Keller Group (KLR) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Keller Group plc provides specialist geotechnical services in North America, Europe, the Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa. The company offers ground improvement services, grouting, deep foundations, earth retention, marine, and instrumentation and monitoring services, as well as post-tension systems and industrial services. It also provides solutions, such as bearing capacity improvement, low carbon construction, containment, excavation support, stabilisation, marine structures, seepage control, slope stabilization, and monitoring. The company provides its services to the construction sector in commercial, industrial, infrastructure, institutional/public, power, and residential. Keller Group plc was founded in 1860 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 1,592 to 1,650
• 50-Day Range: 1,378 to 1,659.03
• 52-Week Range: 672 to 1,704
• Volume: 48,723 shs
• Average Volume: 211,035 shs
• Market Capitalization: £1.16 billion
• P/E Ratio: 941.18
• Dividend Yield: 3.00%
• Price Target: GBX 1,750
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Keller Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Keller Group scored higher than 20% 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: 1.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Keller Group 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

Keller Group has only been the subject of 1 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 Keller Group is 941.18, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 123.51.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Keller Group is 941.18, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 420.26.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Keller Group has a PEG Ratio of 2.86. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Keller Group has a P/B Ratio of 2.09. 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 KLR.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Keller Group pays a meaningful dividend of 2.92%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Keller Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Keller Group is 2,823.53%. 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 KLR.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.13

News Sentiment

Keller Group has a news sentiment score of 0.13. 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 0.37 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Keller Group this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

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

Company Ownership

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

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Keller Group insiders have sold 4,898.07% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought £6,417.06 in company stock and sold £320,728.92 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 4.15% of the stock of Keller Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

94.55% of the stock of Keller Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

KLR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have KLR shares performed this year?

Keller Group's stock was trading at GBX 880 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, KLR shares have increased by 81.8% and is now trading at GBX 1,600.
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How were Keller Group's earnings last quarter?

Keller Group plc (LON:KLR) announced its earnings results on Tuesday, March, 3rd. The company reported $81.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $82.40 by $1.10. Keller Group had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 24.19% and a net margin of 4.21%.

How do I buy shares of Keller Group?

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What other stocks do shareholders of Keller Group own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Keller Group investors own include Ashtead Group (AHT), Bodycote (BOY), NVIDIA (NVDA), Allena Pharmaceuticals (ALNA), Amphenol (APH), AstraZeneca (AZN) and Boeing (BA).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 3/03/2020
• Ex-Dividend for 9/13 Dividend: 8/15/2024
• Dividend Payable: 9/13/2024
• Today: 10/01/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Engineering & Construction
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:KLR
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.keller.com
• Phone: +44-20-76167575
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 9,500
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 1,750
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 1,750
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 1,750
• Potential Upside/Downside: +9.4%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 1.70
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 941.18
• Forward P/E Ratio: 8.37
• P/E Growth: 2.86
• Net Income: £125.70 million
• Net Margins: 4.21%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 24.19%
• Return on Assets: 7.80%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 71.25
• Current Ratio: 1.36
• Quick Ratio: 1.17

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £2.99 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.39
• Cash Flow: GBX 252.70 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.33
• Book Value: GBX 764 per share
• Price / Book: 2.09

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 72,270,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £1.16 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.34