Ultimate Products (ULTP) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Ultimate Products Plc, together with its subsidiaries, supplies branded homeware products in the United Kingdom, Germany, Rest of Europe, and internationally. The company offers a range of durable household products, including vacuum cleaners, food prep, storage solutions, and airers, as well as fans, heaters, and electric fires under the Beldray Brand; cookware, kitchen electrical, and scale products under the Salter brand; audio products under the Intempo brand; non-electrical kitchen and laundry products under the Russell Hobbs brand; and travel luggage and accessories under constellation and ZFrame brands. It also provides floorcare, healthy living, and party appliances under the PROlectrix brand; bone China kitchenware products under Portobello brand; pillows, duvets, mattress, protectors, and toppers under Dreamtime brand; and bakeware, cookware, and textile products under George Wilkinson brand. In addition, the company offers party and kitchen products under Giles and Posner brand; kitchen products under American Originals and Progress brands; and handmade wire brushes products under the Kleeneze brand. It offers products through retailers, as well as online. The company was formerly known as UP Global Sourcing Holdings plc and changed its name to Ultimate Products Plc in October 2023. Ultimate Products Plc was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Oldham, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 128 to 137
• 50-Day Range: 128.99 to 148
• 52-Week Range: 122 to 185.50
• Volume: 89,712 shs
• Average Volume: 100,492 shs
• Market Capitalization: £111.01 million
• P/E Ratio: 921.32
• Dividend Yield: 5.39%
• Price Target: GBX 182
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Ultimate Products Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Ultimate Products scored higher than 66% 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

Ultimate Products has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Ultimate Products 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 Ultimate Products is 921.32, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 131.81.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Ultimate Products is 921.32, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Cyclical sector average P/E ratio of about 378.31.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Ultimate Products has a P/B Ratio of 2.24. 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 ULTP.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Ultimate Products is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.21%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Ultimate Products does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Ultimate Products is 5,000.00%. 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 ULTP.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.53

News Sentiment

Ultimate Products has a news sentiment score of 1.53. 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 0.29 average news sentiment score of Consumer Cyclical companies.

News Coverage This Week

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

Company Ownership

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

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Ultimate Products insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £2,492 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

56.58% of the stock of Ultimate Products is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 34.48% of the stock of Ultimate Products is held by institutions.

ULTP Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have ULTP shares performed this year?

Ultimate Products' stock was trading at GBX 151 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, ULTP shares have decreased by 14.1% and is now trading at GBX 129.75.
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How do I buy shares of Ultimate Products?

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Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Consumer Cyclical
• Industry: Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:ULTP
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.upplc.com
• Phone: 44-16-1627-1400
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 361
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 182
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 182
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 182
• Potential Upside/Downside: +41.1%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 0.14
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 921.32
• Forward P/E Ratio: 8.88
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: £12.42 million
• Net Margins: 7.62%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 26.67%
• Return on Assets: 9.97%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 36.97
• Current Ratio: 1.35
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £162.89 million
• Price / Sales: 0.68
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: GBX 58 per share
• Price / Book: 2.22

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 85,560,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £110.36 million
• Optionable: N/A
• Beta: 1.39