OSB Group (OSB) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

OSB Group Plc, through its subsidiaries, operates as a specialist mortgage lending and retail savings company in the United Kingdom and the Channel Islands. It provides private rented sector related buy-to-let, commercial and semi-commercial mortgages, residential development finance, secured funding, bridging, and asset finance services. The company also provides buy-to-let and specialist residential mortgages, mortgage servicing, administration and analytical, mortgage originator and servicer, and retail savings products; and back office processing services. OSB Group Plc was founded in 1847 and is based in Chatham, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 508 to 514.50
• 50-Day Range: 473.60 to 530.69
• 52-Week Range: 470.80 to 647.50
• Volume: 170,247 shs
• Average Volume: 4.29 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £1.70 billion
• P/E Ratio: 6.84
• Dividend Yield: 6.99%
• Price Target: GBX 691.25
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

OSB Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

OSB Group scored higher than 84% 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: 4.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

OSB Group has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.75, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

OSB Group has a consensus price target of GBX 691.25, representing about 35.5% upside from its current price of GBX 510.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

OSB Group has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of OSB Group is 6.84, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.72.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of OSB Group is 6.84, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.46.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

OSB Group has a P/B Ratio of 0.91. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued 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 OSB.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

OSB Group is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 6.99%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of OSB Group is 47.32%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

OSB Group has a news sentiment score of 0.18. 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 0.65 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for OSB Group this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

2 people have searched for OSB on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, OSB Group insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought GBX 0 in company stock and sold £1,077,344.58 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.63% of the stock of OSB Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

65.75% of the stock of OSB Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/06/2026
• Today: 11/13/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Financial Services
• Sub-Industry: Commercial & Residential Mortgage Finance
• Current Symbol: LON:OSB
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.osb.co.uk
• Phone: 44 1634 848 944
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 2,431
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for OSB Group: GBX 691.25
• High Price Target: GBX 750
• Low Price Target: GBX 615
• Potential Upside/Downside: +35.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.75
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 74.60
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 6.84
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: £370.52 million
• Net Margins: 15.38%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 13.06%
• Return on Assets: 1.35%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 110.97
• Current Ratio: N/A
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £682.50 million
• Price / Sales: 2.49
• Cash Flow: GBX 732.76 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 0.70
• Book Value: GBX 558.74 per share
• Price / Book: 0.91

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 333,257,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £1.70 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.05