Essentra (ESNT) Share Price, News & Analysis

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.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 148.40 to 151.40
• 50-Day Range: 141.80 to 179
• 52-Week Range: 125.92 to 191.80
• Volume: 197,648 shs
• Average Volume: 680,898 shs
• Market Capitalization: £431.28 million
• P/E Ratio: 7,980.00
• Dividend Yield: 2.66%
• Price Target: GBX 216.67
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Essentra Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Essentra scored higher than 62% 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

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.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

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 131.68.

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 120.88.

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 1.56. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued 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 ESNT.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

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.

Sustainability and ESG

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

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for ESNT.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.88

News Sentiment

Essentra has a news sentiment score of 0.88. 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 0.38 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Essentra this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

2 people have searched for ESNT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

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

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.

ESNT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have ESNT shares performed this year?

Essentra's stock was trading at GBX 169.60 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, ESNT shares have decreased by 11.4% and is now trading at GBX 150.20.
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How were Essentra's earnings last quarter?

Essentra plc (LON:ESNT) released its earnings results on Friday, March, 2nd. The company reported $22.10 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $22.80 by $0.70. The firm earned $1.03 billion during the quarter. Essentra had a negative net margin of 0.07% and a positive trailing twelve-month return on equity of 0.22%.

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.
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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 Earnings: 3/02/2018
• Ex-Dividend for 10/25 Dividend: 9/19/2024
• Dividend Payable: 10/25/2024
• Today: 11/04/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Basic Materials
• Industry: Specialty Chemicals
• Sub-Industry: Insurance
• Current Symbol: LON:ESNT
• Previous Symbol: LON:FLTR
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.essentraplc.com
• Phone: +44-1908-359100
• 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: +44.3%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 7,980.00
• Forward P/E Ratio: 0.29
• P/E Growth: 3.84
• Net Income: £5.80 million
• Net Margins: -0.07%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 0.22%
• Return on Assets: 1.74%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 51.89
• Current Ratio: 1.97
• Quick Ratio: 0.50

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £309.70 million
• Price / Sales: 1.39
• Cash Flow: GBX 30.42 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 4.94
• Book Value: GBX 96 per share
• Price / Book: 1.56

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 287,140,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £431.28 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.18