Ricardo (RCDO) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Ricardo plc provides environmental, technical, and strategic consultancy services in the United Kingdom, Europe, North America, China, rest of Asia, Australia, and internationally. It operates through Energy and Environment (EE), Rail, Automotive and Industrial (A&I) Emerging, Automotive and Industrial (A&I) Established, Defense, and Performance Products (PP). The EE segment provides environmental consultancy services and data to governments, public agencies, and private businesses. The Rail segment offers technical advice and engineering services, and accredited assurance services. The A&I segment engages design, development and testing services of conventional powertrains, as well as offers design, building and testing of conventional powertrains, and engineering, and consulting services for automotive, aerospace, defence, off-highway and commercial, marine, and rail markets. The Defense segment focuses on software, products, and engineering services for defence sector. The PP segment manufactures and assembles niche high-quality components, prototypes, and complex products, including engines, transmissions, precision and performance critical products for motorsport, automotive, aerospace, defence and rail sectors. It serves transportation original equipment manufacturers, suppliers, energy companies and government organizations. Ricardo plc was founded in 1915 and is headquartered in Shoreham-By-Sea, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 425 to 436
• 50-Day Range: 389 to 446.50
• 52-Week Range: 385 to 536.22
• Volume: 107,016 shs
• Average Volume: 129,144 shs
• Market Capitalization: £267.50 million
• P/E Ratio: 43,000.00
• Dividend Yield: 3.02%
• Price Target: GBX 730
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Ricardo Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Ricardo scored higher than 28% 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: 3.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Ricardo has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Ricardo 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 Ricardo is 43,000.00, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 113.04.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Ricardo is 43,000.00, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 371.59.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Ricardo has a P/B Ratio of 1.62. 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 RCDO.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Ricardo pays a meaningful dividend of 3.02%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Ricardo is 130,000.00%. 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 RCDO.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.17

News Sentiment

Ricardo has a news sentiment score of 0.17. 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 0.44 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Ricardo this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Ricardo insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 2.38% of the stock of Ricardo is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

82.26% of the stock of Ricardo is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

RCDO Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have RCDO shares performed this year?

Ricardo's stock was trading at GBX 490 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, RCDO shares have decreased by 12.2% and is now trading at GBX 430.
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How were Ricardo's earnings last quarter?

Ricardo plc (LON:RCDO) released its earnings results on Thursday, September, 10th. The company reported $21.30 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $30.30 by $9.00. Ricardo had a net margin of 0.15% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 0.47%.

How do I buy shares of Ricardo?

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What other stocks do shareholders of Ricardo own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Ricardo investors own include Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), AutoZone (AZO), Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT), Intel (INTC), ITV (itv), Rolls-Royce Holdings plc (RR.L) and Starbucks (SBUX).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 9/10/2020
• Ex-Dividend for 11/22 Dividend: 10/31/2024
• Dividend Payable: 11/22/2024
• Today: 12/22/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Consulting Services
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:RCDO
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.ricardo.com
• Phone: +44-1273-455611
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 2,978
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 730
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 730
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 730
• Potential Upside/Downside: +69.8%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 0.01
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 43,000.00
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.41
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: £-12,200,000.00
• Net Margins: 0.15%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 0.47%
• Return on Assets: 4.91%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 79.12
• Current Ratio: 1.86
• Quick Ratio: 1.57

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £474.70 million
• Price / Sales: 0.56
• Cash Flow: GBX 72.68 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.92
• Book Value: GBX 265 per share
• Price / Book: 1.62

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 62,210,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £267.50 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.58