Gamma Communications (GAMA) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Gamma Communications plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of technology-based communications and software services for small, medium, and large sized to businesses in Western Europe. The company offers Unified Communications as a Service products for enabling businesses to raise productivity, boost agility, and increase collaboration; Contact Centre as a Service, through a software platform that allows contact centres to operate over the internet for SMEs and Enterprise; and Direct Routing and Operator Connect services, designed to enable seamless and integrated calling between Teams and the local telephony infrastructure. It also offers Session Initiation Protocol trunking service with inbound call management functionality; and PhoneLine+, a phone line replacement service using VoIP technology to deliver voice calls over the broadband network. In addition, the company offers CircleLoop, a cloud-based telephony product, serviced through web, desktop and mobile applications and aimed at the micro-business market; and Cloud PBX, a virtual PBX system rooted on the internet, automatically answers all calls and routes them to the right department or user extension. Further, it provides Horizon, a business phone system with hosted communications service that provides businesses with fixed and mobile telephony capabilities; Horizon Collaborate, a solution for internal and external communication needs, including voice and video calls, instant messaging, video conferencing, and desktop and document sharing; and Horizon Contact, a cloud-based contact center solution, designed to work in conjunction with Horizon and Horizon Collaborate. The company offers its services through a network of channel partners, as well as directly to end users. Gamma Communications plc was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 1,578 to 1,606.32
• 50-Day Range: 1,470 to 1,720
• 52-Week Range: 1,014 to 1,744
• Volume: 93,600 shs
• Average Volume: 254,785 shs
• Market Capitalization: £1.52 billion
• P/E Ratio: 2,737.55
• Dividend Yield: 1.13%
• Price Target: GBX 2,140
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Gamma Communications Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Gamma Communications scored higher than 53% 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

Gamma Communications 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

Gamma Communications 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 Gamma Communications is 2,739.31, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 130.47.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Gamma Communications is 2,739.31, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Communication Services sector average P/E ratio of about 316.08.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Gamma Communications has a PEG Ratio of 2.79. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Gamma Communications has a P/B Ratio of 4.32. 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 GAMA.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Gamma Communications pays a meaningful dividend of 1.10%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Gamma Communications does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Gamma Communications is 3,103.45%. 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 GAMA.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.29

News Sentiment

Gamma Communications has a news sentiment score of 0.29. 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 Communication Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Gamma Communications this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

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

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Gamma Communications insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £98,880 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 3.38% of the stock of Gamma Communications is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

72.17% of the stock of Gamma Communications is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

GAMA Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have GAMA shares performed this year?

Gamma Communications' stock was trading at GBX 1,126 at the beginning of the year. Since then, GAMA shares have increased by 41.1% and is now trading at GBX 1,588.80.
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How were Gamma Communications' earnings last quarter?

Gamma Communications plc (LON:GAMA) issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, September, 8th. The company reported $23.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $23.60 by $0.10. Gamma Communications had a net margin of 10.29% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 16.63%.

How do I buy shares of Gamma Communications?

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What other stocks do shareholders of Gamma Communications own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Gamma Communications investors own include BP (BP), Vodafone Group Public (VOD), AstraZeneca (AZN), Glencore (GLEN), Rolls-Royce Holdings plc (RR.L), Barclays (BARC) and GSK (GSK).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 9/08/2020
• Ex-Dividend for 10/17 Dividend: 9/19/2024
• Dividend Payable: 10/17/2024
• Today: 11/04/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Communication Services
• Industry: Telecom Services
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:GAMA
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.gamma.co.uk
• Phone: +44-33-30140000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,895
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 2,140
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 2,300
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 1,980
• Potential Upside/Downside: +34.7%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 0.58
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 2,739.31
• Forward P/E Ratio: 17.72
• P/E Growth: 2.79
• Net Income: £56.40 million
• Net Margins: 10.29%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 16.63%
• Return on Assets: 11.78%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 2.09
• Current Ratio: 2.78
• Quick Ratio: 2.45

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £548 million
• Price / Sales: 2.78
• Cash Flow: GBX 121.09 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 13.12
• Book Value: GBX 368 per share
• Price / Book: 4.32

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 95,720,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £1.52 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.82