QinetiQ Group (QQ) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

QinetiQ Group plc operates as a science and engineering company in the defense, security, and infrastructure markets in the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, and internationally. The company operates through EMEA Services and Global Solutions segments. It offers advanced materials and manufacturing products; artificial intelligence, analytics, and advanced computing technologies; cyber and electromagnetic technologies; human protection and performance systems; novel systems, and weapons and effects; platform, and system design and assessment products; power sources, and energy storage and distribution products; robotics and autonomy services; secure communications and navigation systems; and sensing, processing, and data fusion systems. The company also provides advisory and consulting, cyber and digital resilience, sensors integration and interoperability, test and evaluation, and training and rehearsal services, as well as robotics and autonomous systems, and target systems. It serves various sectors, including air, aviation and aerospace, cyber, defense, energy and utilities, financial services, government, land, law enforcement, marine, maritime, space, and telecommunications. QinetiQ Group plc was founded in 2001 and is based in Farnborough, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 388.60 to 402.60
• 50-Day Range: 361 to 422.40
• 52-Week Range: 292.20 to 491
• Volume: 1.70 million shs
• Average Volume: 88,555 shs
• Market Capitalization: £2.15 billion
• P/E Ratio: 16.12
• Dividend Yield: 2.05%
• Price Target: GBX 532.50
• Consensus Rating: Buy

QinetiQ Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

QinetiQ Group scored higher than 77% 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

QinetiQ Group has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 3 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

QinetiQ Group has only been the subject of 2 research reports 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 QinetiQ Group is 16.64, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.66.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of QinetiQ Group is 16.64, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 23.00.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

QinetiQ Group has a PEG Ratio of 1.47. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

QinetiQ Group has a P/B Ratio of 2.50. 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 QQ.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

QinetiQ Group pays a meaningful dividend of 2.29%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of QinetiQ Group is 33.13%. 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 QQ.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

QinetiQ Group has a news sentiment score of 1.02. 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 0.43 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

Search Interest

Only 2 people have searched for QQ on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -67% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added QinetiQ Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% 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, QinetiQ Group insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £449.97 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

12.14% of the stock of QinetiQ Group is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

59.54% of the stock of QinetiQ Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

QQ Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have QQ shares performed this year?

QinetiQ Group's stock was trading at GBX 414.40 at the beginning of the year. Since then, QQ shares have decreased by 3.0% and is now trading at GBX 401.80.
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How were QinetiQ Group's earnings last quarter?

QinetiQ Group plc (LON:QQ) issued its earnings results on Thursday, November, 14th. The company reported $14.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. QinetiQ Group had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 14.98% and a net margin of 7.03%.

How do I buy shares of QinetiQ Group?

Shares of QQ 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 QinetiQ Group own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that QinetiQ Group investors own include Babcock International Group (BAB), Alphabet (GOOG), Intel (INTC), BAE Systems (BA), BP (BP), Diageo (DGE) and Experian (EXPN).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 11/14/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 2/7 Dividend: 1/09/2025
• Dividend Payable: 2/07/2025
• Today: 2/21/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Aerospace & Defense
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:QQ
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.qinetiq.com
• Phone: +44-8700-100942
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 8,588
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 532.50
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 535
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 530
• Potential Upside/Downside: +32.5%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 24.15
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 16.64
• Forward P/E Ratio: 15.37
• P/E Growth: 1.47
• Net Income: £132.62 million
• Net Margins: 7.03%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 14.98%
• Return on Assets: 6.47%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 41.96
• Current Ratio: 1.35
• Quick Ratio: 1.15

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £1.89 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.18
• Cash Flow: GBX 44.07 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.12
• Book Value: GBX 160.56 per share
• Price / Book: 2.50

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 551,834,054
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £2.22 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.48