment complexes, government, hospitals, data centers, parks and recreation departments, schools and universities, shopping centers, pavement/kerb repairs, and golf course maintenance; construction of airports, highways and bridges, office buildings, data centers, schools and universities, shopping centers, residential, remodeling, manufacturing plants, and green energy plants; emergency response for fire, hurricanes, flooding, tornadoes, winter, storms, residential and health emergencies, alternative care facilities, points of distribution, and mobile testing facilities; and entertainment and special events, including national events, concerts, sporting events, film and telvision production, theme parks, festivals farmers' markets, local 5k runs, and cycle races. It operates 1,094 stores in the United States, 119 stores in Canada, and 185 stores in the United Kingdom under the Sunbelt Rentals brand. The company was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Ashtead Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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42nd Percentile Overall Score

ASHTY MarketRank™: 

Ashtead Group scored higher than 42% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Ashtead Group are expected to grow by 15.54% in the coming year, from $15.38 to $17.77 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Ashtead Group is 23.11, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 128.28.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Ashtead Group is 23.11, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrial Products sector average P/E ratio of about 21.56.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Ashtead Group has a PEG Ratio of 1.90. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Ashtead Group has a P/B Ratio of 5.05. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.03% of the outstanding shares of Ashtead Group have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Ashtead Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Ashtead Group has recently increased by 6,300.00%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Ashtead Group pays a meaningful dividend of 2.15%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

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

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Ashtead Group is 49.19%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Ashtead Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 39.22% next year. This indicates that Ashtead Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Ashtead Group's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.03% of the outstanding shares of Ashtead Group have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Ashtead Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Ashtead Group has recently increased by 6,300.00%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Ashtead Group has a news sentiment score of -0.01. 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 0.82 average news sentiment score of Industrial Products companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Ashtead Group this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.
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ASHTY Stock News Headlines

RBC Capital Keeps Their Buy Rating on Ashtead (AHT)
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Ashtead Group falls Thursday, still outperforms market
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ASHTY Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Ashtead Group's stock was trading at $284.25 at the beginning of the year. Since then, ASHTY shares have increased by 15.2% and is now trading at $327.42.
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Ashtead Group plc (OTCMKTS:ASHTY) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, September, 5th. The company reported $4.27 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.22 by $0.05. The business earned $2.38 billion during the quarter. Ashtead Group had a net margin of 14.94% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 23.60%.

Ashtead Group subsidiaries include William F. White International, Plantfinder, Lux Traffic Controls, Accession Group Limited, Accession Holdings Limited, Anglia Traffic Management Group Limited, Ashtead Canada Limited, and others.

Shares of ASHTY stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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Company Calendar

Last Earnings
9/05/2023
Ex-Dividend for 9/25 Dividend
8/09/2024
Dividend Payable
9/25/2024
Today
12/03/2024
Fiscal Year End
4/30/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Private households
Sub-Industry
N/A
Current Symbol
OTCMKTS:ASHTY
Previous Symbol
NASDAQ:ASHTY
Employees
25,958
Year Founded
1947

Profitability

Net Income
$1.60 billion
Pretax Margin
19.89%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$10.86 billion
Cash Flow
$36.02 per share
Book Value
$64.80 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
$35.79 billion
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
1.64

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This page (OTCMKTS:ASHTY) was last updated on 12/4/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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