Nexteq (NXQ) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Nexteq (AIM: NXQ) (formerly Quixant plc) is a leading technology partner to major global industrial equipment manufacturers. The Group's specialist outsourced solutions serve a range of selected end markets through its two divisions, Quixant and Densitron, enabling its customers to innovate where it matters most. Nexteq consists of two distinct divisions, Quixant and Densitron, each with dedicated sales, account management and product innovation teams. Quixant designs and engineers gaming computers, software systems and accessories for the gaming and sports betting industries. Densitron produces a wide range of human machine interface hardware to global industrial markets, with key focus areas being the broadcast and medical sectors. Nexteq has its own manufacturing and engineering operation based in Taiwan and global sales, engineering and operations teams located throughout North America, Europe and Asia.. Founded in 2005, and later floating on the London Stock Exchange's AIM stock market as Quixant plc, the Group rebranded to Nexteq in 2023 to reflect the increasing diversification of the business. Headquarted in Cambridge, Nexteq has over 230 employees. Further information on Nexteq and its divisions can be found at www.nexteqplc.com.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 58.04 to 60
• 50-Day Range: 61 to 75.40
• 52-Week Range: 58.04 to 155
• Volume: 32,409 shs
• Average Volume: 84,875 shs
• Market Capitalization: £43.78 million
• P/E Ratio: 4.60
• Dividend Yield: 5.17%
• Price Target: GBX 200
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Nexteq Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Nexteq scored higher than 82% 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

Nexteq 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

Nexteq has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Nexteq is 4.60, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 20.81.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Nexteq is 4.60, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 37.40.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Nexteq has a P/B Ratio of 0.47. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued 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 NXQ.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Nexteq is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.71%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Nexteq does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Nexteq is 23.77%. 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 NXQ.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.25

News Sentiment

Nexteq has a news sentiment score of 1.25. 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 0.66 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

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

Company Ownership

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Nexteq insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £2,699.52 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

46.09% of the stock of Nexteq is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

40.71% of the stock of Nexteq is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

NXQ Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have NXQ shares performed this year?

Nexteq's stock was trading at GBX 63.60 at the start of the year. Since then, NXQ shares have decreased by 8.7% and is now trading at GBX 58.04.
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How do I buy shares of Nexteq?

Shares of NXQ 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.

Company Calendar

• Today: 4/07/2025
• Record date for 5/30 Dividend: 5/01/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 5/30 Dividend: 5/01/2025
• Dividend Payable: 5/30/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: Computer Hardware
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:NXQ
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.nexteqplc.com
• Phone: 44-20-7648-4200
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 219
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 200
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 200
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 200
• Potential Upside/Downside: +244.6%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 12.62
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 4.60
• Forward P/E Ratio: 6.49
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: £11.92 million
• Net Margins: 9.83%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 12.76%
• Return on Assets: 6.88%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 2.61
• Current Ratio: 4.21
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £121.17 million
• Price / Sales: 0.36
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: GBX 123.81 per share
• Price / Book: 0.47

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 75,434,436
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £43.78 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.36