Costain Group (COST) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Costain Group PLC provides smart infrastructure solutions for the transportation, energy, water, and defense markets in the United Kingdom. The company operates through two segments, Transportation and Natural Resources. The Transportation segment operates in the road, rail, and integrated transport markets. The Natural Resources segment operates in the water, energy, defense, and nuclear energy markets. It offers consultancy and advisory, digital technology, climate change, and complex program delivery solutions and services. Costain Group PLC was founded in 1865 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 106 to 108
• 50-Day Range: 100.50 to 111
• 52-Week Range: 61 to 113
• Volume: 323,505 shs
• Average Volume: 900,216 shs
• Market Capitalization: £294.11 million
• P/E Ratio: 981.82
• Dividend Yield: 0.93%
• Price Target: GBX 105
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Costain Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Costain Group 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: 1.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Costain Group has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Costain 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 Costain Group is 981.82, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 112.57.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Costain Group is 981.82, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 370.15.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Costain Group has a PEG Ratio of 1.63. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Costain Group has a P/B Ratio of 1.29. 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 COST.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Costain Group pays a meaningful dividend of 1.18%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Costain Group is 909.09%. 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 COST.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.63

News Sentiment

Costain Group has a news sentiment score of 0.63. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.39 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

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

Search Interest

125 people have searched for COST on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 12% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Costain 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 £250,973.85 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 6.43% of the stock of Costain Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

44.69% of the stock of Costain Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

COST Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have COST shares performed this year?

Costain Group's stock was trading at GBX 63.40 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, COST stock has increased by 70.3% and is now trading at GBX 108.
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How were Costain Group's earnings last quarter?

Costain Group PLC (LON:COST) announced its earnings results on Wednesday, March, 11th. The company reported $13.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $10.80 by $2.70. Costain Group had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 13.84% and a net margin of 2.33%.

How do I buy shares of Costain Group?

Shares of COST 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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What other stocks do shareholders of Costain Group own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Costain Group investors own include Fluor (FLR), Jacobs Engineering Group (JEC), KBR (KBR), NVIDIA (NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Meta Platforms (META) and John Wood Group (WG).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 3/11/2020
• Ex-Dividend for 10/18 Dividend: 9/12/2024
• Dividend Payable: 10/18/2024
• Today: 12/27/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Engineering & Construction
• Sub-Industry: Retail
• Current Symbol: LON:COST
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: costain.com
• Phone: +44-1628-842444
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 3,270
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 105
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 105
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 105
• Potential Upside/Downside: -1.5%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 0.11
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 969.09
• Forward P/E Ratio: 7.75
• P/E Growth: 1.63
• Net Income: £30.50 million
• Net Margins: 2.33%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 13.84%
• Return on Assets: 5.63%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 9.86
• Current Ratio: 1.40
• Quick Ratio: 1.32

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £1.31 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.22
• Cash Flow: GBX 122.30 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 0.87
• Book Value: GBX 84 per share
• Price / Book: 1.27

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 272,320,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £290.29 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 2.64