Saga (SAGA) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Saga plc provides package and cruise holidays, general insurance, and personal finance products and services in the United Kingdom. It operates through three segments: Cruise and Travel, Insurance, and Other Businesses and Central Costs. The company offers travel, motor, home, private medical, and other insurance products; and insurance underwriting services. It also operates and delivers ocean and river cruise holidays, as well as package tour and other holiday products; and provides savings accounts, equity release, legal services, mortgages, and investment products and services. In addition, the company offers mailing house, research and insight analysis, debt and administrative functions, and motor accident management services; and publishes Saga Magazine, as well as repairs automotive vehicles. The company was founded in 1950 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 123.60 to 128.90
• 50-Day Range: 107 to 139.80
• 52-Week Range: 93.40 to 161.44
• Volume: 158,973 shs
• Average Volume: 326,417 shs
• Market Capitalization: £178.77 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 1.59%
• Price Target: GBX 154
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Saga Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Saga scored higher than 26% 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: 2.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Saga has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Saga has received no research coverage 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 Saga is -118.87, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Saga is -118.87, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Saga has a PEG Ratio of 1.22. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Saga has a P/B Ratio of 1.51. 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 SAGA.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Saga is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 13.04%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

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

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for SAGA.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.03

News Sentiment

Saga has a news sentiment score of -0.03. 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 0.47 average news sentiment score of Financial Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for Saga this week, compared to 23 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Saga to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

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

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

37.52% of the stock of Saga is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 13.38% of the stock of Saga is held by institutions.

SAGA Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have SAGA shares performed this year?

Saga's stock was trading at GBX 145.80 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, SAGA stock has decreased by 14.0% and is now trading at GBX 125.40.
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How were Saga's earnings last quarter?

Saga plc (LON:SAGA) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, September, 10th. The company reported ($5.10) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Saga had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 72.14% and a negative net margin of 18.25%.

How do I buy shares of Saga?

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What other stocks do shareholders of Saga own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Saga investors own include Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), Barclays (BARC), Edenville Energy (EDL), London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSE.L) (LSE), Gilead Sciences (GILD), BP (BP) and Centrica (CNA).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 9/10/2020
• Today: 12/18/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Financial Services
• Industry: Insurance - Diversified
• Sub-Industry: Trading
• Current Symbol: LON:SAGA
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.saga.co.uk
• Phone: +44-1303-77111
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 3,682
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 154
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 154
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 154
• Potential Upside/Downside: +22.8%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX (1.06)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 3.61
• P/E Growth: 1.22
• Net Income: £-148,100,000.00
• Net Margins: -18.25%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: -72.14%
• Return on Assets: 2.90%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 621.39
• Current Ratio: 1.01
• Quick Ratio: 0.67

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £811.70 million
• Price / Sales: 0.22
• Cash Flow: GBX 156.81 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 0.80
• Book Value: GBX 83 per share
• Price / Book: 1.51

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 142,560,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £178.77 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 2.57