Uniphar (UPR) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Headquartered in Dublin, Ireland Uniphar plc is a diversified healthcare services business servicing the requirements of more than 200 multinational pharmaceutical and medical technology manufacturers across three divisions – Commercial & Clinical, Product Access and Supply Chain & Retail. With a workforce of more than 2,000, the Group is active in Ireland, the UK and the Benelux.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 166 to 169
• 50-Day Range: 166 to 212
• 52-Week Range: 166 to 256
• Volume: 6,471 shs
• Average Volume: 34,772 shs
• Market Capitalization: £453.21 million
• P/E Ratio: 1,185.71
• Dividend Yield: 1.20%
• Price Target: GBX 310
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Uniphar Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Uniphar scored higher than 25% 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

Uniphar 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

Uniphar 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 Uniphar is 1,185.71, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 113.26.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Uniphar is 1,185.71, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Medical sector average P/E ratio of about 89.97.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Uniphar has a P/B Ratio of 1.30. 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 UPR.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Uniphar has a dividend yield of 0.76%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Uniphar is 1,428.57%. 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 UPR.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Uniphar has a news sentiment score of -1.10. 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 0.60 average news sentiment score of Medical companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Uniphar this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

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

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

10.07% of the stock of Uniphar is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

45.25% of the stock of Uniphar is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

UPR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have UPR shares performed this year?

Uniphar's stock was trading at GBX 224 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, UPR shares have decreased by 25.9% and is now trading at GBX 166.
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How do I buy shares of Uniphar?

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What other stocks do shareholders of Uniphar own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Uniphar investors own include IXICO (IXI) and ANGLE (AGL).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 10/4 Dividend: 9/12/2024
• Dividend Payable: 10/04/2024
• Today: 12/22/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Medical
• Industry: Medical Distribution
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:UPR
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.uniphar.ie
• Phone: 353 1 428 7777
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 3,000
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 310
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 310
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 310
• Potential Upside/Downside: +86.7%
• 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: 1,185.71
• Forward P/E Ratio: 8.82
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: £45.17 million
• Net Margins: 1.69%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 13.91%
• Return on Assets: 3.76%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 119.43
• Current Ratio: 0.90
• Quick Ratio: 0.60

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £2.68 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.17
• Cash Flow: GBX 16.66 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.97
• Book Value: GBX 128 per share
• Price / Book: 1.30

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 273,020,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £453.21 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.75