Foresight Group (FSG) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Foresight Group Holdings Limited operates as an infrastructure and private equity manager in the United Kingdom, Italy, Luxembourg, Ireland, Spain, and Australia. It operates through Infrastructure, Private Equity, and Foresight Capital Management segments. The company involved in the provision of the management of infrastructure assets, private equity investments, and open-ended investment companies for institutional and retail investors. It also manages infrastructure assets with a focus on renewable energy generation, renewable energy enabling projects, and energy efficiency management solutions, as well as social infrastructure, transport businesses, and digital infrastructure and natural capital. In addition, it provides equity and credit to a range of sectors and development stages; and access to real assets and sustainable investment opportunities in listed markets. Foresight Group Holdings Limited was founded in 1984 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 408 to 430
• 50-Day Range: 396 to 511.80
• 52-Week Range: 383 to 544.99
• Volume: 88,359 shs
• Average Volume: 192,720 shs
• Market Capitalization: £473.88 million
• P/E Ratio: 1,859.09
• Dividend Yield: 7.54%
• Price Target: GBX 580
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Foresight Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Foresight Group scored higher than 52% 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

Foresight Group has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Foresight Group has received no research coverage 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 Foresight Group is 1,859.09, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 134.78.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Foresight Group is 1,859.09, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Financial Services sector average P/E ratio of about 446.96.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Foresight Group has a P/B Ratio of 5.34. 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 FSG.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Foresight Group is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 6.21%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Foresight Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Foresight Group is 14,090.91%. 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 FSG.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.25

News Sentiment

Foresight Group has a news sentiment score of 0.25. 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 0.47 average news sentiment score of Financial Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Foresight Group this week, compared to 0 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, Foresight Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

35.32% of the stock of Foresight Group is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

42.78% of the stock of Foresight Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

FSG Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have FSG shares performed this year?

Foresight Group's stock was trading at GBX 431 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, FSG stock has decreased by 4.6% and is now trading at GBX 411.
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How do I buy shares of Foresight Group?

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Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 10/4 Dividend: 9/19/2024
• Dividend Payable: 10/04/2024
• Today: 12/18/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 1/31 Dividend: 1/16/2025
• Dividend Payable: 1/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Financial Services
• Industry: Asset Management
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:FSG
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.foresightgroup.eu
• Phone: 44-20-3667-8100
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 314
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 580
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 600
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 560
• Potential Upside/Downside: +39.8%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 0.22
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 1,886.36
• Forward P/E Ratio: 10.60
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: £26.43 million
• Net Margins: 18.70%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 31.88%
• Return on Assets: 15.09%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 8.77
• Current Ratio: 1.75
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £141.33 million
• Price / Sales: 3.39
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: GBX 77 per share
• Price / Book: 5.39

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 115,300,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £478.50 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.44