Spectris (SXS) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

The experts in providing insight through precision measurement. Our purpose is to deliver value beyond measure – going beyond just the measurement. Precision is at the heart of what we do. Spectris provides global customers with specialist insight through our high-tech instruments and test equipment, augmented by the power of our software. Through a combination of our hardware, analytical and simulation software, we provide our customers with superior data and invaluable insights that enable them to work faster, smarter and more efficiently. This equips them with the ability to reduce time to market, improve processes, quality and yield. In this way, our know-how creates value for wider society, as our customers manufacture and develop new products to make the world cleaner, healthier and more productive. Delivering value beyond measure.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 2,397.90 to 2,426
• 50-Day Range: 2,418 to 3,068
• 52-Week Range: 2,370 to 3,430
• Volume: 691,126 shs
• Average Volume: 1.24 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £2.40 billion
• P/E Ratio: 8.94
• Dividend Yield: 3.36%
• Price Target: GBX 3,765
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Spectris Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Spectris scored higher than 69% 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: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Spectris has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 6 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Spectris has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Spectris is 8.96, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 23.47.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Spectris is 8.96, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 43.26.

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 1.73. 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: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Spectris pays a meaningful dividend of 2.65%, 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 30.00%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

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: 1.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.45

News Sentiment

Spectris has a news sentiment score of 0.45. 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 0.83 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 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

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

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Spectris insiders have sold 48,461.01% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought £461.34 in company stock and sold £224,031.36 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 2,508 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, SXS shares have decreased by 3.6% and is now trading at GBX 2,418.
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How were Spectris' earnings last quarter?

Spectris plc (LON:SXS) announced its earnings results on Friday, February, 28th. The company reported $148.10 EPS for the quarter. Spectris had a net margin of 20.44% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 20.13%.

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.

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: 2/28/2025
• Today: 3/26/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: Scientific & Technical Instruments
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:SXS
• 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 3,765
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 4,435
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 2,950
• Potential Upside/Downside: +56.0%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 269.99
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 8.94
• Forward P/E Ratio: 12.39
• P/E Growth: 2.74
• Net Income: £270.93 million
• Net Margins: 20.44%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 20.13%
• 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: £1.33 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.81
• Cash Flow: GBX 84.67 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 28.51
• Book Value: GBX 1,397.02 per share
• Price / Book: 1.73

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 99,597,858
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £2.40 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.61