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Essentra (ESNT) Share Price, News & Analysis

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GBX 149 +0.60 (+0.40%)
(As of 11/21/2024 ET)

About Essentra Stock (LON:ESNT)

Key Stats

Today's Range
145.20
149.40
50-Day Range
141.80
167.20
52-Week Range
125.92
191.80
Volume
204,606 shs
Average Volume
715,528 shs
Market Capitalization
£427.84 million
P/E Ratio
7,980.00
Dividend Yield
2.68%
Price Target
GBX 216.67
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Essentra plc manufactures and distributes plastic injection and vinyl dip moulded, and metal components worldwide. The company offers cable ties and conduit, and accessories; grommets, strain relief, and blanking plugs; cable glands and accessories; caps and plugs; card guides and pullers; circuit board hardware products; EMI suppression ferrite cores; fan accessories comprising filters and fan mounting accessories; screws and nuts; rivet and panel fasteners; barbed and push-fit fasteners; binder screws and snap fasteners; washers; spacers; brushes; feet; fibre management; and furniture fittings. It also provides gasketing, toggle clamps, and enclosure accessories; handles, knobs, and positioning components; masking tapes, hooks, and bags; hose clamps, O-rings and O-ring kits, and hose protection products; LED mounting, light pipes and lens; LED spacers; locks, latches, catches, and hinges; pipe and flange protection essentra products; tube inserts, connectors, and ferrules; and vibration mounts, dampers, and slide bearings, as well as handwheels. The company offers its products for a range of industrial application and end markets. The company was formerly known as Filtrona plc and changed its name to Essentra plc in June 2013. Essentra plc was incorporated in 2005 and is based in Oxford, the United Kingdom.

Essentra Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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56th Percentile Overall Score

ESNT MarketRank™: 

Essentra scored higher than 56% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Essentra 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

    Essentra has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Essentra's stock forecast and price target.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Essentra is 7,980.00, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 127.63.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Essentra is 7,980.00, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 115.15.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Essentra has a PEG Ratio of 3.84. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Essentra has a P/B Ratio of 1.55. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for ESNT.
  • Dividend Yield

    Essentra pays a meaningful dividend of 2.42%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

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

  • Read more about Essentra's dividend.
  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for ESNT.
  • News Sentiment

    Essentra has a news sentiment score of 0.45. 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 Basic Materials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Essentra this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    3 people have searched for ESNT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Essentra insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £14,880.18 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.99% of the stock of Essentra is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    121.71% 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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ESNT Stock News Headlines

Essentra Announces Share Buyback and Cancellation
📉 Warning: Market Crash Predicted - Secure Your Savings
The last time the "Buffett Indicator" flashed this red was in 2000 - right before the market crashed 50%.
Essentra Updates on Total Voting Rights
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ESNT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Essentra's stock was trading at GBX 169.60 at the beginning of the year. Since then, ESNT stock has decreased by 12.1% and is now trading at GBX 149.
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Essentra plc (LON:ESNT) issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, March, 2nd. The company reported $22.10 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $22.80 by $0.70. The business had revenue of $1.03 billion for the quarter. Essentra had a positive trailing twelve-month return on equity of 0.22% and a negative net margin of 0.07%.

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.
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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 Earnings
3/02/2018
Ex-Dividend for 10/25 Dividend
9/19/2024
Dividend Payable
10/25/2024
Today
11/21/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Specialty Chemicals
Sub-Industry
Insurance
CIK
N/A
Fax
N/A
Employees
350
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
GBX 216.67
High Stock Price Target
GBX 250
Low Stock Price Target
GBX 200
Potential Upside/Downside
+45.6%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
3 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
£5.80 million
Pretax Margin
N/A

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
£309.70 million
Cash Flow
GBX 30.14 per share
Book Value
GBX 96 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
£427.26 million
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
1.18
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This page (LON:ESNT) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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