Reckitt Benckiser Group (RKT) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc manufactures and sells health, hygiene, and nutrition products worldwide. It offers acne treatment creams, facial washes, and cleansing pads; germ protection products; condoms; heartburn and indigestion solutions; joints health products; chest congestion, cough, and sinus remedies; brain health products; migraine-headaches and rheumatic pain products; sore throat medications; and hair removal products under the Airborne, Clearasil, Dettol, Durex, Gaviscon, Move Free, Neuriva, Nurofen, Mucinex, Strepsils, and Veet brands. The company also offers home fragrances and devices; water softeners; home cleaning products; dish washes; toilet cleaners; disinfecting sprays wipes, laundry sanitisers, and others; sprays, baits, and plug-ins for pest control; stain removals; and fabric washing under the Air Wick, Calgon, Cillit Bang, Finish, Harpic, Lysol, Mortein, Vanish, and Woolite brands. In addition, it provides nutritious complementary foods and milk formulas for infant and young children under the Enfamil and Nutramigen brands. The company was founded in 1819 and is headquartered in Slough, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 5,142 to 5,242
• 50-Day Range: 4,999 to 5,418
• 52-Week Range: 4,034 to 5,418
• Volume: 6.22 million shs
• Average Volume: 6.45 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £35.64 billion
• P/E Ratio: 23.91
• Dividend Yield: 3.75%
• Price Target: GBX 4,788.50
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Reckitt Benckiser Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Reckitt Benckiser Group scored higher than 16% 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: 1.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Reckitt Benckiser Group has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Reckitt Benckiser Group 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 Reckitt Benckiser Group is 23.91, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 22.54.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Reckitt Benckiser Group is 23.91, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Defensive sector average P/E ratio of about 10.94.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Reckitt Benckiser Group has a PEG Ratio of 1.10. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Reckitt Benckiser Group has a P/B Ratio of 4.58. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued 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 RKT.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Reckitt Benckiser Group is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.82%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Reckitt Benckiser Group is 89.69%. 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 RKT.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.38

News Sentiment

Reckitt Benckiser Group has a news sentiment score of 0.38. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Consumer Defensive companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Reckitt Benckiser Group this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

21 people have searched for RKT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 110% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Reckitt Benckiser Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Reckitt Benckiser Group insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought GBX 0 in company stock and sold £196,674.23 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.05% of the stock of Reckitt Benckiser Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

60.25% of the stock of Reckitt Benckiser Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

RKT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have RKT shares performed this year?

Reckitt Benckiser Group's stock was trading at GBX 4,833 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, RKT stock has increased by 8.1% and is now trading at GBX 5,224.
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How were Reckitt Benckiser Group's earnings last quarter?

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc (LON:RKT) issued its earnings results on Thursday, March, 6th. The company reported $349.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Reckitt Benckiser Group had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 18.70% and a net margin of 10.78%.

How do I buy shares of Reckitt Benckiser Group?

Shares of RKT 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 Reckitt Benckiser Group own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Reckitt Benckiser Group investors own include Barclays (BARC), Vodafone Group Public (VOD), Diageo (DGE), Unilever (ULVR), Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), BP (BP) and Reckitt Benckiser Group (RB).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 3/06/2025
• Today: 3/28/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Consumer Defensive
• Industry: Household & Personal Products
• Sub-Industry: Banking
• Current Symbol: LON:RKT
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.reckitt.com
• Phone: 44 17 5321 7800
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 26,000
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 4,788.50
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 5,177
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 4,400
• Potential Upside/Downside: -7.7%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 218.52
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 23.74
• Forward P/E Ratio: 15.66
• P/E Growth: 1.1
• Net Income: £1.49 billion
• Net Margins: 10.78%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 18.70%
• Return on Assets: 7.51%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 110.26
• Current Ratio: 0.69
• Quick Ratio: 0.46

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £13.78 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.57
• Cash Flow: GBX 158.61 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 32.70
• Book Value: GBX 1,140.68 per share
• Price / Book: 4.55

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 682,258,265
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £35.39 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.09