Serco Group (SRP) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Serco Group plc provides public services in the United Kingdom, Europe, North America, the Asia Pacific, and the Middle East. It offers service design and advisory, resourcing, programmes management, systems integration, case management, engineering, and assets and facilities management services. The company also provides administrative and back office, asylum seeker accommodation or passenger transport services; supports in the decarbonization journeys of customers and society, including installation of ground source heat pumps, solar panels, and energy efficiency upgrades; ecosystem restoration and biodiversity services comprising plantation; reforestation services; and a rage of support services for environmental protection. In addition, it offers marine environmental monitoring as well as a host of other earth observation solutions; a suite of sustainable mobility services in tourism destinations; delivers maritime services that supports pollution response; behavioral and cultural change support services; and performs analysis to complete assessments of contaminated sites. The company serves the United Kingdom and Canadian governments, devolved authorities, and other public sector customers; and federal and civilian agencies, and various state and municipal governments in citizen services, defense, health and other facilities management, justice and immigration, and transport sectors. Serco Group plc was founded in 1929 and is based in Hook, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 149.74 to 153
• 50-Day Range: 137.40 to 181.80
• 52-Week Range: 136.20 to 196.40
• Volume: 10.48 million shs
• Average Volume: 4.21 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £1.58 billion
• P/E Ratio: 1,176.92
• Dividend Yield: 2.61%
• Price Target: GBX 205
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Serco Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Serco Group scored higher than 27% 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: 3.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Serco Group has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on 1 buy rating, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Serco Group has only been the subject of 1 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 Serco Group is 1,176.92, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 128.72.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Serco Group is 1,176.92, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 427.60.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Serco Group has a PEG Ratio of 3.06. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Serco Group has a P/B Ratio of 1.66. 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 SRP.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Serco Group pays a meaningful dividend of 2.00%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Serco Group is 3,076.92%. 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 SRP.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.19

News Sentiment

Serco Group has a news sentiment score of -0.19. 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 0.45 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Serco Group this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

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

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.67% of the stock of Serco Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

74.74% of the stock of Serco Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

SRP Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have SRP shares performed this year?

Serco Group's stock was trading at GBX 162.10 at the start of the year. Since then, SRP shares have decreased by 5.6% and is now trading at GBX 153.
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How do I buy shares of Serco Group?

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What other stocks do shareholders of Serco Group own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Serco Group investors own include Babcock International Group (BAB), Envestnet (ENV), International Consolidated Airlines Group (IAG), Vodafone Group Public (VOD), The Bankers Investment Trust (BNKR), Rotork (ROR) and Teladoc Health (TDOC).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 10/4 Dividend: 8/29/2024
• Dividend Payable: 10/04/2024
• Today: 12/20/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Specialty Business Services
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:SRP
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.serco.com
• Phone: +44-1256-745900
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 50,000
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 205
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 205
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 205
• Potential Upside/Downside: +34.0%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.33
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 0.13
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 1,176.92
• Forward P/E Ratio: 8.72
• P/E Growth: 3.06
• Net Income: £139 million
• Net Margins: 2.92%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 14.08%
• Return on Assets: 4.45%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 77.78
• Current Ratio: 0.91
• Quick Ratio: 0.98

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £4.76 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.33
• Cash Flow: GBX 14.64 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.45
• Book Value: GBX 92 per share
• Price / Book: 1.66

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,030,000,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £1.58 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.38