Diageo (DGE) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Diageo plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the production, marketing, and sale of alcoholic beverages. It offers scotch, gin, vodka, rum, raki, liqueur, wine, tequila, Chinese white spirits, cachaça, and brandy, as well as beer, including cider and flavoured malt beverages. The company also provides Canadian, Irish, American, and Indian-Made Foreign Liquor whiskies, as well as ready to drink and non-alcoholic products. It provides its products primarily under the Johnnie Walker, Guinness, Tanqueray, Baileys, Smirnoff, Captain Morgan, Crown Royal, Don Julio, Cîroc, Buchanan's, Casamigos, J&B, and Ketel One brands. The company operates in the United States, the United Kingdom, Turkey, Australia, Korea, India, Greater China, Brazil, Mexico, South Africa, Nigeria, and internationally. Diageo plc was incorporated in 1886 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 2,034 to 2,066
• 50-Day Range: 2,035.50 to 2,503.50
• 52-Week Range: 2,031.50 to 2,955.50
• Volume: 30.47 million shs
• Average Volume: 4.69 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £45.45 billion
• P/E Ratio: 11.47
• Dividend Yield: 3.86%
• Price Target: GBX 2,876.67
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Diageo Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Diageo scored higher than 61% 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: 3.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Diageo has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.43, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Diageo has only been the subject of 1 research reports 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 Diageo is 11.49, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 23.53.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Diageo is 11.49, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Defensive sector average P/E ratio of about 10.82.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Diageo has a PEG Ratio of 1.75. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Diageo has a P/B Ratio of 4.80. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued 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 DGE.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Diageo is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.63%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Diageo is 44.25%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Environmental Score: -1.84

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for DGE.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.62

News Sentiment

Diageo has a news sentiment score of 0.62. 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 0.43 average news sentiment score of Consumer Defensive companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for Diageo this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

3 people have searched for DGE on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

4 people have added Diageo to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 33% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

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

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Diageo insiders have sold 327,108.70% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought £434.55 in company stock and sold £1,421,885.40 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.11% of the stock of Diageo is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

63.00% of the stock of Diageo is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

DGE Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have DGE shares performed this year?

Diageo's stock was trading at GBX 2,537.50 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, DGE shares have decreased by 19.2% and is now trading at GBX 2,051.50.
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How were Diageo's earnings last quarter?

Diageo plc (LON:DGE) released its earnings results on Thursday, January, 31st. The company reported $77.00 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $70.80 by $6.20. Diageo had a net margin of 19.33% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 50.44%.

How do I buy shares of Diageo?

Shares of DGE 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 Diageo own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Diageo investors own include Diageo (DEO), Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), Unilever (ULVR), GSK (GSK), Barclays (BARC), HSBC (HSBA) and Bank of America (BAC).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 1/31/2019
• Ex-Dividend for 3/27 Dividend: 3/20/2025
• Today: 3/25/2025
• Dividend Payable: 3/27/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Consumer Defensive
• Industry: Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:DGE
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.diageo.com
• Phone: +44-20-89786000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 30,269
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 2,876.67
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 3,640
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 2,400
• Potential Upside/Downside: +40.8%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.43
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 178.53
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 11.44
• Forward P/E Ratio: 12.74
• P/E Growth: 1.75
• Net Income: £3.96 billion
• Net Margins: 19.33%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 50.44%
• Return on Assets: 8.30%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 234.57
• Current Ratio: 1.94
• Quick Ratio: 0.62

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £20.48 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.21
• Cash Flow: GBX 56.82 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 35.96
• Book Value: GBX 427.45 per share
• Price / Book: 4.78

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 2,219,881,724
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £45.36 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.36