Quilter (QLT) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Quilter is a leading UK and cross-border full-service wealth management business, whose purpose is to help create prosperity for the generations of today and tomorrow. It has leading positions in one of the world’s largest wealth markets, and its multi-channel proposition and investment performance are delivering attractive growth.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 163.90 to 167.60
• 50-Day Range: 137.90 to 165.30
• 52-Week Range: 117.70 to 169.30
• Volume: 2.76 million shs
• Average Volume: 4.44 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £2.21 billion
• P/E Ratio: 44.58
• Dividend Yield: 3.02%
• Price Target: GBX 150.50
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Quilter Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Quilter scored higher than 8% 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: 1.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Quilter has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on 1 buy rating, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Quilter has only been the subject of 1 research reports 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 Quilter is 44.58, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.56.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Quilter is 44.58, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Financial Services sector average P/E ratio of about 13.91.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Quilter has a PEG Ratio of 2.50. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Quilter has a P/B Ratio of 1.50. 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 QLT.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Quilter pays a meaningful dividend of 3.43%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Quilter does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Quilter is 134.44%. 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 QLT.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.65

News Sentiment

Quilter has a news sentiment score of 0.65. 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 1.00 average news sentiment score of Financial Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Quilter this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

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

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 4.67% of the stock of Quilter is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

79.06% of the stock of Quilter is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

QLT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have QLT shares performed this year?

Quilter's stock was trading at GBX 154.20 at the beginning of the year. Since then, QLT stock has increased by 7.5% and is now trading at GBX 165.80.

How were Quilter's earnings last quarter?

Quilter plc (LON:QLT) issued its earnings results on Wednesday, March, 5th. The company reported ($2.50) EPS for the quarter. Quilter had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 3.33% and a net margin of 0.78%.
Read the conference call transcript.

How do I buy shares of Quilter?

Shares of QLT 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.

What other stocks do shareholders of Quilter own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Quilter investors own include Centamin (CEY), Playtech (PTEC), Glencore (GLEN), Petrofac (PFC), Best of the Best (BOTB), Victrex (VTXPF) and Victrex (VCT).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 3/05/2025
• Record date for 5/27 Dividend: 4/10/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 5/27 Dividend: 4/10/2025
• Dividend Payable: 5/27/2025
• Today: 7/15/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Financial Services
• Industry: Asset Management
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:QLT
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.quilter.com
• Phone: 44 20 7150 4000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 2,983
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Quilter: GBX 150.50
• High Price Target: GBX 166
• Low Price Target: GBX 135
• Potential Upside/Downside: -9.2%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.33
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 3.72
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 44.58
• Forward P/E Ratio: 18.41
• P/E Growth: 2.5
• Net Income: £49.61 million
• Net Margins: 0.78%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 3.33%
• Return on Assets: 0.21%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 18.69
• Current Ratio: 1.18
• Quick Ratio: 0.05

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £6.38 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.35
• Cash Flow: GBX 197.73 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 0.84
• Book Value: GBX 110.51 per share
• Price / Book: 1.50

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,330,491,172
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £2.21 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.05