Kier Group (KIE) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Kier Group plc primarily engages in the construction business in the United Kingdom and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Construction, Infrastructure Services, and Property. It constructs power stations, roads, bridges, railways, tunnels, and buildings for public and private sectors including schools, hospitals and prisons; and provides maintenance services for the UK road, rail, and utilities infrastructure, as well as reactive repairs. The company also offers maintenance and compliance services; housing maintenance; and facilities management services, such as cleaning, grounds maintenance, security, and pest control, as well as environmental services; and invests in and develops property schemes and sites. In addition, it provides design and business services, including project and programme management, architecture and landscape design, civil and structural engineering, building services engineering, building information modelling, cost management, strategic estates advice, building and condition surveys, ICT design and installation, business case development and feasibility, and advisory services. The company was incorporated in 1992 and is based in Salford, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 150.20 to 154.80
• 50-Day Range: 136.20 to 152.20
• 52-Week Range: 100 to 163.27
• Volume: 1.21 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.95 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £670.79 million
• P/E Ratio: 1,383.64
• Dividend Yield: 3.29%
• Price Target: GBX 210
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Kier Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Kier Group scored higher than 59% 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

Kier Group has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Kier Group has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Kier Group is 1,383.64, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 111.54.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Kier Group is 1,383.64, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 423.80.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Kier Group has a PEG Ratio of 0.29. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Kier Group has a P/B Ratio of 1.27. 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 KIE.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Kier Group is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.63%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Kier Group is 4,545.45%. 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 KIE.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.05

News Sentiment

Kier Group has a news sentiment score of -0.05. 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 0.33 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

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

Search Interest

Only 2 people have searched for KIE on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Kier Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 6.07% of the stock of Kier Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

92.26% of the stock of Kier Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

KIE Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have KIE shares performed this year?

Kier Group's stock was trading at GBX 107.20 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, KIE stock has increased by 42.0% and is now trading at GBX 152.20.
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How were Kier Group's earnings last quarter?

Kier Group plc (LON:KIE) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, September, 17th. The company reported $15.30 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $23.50 by $8.20. Kier Group had a net margin of 1.09% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 9.93%.

How do I buy shares of Kier Group?

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What other stocks do shareholders of Kier Group own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Kier Group investors own include Persimmon (PSN), NVIDIA (NVDA), Vodafone Group Public (VOD), Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY), Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), Barclays (BARC) and Balfour Beatty (BBY).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 9/17/2020
• Ex-Dividend for 11/29 Dividend: 10/24/2024
• Today: 11/17/2024
• Dividend Payable: 11/29/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Engineering & Construction
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:KIE
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.kier.co.uk
• Phone: +44-1767-355000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 10,286
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 210
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 210
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 210
• Potential Upside/Downside: +38.0%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 0.11
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 1,383.64
• Forward P/E Ratio: 7.43
• P/E Growth: 0.29
• Net Income: £51 million
• Net Margins: 1.09%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 9.93%
• Return on Assets: 2.18%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 302.88
• Current Ratio: 0.88
• Quick Ratio: 0.69

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £3.91 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.17
• Cash Flow: GBX 167.53 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 0.91
• Book Value: GBX 120 per share
• Price / Book: 1.27

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 440,730,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £670.79 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.14