Imperial Brands (IMB) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

We are Imperial Brands, a global consumer-focused organisation and the fourth largest international tobacco company. We’re driven by our purpose: to forge a path to a healthier future for moments of relaxation and pleasure. The world’s one billion adult smokers are seeking new and potentially less harmful products and we are committed to meeting their diverse and evolving needs. We’re also committed to becoming fully Net Zero by 2040. As the smallest of the four major international tobacco businesses, we know that we are at our best when we are a focused challenger, battling on behalf of our retail partners, consumers and wider society. We celebrate the enduring success of our iconic portfolio of cigarette, fine cut and other tobacco brands, which generate the funds to build a targeted and sustainable range of vapour, heated tobacco and oral nicotine products. Our disciplined capital allocation framework enables us to continue to invest behind our strategy, while maintaining a strong, efficient balance sheet and delivering enhanced shareholder returns. For more information about Imperial Brands, our transformation, our ESG priorities, our investment case and our brands, visit www.imperialbrandsplc.com

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 2,589 to 2,613.76
• 50-Day Range: 2,349 to 2,633
• 52-Week Range: 1,662 to 2,649
• Volume: 3.30 million shs
• Average Volume: 14.72 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £21.95 billion
• P/E Ratio: 1,131.30
• Dividend Yield: 5.88%
• Price Target: GBX 2,205
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Imperial Brands Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Imperial Brands scored higher than 14% 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: 1.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Imperial Brands has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Imperial Brands 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 Imperial Brands is 1,131.30, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 111.90.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Imperial Brands is 1,131.30, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Defensive sector average P/E ratio of about 211.97.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Imperial Brands has a PEG Ratio of 16.51. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Imperial Brands has a P/B Ratio of 5.09. 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 IMB.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Imperial Brands is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 6.78%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Imperial Brands does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Imperial Brands is 6,652.17%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Environmental Score: -3.34

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for IMB.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Imperial Brands has a news sentiment score of 0.75. 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 0.24 average news sentiment score of Consumer Defensive companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Imperial Brands this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 2 people have added Imperial Brands to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% 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, Imperial Brands insiders have bought 5,865.61% more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £10,356,887.94 in company stock and sold £173,609.85 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 7.33% of the stock of Imperial Brands is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

67.95% of the stock of Imperial Brands is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

IMB Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have IMB shares performed this year?

Imperial Brands' stock was trading at GBX 2,553 at the start of the year. Since then, IMB shares have increased by 1.9% and is now trading at GBX 2,602.
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How were Imperial Brands' earnings last quarter?

Imperial Brands PLC (LON:IMB) announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May, 19th. The company reported $103.00 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $102.60 by $0.40. Imperial Brands had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 39.00% and a net margin of 11.44%.

How do I buy shares of Imperial Brands?

Shares of IMB 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 Imperial Brands own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Imperial Brands investors own include Smith & Nephew (SN), British American Tobacco (BATS), GSK (GSK), Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), Tesco (TSCO), Vodafone Group Public (VOD) and BP (BP).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/19/2020
• Today: 1/17/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Consumer Defensive
• Industry: Tobacco
• Sub-Industry: Tobacco Products
• Current Symbol: LON:IMB
• Previous Symbol: LON:IMT
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.imperialbrandsplc.com
• Phone: +44-117-9636636
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 25,200
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 2,205
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 2,600
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 1,810
• Potential Upside/Downside: -15.3%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 2.30
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 1,131.30
• Forward P/E Ratio: 10.55
• P/E Growth: 16.51
• Net Income: £2.08 billion
• Net Margins: 11.44%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 39.00%
• Return on Assets: 6.92%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 217.64
• Current Ratio: 0.64
• Quick Ratio: 0.41

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £18.18 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.21
• Cash Flow: GBX 246.25 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.57
• Book Value: GBX 511 per share
• Price / Book: 5.09

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 843,530,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £21.95 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.42