LON:COST Costain Group (COST) Share Price, News & Analysis GBX 125.38 -1.02 (-0.81%) As of 12:28 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock About Costain Group Stock (LON:COST) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get Costain Group alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range 124.40▼ 127.6050-Day Range 126.20▼ 169.7252-Week Range 85.40▼ 172.40Volume1.13 million shsAverage Volume1.48 million shsMarket Capitalization£334.27 millionP/E Ratio1,090.26Dividend Yield0.02%Price TargetGBX 162.50Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company Overview Costain helps to improve people’s lives by creating connected, sustainable infrastructure that enables people and the planet thrive. We shape, create and deliver pioneering solutions that transform the performance of the infrastructure ecosystem across the UK’s energy, water, transportation and defence markets. We are organised around our customers anticipating and solving their challenges and helping to improve performance. By bringing together our unique mix of construction, consulting and digital experts we engineer and deliver sustainable, efficient and practical solutions. Our 3,500 people manage a workforce of around 16,000 people and collaborate with customers, partners, communities and wider industry to make infrastructure fit for a better future. Our ambition is to become a net zero business by 2035, while enhancing biodiversity and natural capital, and we have plans in place to deliver this. We are committed to procure responsibly and to be an inclusive and accessible business for all, enabling us to be our best while focusing on the outcomes that we deliver for people and planet. Read More Costain Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks58th Percentile Overall ScoreCOST MarketRank™: Costain Group scored higher than 58% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.7 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingCostain Group 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.Upside PotentialCostain Group has a consensus price target of GBX 162.50, representing about 29.6% upside from its current price of GBX 125.38.Amount of Analyst CoverageCostain Group has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Costain Group's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation0.0 / 5Proj. Earnings GrowthN/A Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Costain Group is 1,090.26, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 280.68.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Costain Group is 1,090.26, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 309.78.Price to Earnings Growth RatioCostain 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 RatioCostain Group has a P/B Ratio of 1.49. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Short InterestN/AShort Interest LevelN/A Short InterestThere is no current short interest data available for COST. Dividend1.7 / 5Dividend StrengthWeak Dividend YieldCostain Group pays a meaningful dividend of 2.31%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthCostain Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Costain Group is 20.87%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Read more about Costain Group's dividend. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Short InterestThere is no current short interest data available for COST. News and Social Media2.4 / 5News Sentiment0.32 News SentimentCostain Group has a news sentiment score of 0.32. 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 0.68 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Costain Group this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.Search Interest142 people have searched for COST on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 29% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows1 people have added Costain Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. Company Ownership3.3 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Costain Group insiders have sold 1,774.99% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought £46,700 in company stock and sold £875,619.06 in company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders47.99% of the stock of Costain Group is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.Percentage Held by InstitutionsOnly 36.41% of the stock of Costain Group is held by institutions.Read more about Costain Group's insider trading history. Receive COST Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Costain Group and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Submit View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. COST Stock News HeadlinesCostain Group (LON:COST) Insider Amanda Fisher Buys 10,000 SharesAugust 29, 2025 | insidertrades.comInsider Buying: Costain Group (LON:COST) Insider Acquires 10,000 Shares of StockAugust 23, 2025 | insidertrades.comFanatics Hit $31B-Is This Nasdaq Next?Fanatics built an empire by owning the fan experience-scaling to a $31B valuation. But the next wave isn't about traditional retail. It's about tech, creators, and viral drops. One tiny Nasdaq company just partnered with a platform that fuels 1.7B shoppers and scored an equity deal with one of college sports' most iconic teams.September 16 at 2:00 AM | i2i Marketing Group, LLC (Ad)Costain Group's (COST) Buy Rating Reiterated at Berenberg BankSeptember 11, 2025 | americanbankingnews.comCostain Group PLC Updates Share Capital StructureSeptember 1, 2025 | tipranks.comOur investment’s exposure to HS2 has dragged it off the railsAugust 28, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comCostain Directors Increase Shareholdings, Signaling Confidence in GrowthAugust 28, 2025 | tipranks.comCostain Group First Half 2025 Earnings: EPS: UK£0.054 (vs UK£0.049 in 1H 2024)August 23, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comSee More Headlines COST Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have COST shares performed this year? Costain Group's stock was trading at GBX 106 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, COST stock has increased by 18.3% and is now trading at GBX 125.38. How were Costain Group's earnings last quarter? Costain Group PLC (LON:COST) announced its earnings results on Wednesday, August, 20th. The company reported $5.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Costain Group had a net margin of 2.33% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 13.56%. Read the conference call transcript. 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. 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 Earnings8/20/2025Today9/16/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeLON SectorIndustrials Industry Engineering & Construction Sub-IndustryRetail Current SymbolLON:COST CIKN/A Webcostain.com Phone+44-1628-842444FaxN/AEmployees3,270Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Price Target for Costain GroupGBX 162.50 High Price TargetGBX 175 Low Price TargetGBX 150 Potential Upside/Downside+29.6%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.50 Research Coverage2 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)GBX 0.12 Trailing P/E Ratio1,090.26 Forward P/E Ratio9.12 P/E Growth1.63Net Income£29.90 million Net Margins2.33% Pretax MarginN/A Return on Equity13.56% Return on Assets5.63% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio9.86 Current Ratio1.40 Quick Ratio1.32 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales£1.14 billion Price / Sales0.29 Cash FlowGBX 143.85 per share Price / Cash Flow0.87 Book ValueGBX 84.30 per share Price / Book1.49Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares266,603,000Free FloatN/AMarket Cap£334.27 million OptionableNot Optionable Beta2.64 Reduce the RiskMarket downturns give many investors pause, and for good reason. 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