Keller Group (KLR) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Keller Group plc provides specialist geotechnical services in North America, Europe, the Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa. The company offers ground improvement services, grouting, deep foundations, earth retention, marine, and instrumentation and monitoring services, as well as post-tension systems and industrial services. It also provides solutions, such as bearing capacity improvement, low carbon construction, containment, excavation support, stabilisation, marine structures, seepage control, slope stabilization, and monitoring. The company provides its services to the construction sector in commercial, industrial, infrastructure, institutional/public, power, and residential. Keller Group plc was founded in 1860 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 1,396 to 1,434
• 50-Day Range: 1,238 to 1,428
• 52-Week Range: 1,024 to 1,704
• Volume: 111,649 shs
• Average Volume: 311,547 shs
• Market Capitalization: £1.03 billion
• P/E Ratio: 8.17
• Dividend Yield: 3.40%
• Price Target: GBX 1,750
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Keller Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Keller Group scored higher than 54% 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: 2.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Keller 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

Keller Group has received no research coverage 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 Keller Group is 8.17, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.37.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Keller Group is 8.17, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 20.27.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Keller Group has a PEG Ratio of 2.86. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Keller Group has a P/B Ratio of 1.84. 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 KLR.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Keller Group is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.55%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Keller Group is 27.77%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for KLR.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.69

News Sentiment

Keller Group has a news sentiment score of 0.69. 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 0.45 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for Keller Group this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Keller Group insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought GBX 0 in company stock and sold £667,557.60 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 4.19% of the stock of Keller Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

96.79% of the stock of Keller Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

KLR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have KLR shares performed this year?

Keller Group's stock was trading at GBX 1,450 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, KLR stock has decreased by 2.6% and is now trading at GBX 1,412.
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How were Keller Group's earnings last quarter?

Keller Group plc (LON:KLR) announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March, 4th. The company reported $204.00 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Keller Group had a net margin of 4.20% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 23.55%.
Read the conference call transcript.

Is Keller Group doing a stock buyback?

Keller Group's Board of Directors authorized a stock buyback plan on Monday, March 31st 2025, which authorizes the company to buy back 0 outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This authorizes the company to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are typically a sign that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

How do I buy shares of Keller Group?

Shares of KLR 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.

What other stocks do shareholders of Keller Group own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Keller Group investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), ASML (ASML), Ashtead Group (AHT), AstraZeneca (AZN), Boeing (BA) and Babcock International Group (BAB).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 3/04/2025
• Today: 4/18/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Engineering & Construction
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:KLR
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.keller.com
• Phone: +44-20-76167575
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 9,500
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 1,750
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 1,750
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 1,750
• Potential Upside/Downside: +23.9%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 172.83
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 8.17
• Forward P/E Ratio: 7.33
• P/E Growth: 2.86
• Net Income: £126.69 million
• Net Margins: 4.20%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 23.55%
• Return on Assets: 7.80%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 71.61
• Current Ratio: 1.36
• Quick Ratio: 1.17

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £3.01 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.34
• Cash Flow: GBX 223.01 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.33
• Book Value: GBX 767.77 per share
• Price / Book: 1.84

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 72,871,903
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £1.03 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.34