LON:SPT Spirent Communications (SPT) Share Price, News & Analysis GBX 177.70 +1.00 (+0.57%) (As of 12/24/2024 07:50 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider Trades About Spirent Communications Stock (LON:SPT) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get Spirent Communications alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range 177.10▼ 179.4050-Day Range 167.54▼ 180.3052-Week Range 102.30▼ 203.80Volume101,703 shsAverage Volume3.65 million shsMarket Capitalization£1.02 billionP/E Ratio8,885.00Dividend Yield3.38%Price TargetGBX 236.80Consensus RatingBuy Company OverviewSpirent Communications plc provides automated test and assurance solutions in the Americas, the Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The company operates through Lifecycle Service Assurance, and Networks & Security segments. The Lifecycle Service Assurance segment offers lab-based testing solutions for 5G mobile core networks, and cellular and Wi-Fi devices, as well as live solutions. This segment also provides lab and test automation solutions for the telecom industry and enterprises. The Networks & Security segment develops test methodologies, tools, and services for virtualised networks, cloud, and artificial intelligence networking infrastructure, as well as application performance and proactive security validation. This segment also offers Ethernet/internet protocol performance testing solutions, as well as navigation satellite system test and simulation solutions while addressing opportunities in the broader positioning, navigation, and timing market, including low earth orbit satellites and autonomous vehicles. The company was formerly known as Spirent plc and changed its name to Spirent Communications plc in May 2006. Spirent Communications plc was founded in 1936 and is headquartered in Crawley, the United Kingdom.Read More… Spirent Communications Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks58th Percentile Overall ScoreSPT MarketRank™: Spirent Communications scored higher than 58% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.5 / 5Analyst RatingBuy Consensus RatingSpirent Communications has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 5 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageSpirent Communications has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Spirent Communications' stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation0.0 / 5Proj. Earnings GrowthN/A Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Spirent Communications is 8,885.00, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 113.09.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Spirent Communications is 8,885.00, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 239.69.Price to Earnings Growth RatioSpirent Communications has a PEG Ratio of 5.73. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioSpirent Communications has a P/B Ratio of 2.73. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Short InterestN/AShort Interest LevelN/A Short InterestThere is no current short interest data available for SPT. Dividend1.7 / 5Dividend StrengthWeak Dividend LeadershipSpirent Communications is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.56%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthSpirent Communications does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Spirent Communications is 30,000.00%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.Read more about Spirent Communications' dividend. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Short InterestThere is no current short interest data available for SPT. News and Social Media2.0 / 5News SentimentN/A News SentimentSpirent Communications has a news sentiment score of 0.67. 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 0.56 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Spirent Communications this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.Search InterestOnly 1 people have searched for SPT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership3.3 / 5Insider TradingAcquiring Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Spirent Communications insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £250.39 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 3.34% of the stock of Spirent Communications is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions124.22% of the stock of Spirent Communications is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Spirent Communications' insider trading history. Receive SPT Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Spirent Communications and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address SPT Stock News HeadlinesSpirent Communications plc (LON:SPT) Insider Acquires £124.83 in StockNovember 27, 2024 | insidertrades.comSpirent Collaborates with Siemens to Deliver Sophisticated Pre-Silicon VerificationDecember 12, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comWhy I'm telling friends to avoid gold stocksBack in November, gold made a tiny move of 1.6%. But according to my backtesting by using a special type of gold trade, I would have seen a 141% gain in just a week. It happened again in March. Gold nudged up 1.2%. This time? A 104% overnight gain. And in June? A 1% gold move turned into a 74% gain in two weeks. 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It's all about catching what I call "Acceleration Cycles."December 25, 2024 | DTI (Ad)AI-Focused Hyperscaler Selects Spirent for 800G Ethernet Infrastructure TestingDecember 12, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comCanaccord Genuity Sticks to Its Buy Rating for Spirent Communications (SPT)December 4, 2024 | markets.businessinsider.comSpirent Communications Sees Voting Rights Shift with UBSNovember 19, 2024 | msn.comSpirent Delivers New 5G Monetization Opportunities With Real-World Testing for Fixed Wireless AccessOctober 3, 2024 | tmcnet.comSpirent Expands Wi-Fi Testing Solutions: Unveiling New Capabilities and Benefits for ISPs and BeyondSeptember 17, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comSee More Headlines SPT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have SPT shares performed this year? Spirent Communications' stock was trading at GBX 123.30 at the beginning of the year. Since then, SPT shares have increased by 44.1% and is now trading at GBX 177.70. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here. How do I buy shares of Spirent Communications? Shares of SPT 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.Compare Top Brokerages Here. What other stocks do shareholders of Spirent Communications own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Spirent Communications investors own include Anglo American (AAL), Hastings Group Holdings plc (HSTG.L) (HSTG), Renishaw (RSW), Rotork (ROR), Hiscox (HSX), Anglo American (NGLOY) and Rio Tinto Group (RIO). Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeLON SectorComputer and Technology Industry Software - Infrastructure Sub-IndustryComputer Software Current SymbolLON:SPT CUSIPN/A CIKN/A Webwww.spirent.com Phone+44-1293-767676FaxN/AEmployees1,526Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price TargetGBX 236.80 High Stock Price TargetGBX 321 Low Stock Price TargetGBX 199 Potential Upside/Downside+33.3%Consensus RatingBuy Rating Score (0-4)3.00 Research Coverage5 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)GBX 0.02 Trailing P/E Ratio8,885.00 Forward P/E Ratio31.54 P/E Growth5.73Net Income£13.30 million Net Margins2.97% Pretax MarginN/A Return on Equity3.56% Return on Assets2.77% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio5.26 Current Ratio1.82 Quick Ratio1.95 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales£447.70 million Price / Sales2.27 Cash FlowGBX 20.47 per share Price / Cash Flow8.68 Book ValueGBX 65 per share Price / Book2.73Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares571,850,000Free FloatN/AMarket Cap£1.02 billion OptionableNot Optionable Beta0.57 Unlock the Potential in Options TradingOptions trading isn’t just for the Wall Street elite; it’s an accessible strategy for anyone armed with the proper knowledge. 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