SSE (SSE) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

SSE plc engages in the generation, transmission, distribution, and supply of electricity. It generates electricity from water, gas, coal, oil, and multi fuel. The company distributes electricity to approximately 3.8 million homes and businesses across the north of the central belt of Scotland and central southern England; and owns, operates, and develops high voltage electricity transmission system in the north of Scotland and remote islands. It also produces, stores, distributes, and supplies gas. In addition, it engages in the electricity and utility contracting, telecommunications, energy trading, insurance, and property holding businesses, as well as provides maintenance services. The company was formerly known as Scottish and Southern Energy plc and changed its name to SSE plc in September 2011. SSE plc was incorporated in 1989 and is based in Perth, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 1,585.50 to 1,609
• 50-Day Range: 1,598 to 1,932
• 52-Week Range: 1,543.50 to 2,019
• Volume: 4.01 million shs
• Average Volume: 4.39 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £17.66 billion
• P/E Ratio: 1,029.17
• Dividend Yield: 3.74%
• Price Target: GBX 2,041.67
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

SSE Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

SSE scored higher than 35% 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: 3.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

SSE has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 3 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

SSE 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 SSE is 1,029.17, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 116.80.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of SSE is 1,029.17, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 94.95.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

SSE 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

SSE has a P/B Ratio of 1.90. 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 SSE.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

SSE pays a meaningful dividend of 3.11%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of SSE is 3,846.15%. 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 SSE.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.10

News Sentiment

SSE has a news sentiment score of 0.10. 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 0.68 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for SSE this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

2 people have searched for SSE on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 4 people have added SSE to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

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

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.12% of the stock of SSE is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

70.54% of the stock of SSE is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

SSE Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have SSE shares performed this year?

SSE's stock was trading at GBX 1,856 at the beginning of the year. Since then, SSE stock has decreased by 13.5% and is now trading at GBX 1,605.50.
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How were SSE's earnings last quarter?

SSE plc (LON:SSE) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, June, 17th. The company reported $83.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $82.50 by $1.10. SSE had a net margin of 16.36% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 16.47%.

How do I buy shares of SSE?

Shares of SSE 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.
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What other stocks do shareholders of SSE own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that SSE investors own include Hawkins (HWKN), Xtrackers California Municipal Bond ETF (CA), BlackRock (BLK), Barclays (BARC), BP (BP), Endologix (ELGX) and Legal & General Group (LGEN).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 6/17/2020
• Today: 12/20/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: Utilities - Diversified
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:SSE
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: sse.com
• Phone: +44-1738-456000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 12,180
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 2,041.67
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 2,075
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 2,000
• Potential Upside/Downside: +27.2%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 1.56
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 1,029.17
• Forward P/E Ratio: 9.80
• P/E Growth: 3.06
• Net Income: £1.71 billion
• Net Margins: 16.36%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 16.47%
• Return on Assets: 6.57%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 78.20
• Current Ratio: 1.10
• Quick Ratio: 0.50

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £10.46 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.69
• Cash Flow: GBX 25.43 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 63.12
• Book Value: GBX 844 per share
• Price / Book: 1.90

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,100,000,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £17.66 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.56