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Reckitt Benckiser Group (RKT) Share Price, News & Analysis

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GBX 4,823 -20.00 (-0.41%)
(As of 12:40 PM ET)

About Reckitt Benckiser Group Stock (LON:RKT)

Key Stats

Today's Range
4,808
4,859
50-Day Range
4,526
4,994
52-Week Range
4,034
5,886.44
Volume
1.72 million shs
Average Volume
3.07 million shs
Market Capitalization
£33.33 billion
P/E Ratio
2,231.80
Dividend Yield
4.06%
Price Target
GBX 4,788.50
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc manufactures and sells health, hygiene, and nutrition products worldwide. It offers acne treatment creams, facial washes, and cleansing pads; germ protection products; condoms; heartburn and indigestion solutions; joints health products; chest congestion, cough, and sinus remedies; brain health products; migraine-headaches and rheumatic pain products; sore throat medications; and hair removal products under the Airborne, Clearasil, Dettol, Durex, Gaviscon, Move Free, Neuriva, Nurofen, Mucinex, Strepsils, and Veet brands. The company also offers home fragrances and devices; water softeners; home cleaning products; dish washes; toilet cleaners; disinfecting sprays wipes, laundry sanitisers, and others; sprays, baits, and plug-ins for pest control; stain removals; and fabric washing under the Air Wick, Calgon, Cillit Bang, Finish, Harpic, Lysol, Mortein, Vanish, and Woolite brands. In addition, it provides nutritious complementary foods and milk formulas for infant and young children under the Enfamil and Nutramigen brands. The company was founded in 1819 and is headquartered in Slough, the United Kingdom.

Reckitt Benckiser Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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13th Percentile Overall Score

RKT MarketRank™: 

Reckitt Benckiser Group scored higher than 13% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Reckitt Benckiser Group has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Reckitt Benckiser Group has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

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

    The P/E ratio of Reckitt Benckiser Group is 2,223.50, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 135.63.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Reckitt Benckiser Group is 2,223.50, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Defensive sector average P/E ratio of about 211.87.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Reckitt Benckiser Group has a PEG Ratio of 1.10. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Reckitt Benckiser Group has a P/B Ratio of 4.18. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for RKT.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Reckitt Benckiser Group is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.17%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

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

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Reckitt Benckiser Group is 9,032.26%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Read more about Reckitt Benckiser Group's dividend.
  • Short Interest

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

    Reckitt Benckiser Group has a news sentiment score of 0.07. 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 0.28 average news sentiment score of Consumer Defensive companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Reckitt Benckiser Group this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 5 people have searched for RKT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -67% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Reckitt Benckiser Group insiders have sold 5,149.70% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought £1,230.75 in company stock and sold £64,610.64 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.05% of the stock of Reckitt Benckiser Group is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    60.25% of the stock of Reckitt Benckiser Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Reckitt Benckiser Group's insider trading history.
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RKT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Reckitt Benckiser Group's stock was trading at GBX 5,420 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, RKT shares have decreased by 11.0% and is now trading at GBX 4,825.
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Reckitt Benckiser Group investors own include Barclays (BARC), Vodafone Group Public (VOD), Diageo (DGE), Unilever (ULVR), Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), BP (BP) and Reckitt Benckiser Group (RB).

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Household & Personal Products
Sub-Industry
Banking
CIK
N/A
Fax
N/A
Employees
26,000
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
GBX 4,788.50
High Stock Price Target
GBX 5,177
Low Stock Price Target
GBX 4,400
Potential Upside/Downside
-0.7%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.00
Research Coverage
4 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
£1.54 billion
Pretax Margin
N/A

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
£14.33 billion
Cash Flow
GBX 147.48 per share
Book Value
GBX 1,155 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
£33.33 billion
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
0.09
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This page (LON:RKT) was last updated on 12/18/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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