Porvair (PRV) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Porvair plc engages in the filtration, laboratory, and environmental technology business. It operates through three segments: Aerospace & Industrial, Laboratory, and Metal Melt Quality. The Aerospace & Industrial segment designs and manufactures a range of specialist filtration equipment for aerospace, energy, and industrial applications. The Laboratory segment is involved in the design and manufacture of instruments and consumables for use in environmental and bioscience laboratories with a focus on water analysis instruments, diagnostics, and sample preparation equipment. This segment also produces a range of laboratory microplates, filters, tubing, pipette tips, and associated consumables for use in diagnostics, sample preparation and chromatography applications. The Metal Melt Quality segment designs and manufactures porous ceramic filters for the filtration of molten metals. This segment also provides patent protected filters for the aluminum cast house industry; and the filtration of gray and ductile iron, as well as filtration of superalloys used in the manufacture of turbine blades. The company is also involved in trading activities. It operates in the United Kingdom, Continental Europe, South America, the United States, Asia, and Africa, as well as other NAFTA countries. The company was incorporated in 1982 and is based in King's Lynn, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 724 to 760
• 50-Day Range: 632 to 762
• 52-Week Range: 594 to 762
• Volume: 45,923 shs
• Average Volume: 74,161 shs
• Market Capitalization: £335.84 million
• P/E Ratio: 21.76
• Dividend Yield: 0.82%
• Price Target: GBX 800
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Porvair Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Porvair scored higher than 17% 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

Porvair 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

Porvair has only been the subject of 1 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 Porvair is 21.76, which means that it is trading at a more 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 Porvair is 21.76, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 20.28.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Porvair has a P/B Ratio of 2.30. 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 PRV.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Porvair has a dividend yield of 0.87%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Porvair is 17.79%. 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 PRV.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.43

News Sentiment

Porvair has a news sentiment score of 0.43. 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 0.55 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Porvair this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

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

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Porvair insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought GBX 0 in company stock and sold £501,200 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

21.55% of the stock of Porvair is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

60.20% of the stock of Porvair is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

PRV Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have PRV shares performed this year?

Porvair's stock was trading at GBX 710 at the beginning of the year. Since then, PRV shares have increased by 3.4% and is now trading at GBX 734.
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How were Porvair's earnings last quarter?

Porvair plc (LON:PRV) issued its earnings results on Monday, February, 10th. The company reported $38.60 earnings per share for the quarter. Porvair had a net margin of 8.57% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.75%.
Read the conference call transcript.

How do I buy shares of Porvair?

Shares of PRV 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 Porvair own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Porvair investors own include Halma (HLMA), AutoZone (AZO), The Berkeley Group (BKG), Cencora (COR), Cisco Systems (CSCO), CVS Health (CVS) and Diageo (DGE).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 2/10/2025
• Today: 4/17/2025
• Record date for 6/4 Dividend: 5/01/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 6/4 Dividend: 5/01/2025
• Dividend Payable: 6/04/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Pollution & Treatment Controls
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:PRV
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.porvair.com
• Phone: +44-1553-765500
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 976
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 800
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 800
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 800
• Potential Upside/Downside: +9.0%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 33.73
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 21.76
• Forward P/E Ratio: 18.80
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: £15.35 million
• Net Margins: 8.57%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 10.75%
• Return on Assets: 6.39%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 19.67
• Current Ratio: 1.83
• Quick Ratio: 1.22

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £179.19 million
• Price / Sales: 1.87
• Cash Flow: GBX 42.26 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 17.37
• Book Value: GBX 318.79 per share
• Price / Book: 2.30

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 45,755,158
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £335.84 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.76