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Porvair (PRV) Share Price, News & Analysis

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GBX 700 +10.00 (+1.45%)
(As of 07:50 AM ET)

About Porvair Stock (LON:PRV)

Key Stats

Today's Range
696
710
50-Day Range
638
704
52-Week Range
594
745.70
Volume
9,341 shs
Average Volume
57,425 shs
Market Capitalization
£321.79 million
P/E Ratio
2,058.82
Dividend Yield
0.86%
Price Target
GBX 800
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

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.

Porvair Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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35th Percentile Overall Score

PRV MarketRank™: 

Porvair scored higher than 35% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • 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.

  • Read more about Porvair's stock forecast and price target.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Porvair is 2,058.82, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 113.19.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Porvair is 2,058.82, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 371.13.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Porvair has a P/B Ratio of 2.19. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for PRV.
  • Dividend Yield

    Porvair has a dividend yield of 0.91%, 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 1,764.71%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Read more about Porvair's dividend.
  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for PRV.
  • News Sentiment

    Porvair has a news sentiment score of 0.75. 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 0.44 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Porvair this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Porvair insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £19,893.88 in company stock and sold GBX 0 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.

  • Read more about Porvair's insider trading history.
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PRV Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Porvair's stock was trading at GBX 616 at the beginning of the year. Since then, PRV shares have increased by 13.6% and is now trading at GBX 700.
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Porvair plc (LON:PRV) posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February, 3rd. The company reported $25.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $25.20 by $0.10. Porvair had a net margin of 8.57% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.90%.

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.
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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
2/03/2020
Today
12/24/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Pollution & Treatment Controls
Sub-Industry
N/A
CIK
N/A
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
+14.3%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.50
Research Coverage
2 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
£15.43 million
Pretax Margin
N/A

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
£180.10 million
Cash Flow
GBX 40.30 per share
Book Value
GBX 319 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
£321.79 million
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
0.76
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This page (LON:PRV) was last updated on 12/24/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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