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Babcock International Group (BAB) Share Price, News & Analysis

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GBX 525.50 +3.00 (+0.57%)
(As of 11/22/2024 ET)

About Babcock International Group Stock (LON:BAB)

Key Stats

Today's Range
522
529
50-Day Range
465.20
523
52-Week Range
373.60
594
Volume
467,713 shs
Average Volume
1.40 million shs
Market Capitalization
£2.66 billion
P/E Ratio
1,642.19
Dividend Yield
0.95%
Price Target
GBX 616.67
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Babcock International Group PLC, together with its subsidiaries, provides value-add services for aerospace, defense, and security in the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, Africa, North America, Australasia, and internationally. The company operates through four segments: Marine, Nuclear, Land, and Aviation. It designs, procures, operates, and manages critical utility and process equipment; offers asset management, defense and maritime training, information and intelligence, equipment and system, and facilities and infrastructure services, as well as naval platforms; and designs, manufactures, and provides through-life support for mechanical and electrical systems and equipment. The company also offers naval architecture, engineering, and project management services; submarines and complex engineering services in support of various decommissioning programs and projects, training and operation support, new build program management, and design and installation; critical vehicle fleet management, and equipment support and training services for military and civil customers; and designs, assesses, manufactures, installs, maintains, and decommissions vehicles for police, fire and ambulance, civil service, military, and other security-focused organizations. In addition, it provides plain line track renewal services; and engineering services for track projects, signaling, telecommunications, and on-track plants. Further, the company offers critical engineering services to defense and civil customers, including pilot training, equipment support, and airbase management, as well as operates aviation fleets that provide delivering emergency services. The company was founded in 1891 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Babcock International Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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28th Percentile Overall Score

BAB MarketRank™: 

Babcock International Group scored higher than 28% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Babcock International Group has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.75, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Babcock International Group has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Babcock International Group's stock forecast and price target.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Babcock International Group is 1,642.19, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 125.55.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Babcock International Group is 1,642.19, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 507.24.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Babcock International Group has a PEG Ratio of 1.35. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Babcock International Group has a P/B Ratio of 6.82. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for BAB.
  • Dividend Yield

    Babcock International Group pays a meaningful dividend of 1.04%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

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

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Babcock International Group is 1,562.50%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Read more about Babcock International Group's dividend.
  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for BAB.
  • News Sentiment

    Babcock International Group has a news sentiment score of 0.42. 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 Industrials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Babcock International Group this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    3 people have added Babcock International Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Babcock International 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 £3,474,912.15 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.78% of the stock of Babcock International Group is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    77.03% of the stock of Babcock International Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Babcock International Group's insider trading history.
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BAB Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Babcock International Group's stock was trading at GBX 395 at the start of the year. Since then, BAB shares have increased by 33.0% and is now trading at GBX 525.50.
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Babcock International Group PLC (LON:BAB) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, June, 11th. The company reported $69.10 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $68.60 by $0.50. Babcock International Group had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 43.29% and a net margin of 3.77%.

Shares of BAB 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.
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Babcock International Group investors own include Centrica (CNA), Carillion (CIOIF), Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), Aviva (AV), Rolls-Royce Holdings plc (RR.L), Vodafone Group Public (VOD) and Barclays (BARC).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
6/11/2020
Ex-Dividend for 9/30 Dividend
8/22/2024
Dividend Payable
9/30/2024
Today
11/22/2024
Ex-Dividend for 1/17 Dividend
12/05/2024
Dividend Payable
1/17/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Engineering & Construction
Sub-Industry
N/A
CIK
N/A
Web
N/A
Fax
N/A
Employees
26,115
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
GBX 616.67
High Stock Price Target
GBX 660
Low Stock Price Target
GBX 565
Potential Upside/Downside
+17.3%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.75
Research Coverage
4 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
£165.70 million
Pretax Margin
N/A

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
£4.39 billion
Cash Flow
GBX 407.81 per share
Book Value
GBX 77 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
£2.66 billion
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
1.28
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This page (LON:BAB) was last updated on 11/23/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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