Ascential (ASCL) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Ascential plc provides specialist information, analytics, and e-commerce optimization platforms in the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, the United States, Canada, China, rest of the Asia Pacific, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America. The company operates in two segments, Marketing and Financial Technology. The Marketing segment conducts events, as well as offers intelligence and advisory services for marketing champion activities. The Financial Technology segment provides events and intelligence that improves performance and innovation for various customers, including payments, banks, technology companies, venture capitalists, startups, and regulators, as well as merchants, retailers, and brands. It offers data, analytics, and insights platforms, which provide actionable intelligence to drive informed strategic decisions; and advisory and training services that help customers in industry trends and best practices. The company was formerly known as Trident Floatco PLC and changed its name to Ascential plc in January 2016. Ascential plc was founded in 1887 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 567 to 568
• 50-Day Range: 564.17 to 569.50
• 52-Week Range: 312.50 to 586.50
• Volume: 33.19 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.23 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £1.17 billion
• P/E Ratio: 4,725.00
• Dividend Yield: 1.06%
• Price Target: GBX 500.50
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

ASCL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have ASCL shares performed this year?

Ascential's stock was trading at GBX 293.40 at the start of the year. Since then, ASCL shares have increased by 93.3% and is now trading at GBX 567.
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How do I buy shares of Ascential?

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What other stocks do shareholders of Ascential own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Ascential investors own include KAZ Minerals (KAZ), Standard Chartered (STAN), Associated British Foods (ABF), Bank of America (BAC), Intelsat (I), Chaarat Gold (CGH) and Fossil Group (FOSL).

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Communication Services
• Industry: Advertising Agencies
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:ASCL
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.ascential.com
• Phone: +44-20-75165000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 700
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 500.50
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 568
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 433
• Potential Upside/Downside: -11.7%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.67
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 0.12
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 4,725.00
• Forward P/E Ratio: 22.27
• P/E Growth: 1.06
• Net Income: £39.80 million
• Net Margins: 137.00%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 8.85%
• Return on Assets: 3.36%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 4.25
• Current Ratio: 0.90
• Quick Ratio: 0.92

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £228.10 million
• Price / Sales: 5.12
• Cash Flow: GBX 57.94 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.79
• Book Value: GBX 61 per share
• Price / Book: 9.30

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 205,920,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £1.17 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.80