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3i Group (III) Share Price, News & Analysis

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GBX 3,216
+15.00 (+0.47%)
(As of 03:13 AM ET)

About 3i Group Stock (LON:III)

Key Stats

Today's Range
3,211
3,226
50-Day Range
3,075
3,416
52-Week Range
1,966
3,431.61
Volume
5.30 million shs
Average Volume
2.46 million shs
Market Capitalization
£31.01 billion
P/E Ratio
810.08
Dividend Yield
1.90%
Price Target
GBX 3,148
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

3i Group plc is a private equity firm specializing in mature companies, growth capital, middle markets, infrastructure, and management leveraged buyouts and buy-ins. The firm also provides infrastructure financing and debt management. For debt management, it invests in senior and mezzanine corporate debt in typically large and private companies in United Kingdom, Europe, Asia, and North America. It makes private equity investments in business and technology services, financial services, consumer, healthcare, consumption and distribution, media and telecom, renewable energy, wind, and industrial sector. Within business and technology services, the firm seeks to invest in sub sectors such as testing, inspection and certification; BPO and consultancy; human capital including staffing, governance, risk and compliance, services to pharmaceutical companies, vertical application software, education and training businesses; facilities management; support services to industrial sectors such as oil and gas and utilities; human resources outsourcing and advising; recruitment; logistics and infrastructure support services including distribution, waste, and rental. In the consumer sector, it focuses on polarization, health and wellness, ageing population, millennials, consumer goods; e-commerce; retail; food and drinks; and leisure. In the healthcare sector, the firm focuses on pharmaceuticals and biotechnology including specialty pharma, generics / OTC, drug delivery, and animal health; healthcare Services including activities such as elderly and specialty care, including caring for people in their own homes, in hospital and in community facilities, as well as operational services such as outsourced support, clinical services and B2B contract services; medical devices and technology including devices, medical equipment and consumables, diagnostics, and healthcare IT. In the industrial sector, it focuses on automotive, chemicals, construction and building products, electronics and electrical components, flow control and filtration, life science manufacturing, mobility, packaging, software, oil, gas and power. Through 3i BIFM Limited and 3i Infrastructure plc the firm makes infrastructure investments where it focuses principally on the utilities including energy transmission and storage, electricity and gas distribution, water, power generation, and communication network; transportation including airports, ports, ferries, toll roads, and rail; and social infrastructure sector including primary and secondary PFI, public private partnerships, healthcare, education, and government accommodation. In infrastructure it invests primarily in utilities, transportation and social infrastructure in the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Europe, and Ireland. The firm prefers to invest in companies across Europe, France, United States, South America, and Asia. It seeks to make new investments in Northern Europe and North America. The firm typically invests between 5 million ($5.59125 million) and 300 million ($335.475 million) in companies with an enterprise value typically between 100 million ($111.825 million) and 500 million ($559.125 million) and sales value between 80 million ($89.46 million) and 1500 million ($1677.38 million). It seeks to take either majority or minority stakes. It seeks to take a board seat in its portfolio companies with regards to infrastructure investments. The firm invests through a combination of third-party and proprietary capital. It invests through its personal capital. 3i Group plc was founded in 1945 and is based in London, United Kingdom with additional offices across Europe, North America, and Asia.

3i Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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31st Percentile Overall Score

III MarketRank™: 

3i Group scored higher than 31% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    3i Group has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.80, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    3i Group has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about 3i Group's stock forecast and price target.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of 3i Group is 810.08, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 131.10.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of 3i Group is 810.08, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 45.29.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Due to a projected decrease in earnings for 3i Group, their PEG ratio cannot be calculated.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    3i Group has a P/B Ratio of 1.54. 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 III.
  • Dividend Yield

    3i Group pays a meaningful dividend of 1.83%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    3i Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of 3i Group is 1,536.52%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Read more about 3i Group's dividend.
  • Short Interest

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

    3i Group has a news sentiment score of 0.87. 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 Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for 3i Group this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 2 people have searched for III on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    8 people have added 3i Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 33% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, 3i Group insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £455.74 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 3.02% of the stock of 3i Group is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    66.08% of the stock of 3i Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about 3i Group's insider trading history.
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III Stock News Headlines

3i Group (LON:III) Insider Jasi Halai Buys 5 Shares
3i Group (LON:III) Insider Purchases £163.25 in Stock
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RBC Capital Keeps Their Buy Rating on 3i Group plc (III)
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III Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

3i Group's stock was trading at GBX 2,421 at the beginning of the year. Since then, III shares have increased by 32.8% and is now trading at GBX 3,216.
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3i Group (LON:III) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May, 14th. The company reported $22.10 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of ($75.50) by $97.60. 3i Group had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 20.73% and a net margin of 96.46%.

Shares of III 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 3i Group investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Bank of America (BAC), Meta Platforms (META), Glencore (GLEN), Legal & General Group (LGEN), BP (BP) and GSK (GSK).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
5/14/2020
Today
11/04/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Sector
Finance
Industry
Asset Management
Sub-Industry
Business Services
CIK
N/A
Fax
N/A
Employees
1,340
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
GBX 3,148
High Stock Price Target
GBX 3,800
Low Stock Price Target
GBX 2,550
Potential Upside/Downside
-1.7%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.80
Research Coverage
5 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
£3.84 billion
Pretax Margin
N/A

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
£3.98 billion
Cash Flow
GBX 9.39 per share
Book Value
GBX 2,092 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
£30.87 billion
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
1.01
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This page (LON:III) was last updated on 11/5/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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