Spectris (SXS) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Spectris plc provides precision measurement solutions worldwide. It operates through Spectris Scientific, Spectris Dynamics, and Other segments. The Spectris Scientific segment provides advanced sensors and instruments used to measure, analyze, and characterize materials; and monitor ultra-clean manufacturing environments. Spectris Dynamics segment offers differentiated sensing, data acquisition, analysis modelling, and simulation solutions for product development and enhance product performance. The Other segment operates high-value precision in-line sensing and monitoring businesses. It serves life sciences/pharmaceuticals, technology-led industrials, automotive, electronics and semiconductor, academic research, and other markets, as well as metals, minerals, and mining. The company was formerly known as Fairey Group plc and changed its name to Spectris plc in May 2001. Spectris plc was incorporated in 1986 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 2,464 to 2,486
• 50-Day Range: 2,456 to 2,847.36
• 52-Week Range: 2,370 to 3,861
• Volume: 1.42 million shs
• Average Volume: 487,943 shs
• Market Capitalization: £2.45 billion
• P/E Ratio: 926.12
• Dividend Yield: 3.26%
• Price Target: GBX 4,707.50
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Spectris Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Spectris scored higher than 57% 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: 3.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Spectris has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.71, and is based on 6 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Spectris has only been the subject of 2 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 Spectris is 920.90, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 134.38.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Spectris is 920.90, 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 269.47.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Spectris has a PEG Ratio of 2.74. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Spectris has a P/B Ratio of 1.77. 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 SXS.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Spectris pays a meaningful dividend of 3.21%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Spectris is 3,022.39%. 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 SXS.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.40

News Sentiment

Spectris has a news sentiment score of 1.40. 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 0.58 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Spectris this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Spectris to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -67% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Spectris insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £360,298.02 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.21% of the stock of Spectris is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

76.57% of the stock of Spectris is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

SXS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have SXS shares performed this year?

Spectris' stock was trading at GBX 3,779 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, SXS shares have decreased by 34.7% and is now trading at GBX 2,468.
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How were Spectris' earnings last quarter?

Spectris plc (LON:SXS) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February, 20th. The company reported $168.00 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $163.20 by $4.80. Spectris had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 19.84% and a net margin of 20.52%.

How do I buy shares of Spectris?

Shares of SXS 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 Spectris own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Spectris investors own include Eiger BioPharmaceuticals (EIGR), Abcam (ABC), Danaher (DHR), Intel (INTC), Rotork (ROR), Tesla (TSLA) and AltaGas (ALA).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 2/20/2020
• Ex-Dividend for 11/8 Dividend: 10/03/2024
• Dividend Payable: 11/08/2024
• Today: 11/20/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: Scientific & Technical Instruments
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:SXS
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.spectris.com
• Phone: +44-1784-470470
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 7,266
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 4,707.50
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 8,500
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 2,950
• Potential Upside/Downside: +90.6%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.71
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 2.68
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 921.64
• Forward P/E Ratio: 12.68
• P/E Growth: 2.74
• Net Income: £274.20 million
• Net Margins: 20.52%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 19.84%
• Return on Assets: 5.42%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 4.37
• Current Ratio: 2.36
• Quick Ratio: 1.03

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £1.34 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.82
• Cash Flow: GBX 86.65 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 28.51
• Book Value: GBX 1,397 per share
• Price / Book: 1.77

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 98,830,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £2.44 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.61