Next 15 Group (NFG) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Next 15 Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, provides communications services in the United Kingdom, Europe, Africa, the United States, and the Asia Pacific. It offers strategy and insight, online marketing, corporate and internal communications, media training, brand and message consultancy, market research, digital, marketing communications, and creative and content, as well as public, media, analyst, and investor relation services; and digital and technology products and services. The company provides its services under the activate, Agent3, Archetype, Beyond, The Blueshirt Group, Brandwidth, Conversion Rate Experts, ELVIS, encore, House 337, M Booth, M Booth Health, Mach49, MHP Group, Mighty Social, Outcast, Palladium, Planning-inc, Publitek, Savanta, SMG, Transform, twogether, and Velocity brands. The company was formerly known as Next Fifteen Communications Group plc and changed its name to Next 15 Group plc in April 2023. Next 15 Group plc was incorporated in 1981 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 394 to 408.48
• 50-Day Range: 397 to 863
• 52-Week Range: 390 to 1,052
• Volume: 228,581 shs
• Average Volume: 306,730 shs
• Market Capitalization: £397.62 million
• P/E Ratio: 679.31
• Dividend Yield: 3.81%
• Price Target: GBX 885
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Next 15 Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Next 15 Group scored higher than 58% 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

Next 15 Group has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Next 15 Group 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 Next 15 Group is 679.31, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 128.12.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Next 15 Group is 679.31, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Communication Services sector average P/E ratio of about 322.61.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Next 15 Group has a P/B Ratio of 2.33. 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 NFG.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Next 15 Group pays a meaningful dividend of 3.43%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Next 15 Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Next 15 Group is 2,586.21%. 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 NFG.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.52

News Sentiment

Next 15 Group has a news sentiment score of 0.52. 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 0.40 average news sentiment score of Communication Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Next 15 Group this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 11 people have searched for NFG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -8% 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, Next 15 Group insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £14,881 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 7.61% of the stock of Next 15 Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

67.96% of the stock of Next 15 Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

NFG Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have NFG shares performed this year?

Next 15 Group's stock was trading at GBX 832 at the start of the year. Since then, NFG stock has decreased by 52.6% and is now trading at GBX 394.
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How do I buy shares of Next 15 Group?

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What other stocks do shareholders of Next 15 Group own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Next 15 Group investors own include AutoZone (AZO), Intel (INTC), TJX Companies (TJX), Abacus Health Products (ABAHF), Avino Silver & Gold Mines (ASM), Avino Silver & Gold Mines (ASM) and Bank of America (BAC).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 8/9 Dividend: 7/04/2024
• Dividend Payable: 8/09/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 11/22 Dividend: 10/17/2024
• Today: 11/02/2024
• Dividend Payable: 11/22/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Communication Services
• Industry: Advertising Agencies
• Sub-Industry: Utilities
• Current Symbol: LON:NFG
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.next15.com
• Phone: 44-20-7908-6444
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 2,130
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 885
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 885
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 885
• Potential Upside/Downside: +124.6%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 0.58
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 679.31
• Forward P/E Ratio: 6.51
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: £60.78 million
• Net Margins: 8.28%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 43.44%
• Return on Assets: 9.17%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 78.43
• Current Ratio: 1.02
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £733.84 million
• Price / Sales: 0.54
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: GBX 169 per share
• Price / Book: 2.33

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 100,920,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £397.62 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.50