Currys (CURY) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Currys plc is a leading omnichannel retailer of technology products and services, operating online and through over 800 stores in 8 countries. We Help Everyone Enjoy Amazing Technology, however they choose to shop with us. In the UK & Ireland we trade as Currys; in the Nordics under the Elkjøp brand and as Kotsovolos in Greece. In each of these markets we are the market leader, employing 28,000 capable and committed colleagues. Our full range of services and support makes it easy for our customers to discover, choose, afford and enjoy the right technology for them, throughout their lives. The Group’s operations include state-of-the-art repair facilities in Newark, UK, a sourcing office in Hong Kong and an extensive distribution network, enabling fast and efficient delivery to stores and homes. Our vision, we help everyone enjoy amazing technology, has a powerful social purpose at its heart. We believe in the power of technology to improve lives, help people stay connected, productive, healthy, and entertained. We’re here to help everyone enjoy those benefits and with our scale and expertise, we are uniquely placed to do so. We’re a leader in giving technology a longer life through repair, recycling and reuse. We’re reducing our impact on the environment in our operations and our wider value chain and we will achieve net zero emissions by 2040. We offer customers products that help them save energy, reduce waste and save water, and we partner with charitable organisations to bring the benefits of amazing technology to those who might otherwise be excluded.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 111 to 112.70
• 50-Day Range: 112 to 126.90
• 52-Week Range: 71.60 to 130.18
• Volume: 2.44 million shs
• Average Volume: 5.33 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £1.22 billion
• P/E Ratio: 6.15
• Dividend Yield: 2.68%
• Price Target: GBX 151.67
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Currys Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Currys scored higher than 83% 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: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Currys has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 3 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Currys has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Currys is 6.15, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.09.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Currys is 6.15, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Cyclical sector average P/E ratio of about 68.63.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Currys has a P/B Ratio of 0.60. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued 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 CURY.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Currys is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.86%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Currys does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Currys is 16.46%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for CURY.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.37

News Sentiment

Currys has a news sentiment score of 0.37. 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 Consumer Cyclical companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 50 news articles for Currys this week, compared to 35 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

1 people have searched for CURY on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Currys to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Currys insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought GBX 0 in company stock and sold £1,200,936.31 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

10.33% of the stock of Currys is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

83.20% of the stock of Currys is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

CURY Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have CURY shares performed this year?

Currys' stock was trading at GBX 94.90 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, CURY shares have increased by 18.0% and is now trading at GBX 112.

How were Currys' earnings last quarter?

Currys plc (LON:CURY) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July, 3rd. The company reported $10.00 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Currys had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 9.53% and a net margin of 2.38%.
Read the conference call transcript.

How do I buy shares of Currys?

Shares of CURY 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 Currys own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Currys investors own include easyJet (EZJ), Associated British Foods (ABF), Intelsat (I), AMC Entertainment (AMC), Bank of America (BAC), Chaarat Gold (CGH) and Fossil Group (FOSL).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/03/2025
• Today: 8/01/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Consumer Cyclical
• Industry: Specialty Retail
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:CURY
• Previous Symbol: LON:CPW
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.dixonscarphone.com
• Phone: +44-20-88965000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 28,000
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Currys: GBX 151.67
• High Price Target: GBX 175
• Low Price Target: GBX 130
• Potential Upside/Downside: +35.4%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 18.22
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 6.15
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.76
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: £195.60 million
• Net Margins: 2.38%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 9.53%
• Return on Assets: 1.54%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 45.83
• Current Ratio: 0.86
• Quick Ratio: 0.29

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £8.22 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.15
• Cash Flow: GBX 23.31 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 4.80
• Book Value: GBX 187.32 per share
• Price / Book: 0.60

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,086,780,663
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £1.22 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.31