Alpha Financial Markets Consulting (AFM) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Alpha Financial Markets Consulting plc provides consulting and related services to the asset and wealth management, and insurance industries in the United Kingdom, North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific. The company offers services in the areas of benchmarking, operations and outsourcing, mergers and acquisitions integrations, investments, regulatory compliance and risk, distribution, digital transformation, investment guidelines, fintech and innovation, ETF and indexing, pension and retail investments, ESG and responsible investments, and insurance. It serves asset and wealth managers, intermediaries, investment platforms, pension companies, and service and infrastructure providers, as well as international groups and boutique firms. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 504 to 504
• 50-Day Range: 504 to 504
• 52-Week Range: 295 to 506
• Volume: 233,586 shs
• Average Volume: 1.49 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £591.19 million
• P/E Ratio: 3,876.92
• Dividend Yield: 2.78%
• Price Target: GBX 442.50
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Alpha Financial Markets Consulting Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Alpha Financial Markets Consulting scored higher than 9% 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: 1.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Alpha Financial Markets Consulting has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Alpha Financial Markets Consulting 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 Alpha Financial Markets Consulting is 3,876.92, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 128.12.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Alpha Financial Markets Consulting is 3,876.92, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 526.98.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Alpha Financial Markets Consulting has a P/B Ratio of 3.88. 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 AFM.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Alpha Financial Markets Consulting pays a meaningful dividend of 2.82%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Alpha Financial Markets Consulting does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Alpha Financial Markets Consulting is 10,769.23%. 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 AFM.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.10

News Sentiment

Alpha Financial Markets Consulting has a news sentiment score of 0.10. 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 0.29 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Alpha Financial Markets Consulting 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, Alpha Financial Markets Consulting insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 8.36% of the stock of Alpha Financial Markets Consulting is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

96.77% of the stock of Alpha Financial Markets Consulting is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

AFM Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have AFM shares performed this year?

Alpha Financial Markets Consulting's stock was trading at GBX 390 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, AFM stock has increased by 29.2% and is now trading at GBX 504.
View the best growth stocks for 2024 here.

How do I buy shares of Alpha Financial Markets Consulting?

Shares of AFM 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.
Compare Top Brokerages Here.

What other stocks do shareholders of Alpha Financial Markets Consulting own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Alpha Financial Markets Consulting investors own include Avino Silver & Gold Mines (ASM), Avino Silver & Gold Mines (ASM), AutoZone (AZO), Bank of America (BAC), B&M European Value Retail (BME), BP (BP) and Coats Group (COA).

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Consulting Services
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:AFM
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: alphafmc.com
• Phone: +44-20-77969300
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,051
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 442.50
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 465
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 420
• Potential Upside/Downside: -12.2%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 0.13
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 3,876.92
• Forward P/E Ratio: 20.56
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: £15.85 million
• Net Margins: 6.78%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 10.64%
• Return on Assets: 7.51%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.72
• Current Ratio: 1.36
• Quick Ratio: 1.21

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £233.62 million
• Price / Sales: 2.53
• Cash Flow: GBX 45.32 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 11.12
• Book Value: GBX 130 per share
• Price / Book: 3.88

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 117,300,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £591.19 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.02