LON:ESNT Essentra (ESNT) Share Price, News & Analysis GBX 104 -0.79 (-0.75%) As of 12:46 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock About Essentra Stock (LON:ESNT) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get Essentra alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range 103.60▼ 106.4050-Day Range 104▼ 126.2052-Week Range 103.60▼ 191.80Volume839,544 shsAverage Volume2.71 million shsMarket Capitalization£298.93 millionP/E Ratio85.67Dividend Yield3.85%Price TargetGBX 216.67Consensus RatingBuy Company OverviewEssentra plc is a FTSE 250 company and a leading global provider of essential components and solutions, focusing on the manufacture and distribution of plastic injection moulded, vinyl dip moulded and metal items. Headquartered in the United Kingdom, Essentra's global network extends to 28 countries worldwide and includes c.3,000 employees, 14 manufacturing facilities, 24 distribution centres and 33 sales & service centres serving c.69,000 customers with a rapid supply of low cost but essential products for a variety of applications in industries such as equipment manufacturing, automotive, fabrication, electronics, medical and renewable energy. For further information, please visit www.essentraplc.com Read More… Remove Ads Essentra Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks61st Percentile Overall ScoreESNT MarketRank™: Essentra 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 Opinion3.5 / 5Analyst RatingBuy Consensus RatingEssentra 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 CoverageEssentra has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.Read more about Essentra's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation0.6 / 5Proj. Earnings GrowthN/A Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Essentra is 85.67, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 23.53.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Essentra is 85.67, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 95.39.Price to Earnings Growth RatioEssentra has a PEG Ratio of 3.84. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioEssentra has a P/B Ratio of 1.08. 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 ESNT. Dividend0.0 / 5Dividend StrengthWeak Dividend YieldEssentra has a dividend yield of 0.03%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthEssentra does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Essentra is 329.52%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.Read more about Essentra's dividend. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Short InterestThere is no current short interest data available for ESNT. News and Social Media3.4 / 5News Sentiment1.04 News SentimentEssentra has a news sentiment score of 1.04. 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 0.57 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 11 news articles for Essentra this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.MarketBeat Follows3 people have added Essentra to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership3.3 / 5Insider TradingAcquiring Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Essentra insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £38,150 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 0.99% of the stock of Essentra is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions121.71% of the stock of Essentra is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Essentra's insider trading history. 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Email Address ESNT Stock News HeadlinesInsider Buying: Essentra plc (LON:ESNT) Insider Purchases 35,000 Shares of StockMarch 22 at 1:07 AM | insidertrades.comEssentra Full Year 2024 Earnings: EPS Beats ExpectationsMarch 24 at 9:29 AM | finance.yahoo.comTrump Makes Major Crypto AnnouncementTrump Ends the “War on Crypto” I expect it to pump the market, which is why I'm recommending ONE coin to all investors right now.March 24, 2025 | Crypto 101 Media (Ad)Essentra plc (LON:ESNT) Insider Steve Good Buys 35,000 SharesMarch 23 at 1:15 AM | americanbankingnews.comIs Essentra plc's (LON:ESNT) Stock On A Downtrend As A Result Of Its Poor Financials?March 20, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comIs it time to listen to the experts and consider buying this FTSE 250 growth stock?March 10, 2025 | msn.comIs Essentra plc (LON:ESNT) Trading At A 21% Discount?January 3, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comEssentra Enhances Shareholder Value with Strategic BuybackDecember 16, 2024 | msn.comSee More Headlines ESNT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have ESNT shares performed this year? Essentra's stock was trading at GBX 133 at the start of the year. Since then, ESNT shares have decreased by 21.8% and is now trading at GBX 104. View the best growth stocks for 2025 here. How were Essentra's earnings last quarter? Essentra plc (LON:ESNT) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, March, 19th. The company reported $8.50 EPS for the quarter. Essentra had a net margin of 1.13% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 1.28%. How do I buy shares of Essentra? Shares of ESNT 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 Essentra own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Essentra investors own include Rolls-Royce Holdings plc (RR.L), BP (BP), Imperial Brands (IMB), Barclays (BARC), Carillion (CLLN), HSBC (HSBA) and Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY). Company Calendar Last Earnings3/19/2025Today3/24/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeLON SectorBasic Materials Industry Specialty Chemicals Sub-IndustryInsurance Current SymbolLON:ESNT Previous SymbolLON:FLTR CIKN/A Webwww.essentraplc.com Phone+44-1908-359100FaxN/AEmployees350Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price TargetGBX 216.67 High Stock Price TargetGBX 250 Low Stock Price TargetGBX 200 Potential Upside/Downside+108.3%Consensus RatingBuy Rating Score (0-4)3.00 Research Coverage3 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)GBX 1.21 Trailing P/E Ratio85.67 Forward P/E Ratio0.20 P/E Growth3.84Net Income£3.50 million Net Margins1.13% Pretax MarginN/A Return on Equity1.28% Return on Assets1.74% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio51.89 Current Ratio1.97 Quick Ratio0.50 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales£309.74 million Price / Sales0.97 Cash FlowGBX 21.07 per share Price / Cash Flow4.94 Book ValueGBX 95.89 per share Price / Book1.08Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares287,437,055Free FloatN/AMarket Cap£298.93 million OptionableNot Optionable Beta1.18 The 10 Best AI Stocks to Own in 2025Wondering where to start (or end) with AI stocks? 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