Brink's (BCO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

The Brink's Company provides secure transportation, cash management, and other security-related services in North America, Latin America, Europe, and internationally. The company offers armored vehicle transportation of valuables; automated teller machine (ATM) management services, such as cash replenishment, cash forecasting, cash optimization, ATM remote monitoring, service call dispatching, transaction processing, installation, and first line maintenance services; and cash-in-transit services. It also provides transportation services for diamonds, jewelry, precious metals, securities, bank notes, currency, high-tech devices, electronics, and pharmaceuticals; cash management services, as well as cashier balancing, counterfeit detection, account consolidation, electronic reporting, check imaging, and reconciliation services. The company serves banks and financial institutions, retailers, government agencies, mints, jewelers, and other commercial operations. The company was formerly known as The Pittston Company and changed its name to The Brink's Company in May 2003. The Brink's Company was founded in 1859 and is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $88.71 to $92.15
• 50-Day Range: $89.25 to $113.50
• 52-Week Range: $79.03 to $115.91
• Volume: 1.11 million shs
• Average Volume: 266,587 shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.94 billion
• P/E Ratio: 34.22
• Dividend Yield: 1.07%
• Price Target: $120.50
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Brink's Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Brink's scored higher than 99% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 6th out of 330 stocks in the business services sector. 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

Brink's has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 3 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Brink's has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 23.04%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Brink's are expected to grow by 23.04% in the coming year, from $6.51 to $8.01 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Brink's is 34.22, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 115.46.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Brink's is 34.22, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 27.81.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Brink's has a P/B Ratio of 7.82. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.24% of the float of Brink's has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Brink's has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Brink's has recently decreased by 6.39%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Brink's has a dividend yield of 1.00%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Brink's does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Brink's is 36.74%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Brink's will have a dividend payout ratio of 12.11% next year. This indicates that Brink's will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• Environmental Score: -1.23

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.24% of the float of Brink's has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Brink's has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Brink's has recently decreased by 6.39%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.69

News Sentiment

Brink's has a news sentiment score of 1.69. 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 0.60 average news sentiment score of Business Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Brink's this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

1 people have searched for BCO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added Brink's to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

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

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Brink's insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $386,040.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.49% of the stock of Brink's is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

94.96% of the stock of Brink's is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

BCO Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have BCO shares performed this year?

Brink's' stock was trading at $87.95 at the start of the year. Since then, BCO stock has increased by 2.7% and is now trading at $90.35.
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How were Brink's' earnings last quarter?

The Brink's Company (NYSE:BCO) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November, 6th. The business services provider reported $1.51 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.79 by $0.28. The business's quarterly revenue was down 3.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

How will Brink's' stock buyback program work?

Brink's' Board of Directors approved a share buyback plan on Thursday, November 2nd 2023, which allows the company to repurchase $500,000,000 in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could reacquire up to 15.9% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are often a sign that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

Who are Brink's' major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Brink's include FMR LLC (9.73%), State Street Corp (3.94%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.40%) and Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (1.23%). Insiders that own company stock include Michael F Beech, Simon Davis, Dominik Bossart, Michael J Herling, James K Parks, Arthelbert Louis Parker, Keith R Wyche and Rohan Pal.
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How do I buy shares of Brink's?

Shares of BCO stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Brink's own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Brink's investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Broadcom (AVGO), Netflix (NFLX), Palo Alto Networks (PANW) and Tesla (TSLA).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 12/2 Dividend: 11/04/2024
• Last Earnings: 11/06/2024
• Dividend Payable: 12/02/2024
• Today: 12/20/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Business Services
• Industry: Freight transportation arrangement
• Sub-Industry: Security & Alarm Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:BCO
• CUSIP: 10969610
• CIK: 78890
• Web: www.brinks.com
• Phone: (804) 289-9600
• Fax: 804-289-9770
• Employees: 68,200
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $120.50
• High Stock Price Target: $138.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $103.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +33.4%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $2.64
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 34.22
• Forward P/E Ratio: 13.88
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $87.70 million
• Net Margins: 2.37%
• Pretax Margin: 5.25%
• Return on Equity: 71.46%
• Return on Assets: 5.11%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 8.76
• Current Ratio: 1.57
• Quick Ratio: 1.57

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $4.99 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.79
• Cash Flow: $13.15 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.87
• Book Value: $11.55 per share
• Price / Book: 7.82

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 43,643,000
• Free Float: 43,429,000
• Market Cap: $3.94 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.40