Currys (CURY) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Currys plc operates as a retailer of technology products and services. It offers consumer electronics and mobile technology products and services; and mobile virtual network operator and consumer electrical repair services. The company also sells its products through online; and offers insurance services. The company was formerly known as Dixons Carphone plc and changed its name to Currys plc in September 2021. Currys plc was founded in 1884 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 74.90 to 79.55
• 50-Day Range: 75.55 to 89.45
• 52-Week Range: 43.08 to 90
• Volume: 734,603 shs
• Average Volume: 3.82 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £865.47 million
• P/E Ratio: 3,829.50
• Dividend Yield: 3.92%
• Price Target: GBX 84.67
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Currys Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Currys scored higher than 32% 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: 2.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Currys has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Currys has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Currys is 3,797.50, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 136.33.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Currys is 3,797.50, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Cyclical sector average P/E ratio of about 384.07.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Currys has a P/B Ratio of 0.40. 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: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

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 15,000.00%. 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 CURY.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.01

News Sentiment

Currys has a news sentiment score of 0.01. 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 0.37 average news sentiment score of Consumer Cyclical companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 21 news articles for Currys this week, compared to 41 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Currys insiders have not sold or bought any 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 50.50 at the start of the year. Since then, CURY shares have increased by 50.4% and is now trading at GBX 75.95.
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How do I buy shares of Currys?

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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).

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
• CUSIP: N/A
• 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 Stock Price Target: GBX 84.67
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 95
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 67
• Potential Upside/Downside: +11.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.67
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 0.02
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 3,797.50
• Forward P/E Ratio: 7.98
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: £27 million
• Net Margins: 1.95%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 1.36%
• Return on Assets: 1.54%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 49.81
• Current Ratio: 0.84
• Quick Ratio: 0.29

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £8.48 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.10
• Cash Flow: GBX 15.81 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 4.80
• Book Value: GBX 190 per share
• Price / Book: 0.40

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,130,000,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £858.24 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.31