Severn Trent (SVT) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Severn Trent PLC operates as a water and sewerage company in England and Wales. It operates through two segments: Regulated Water and Waste Water, and Business Services. The Regulated Water and Waste Water segment offers water and waste water services to approximately 4.8 million households and businesses. The Business Services segment generates renewable energy from anaerobic digestion, hydropower, wind turbines, and solar panels; property development; and offers affinity products and search services. It also provides services to municipal and industrial clients, including the Ministry of Defence and the Coal Authority for design, build, and operation of water and wastewater treatment facilities and networks. Severn Trent PLC was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Coventry, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 2,492 to 2,538
• 50-Day Range: 2,506 to 2,775
• 52-Week Range: 2,310 to 2,807
• Volume: 111,859 shs
• Average Volume: 1.12 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £7.62 billion
• P/E Ratio: 4,974.51
• Dividend Yield: 4.61%
• Price Target: GBX 2,880
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Severn Trent Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Severn Trent scored higher than 44% 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: 2.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Severn Trent has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Severn Trent 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 Severn Trent is 4,974.51, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 113.19.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Severn Trent is 4,974.51, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 95.85.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Severn Trent has a PEG Ratio of 4.69. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Severn Trent has a P/B Ratio of 4.14. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued 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 SVT.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Severn Trent is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.61%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Severn Trent does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Severn Trent is 22,941.18%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Environmental Score: -1.31

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for SVT.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.37

News Sentiment

Severn Trent has a news sentiment score of 0.37. 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 0.57 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

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

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Severn Trent insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought GBX 0 in company stock and sold £501,330.08 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.25% of the stock of Severn Trent is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

75.41% of the stock of Severn Trent is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

SVT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have SVT shares performed this year?

Severn Trent's stock was trading at GBX 2,579 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, SVT stock has decreased by 1.6% and is now trading at GBX 2,537.
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How were Severn Trent's earnings last quarter?

Severn Trent PLC (LON:SVT) released its earnings results on Wednesday, May, 20th. The company reported $146.00 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $135.20 by $10.80. Severn Trent had a net margin of 6.00% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.00%.

How do I buy shares of Severn Trent?

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What other stocks do shareholders of Severn Trent own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Severn Trent investors own include Barclays (BARC), Unilever (ULVR), BP (BP), easyJet (EZJ), GSK (GSK), Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY) and Rolls-Royce Holdings plc (RR.L).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/20/2020
• Ex-Dividend for 1/10 Dividend: 11/28/2024
• Today: 12/25/2024
• Dividend Payable: 1/10/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: Utilities - Regulated Water
• Sub-Industry: Construction Materials
• Current Symbol: LON:SVT
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.severntrent.com
• Phone: +44-24-77715000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 270
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 2,880
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 2,880
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 2,880
• Potential Upside/Downside: +13.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.67
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 0.51
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 4,974.51
• Forward P/E Ratio: 23.63
• P/E Growth: 4.69
• Net Income: £140.20 million
• Net Margins: 6.00%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 10.00%
• Return on Assets: 2.35%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 450.94
• Current Ratio: 2.14
• Quick Ratio: 0.73

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £2.34 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.25
• Cash Flow: GBX 139.73 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 18.16
• Book Value: GBX 613 per share
• Price / Book: 4.14

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 300,180,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £7.62 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.38