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Avacta Group (AVCT) Share Price, News & Analysis

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GBX 70.45 -1.05 (-1.47%)
As of 10/10/2025 12:27 PM Eastern

About Avacta Group Stock (LON:AVCT)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
69.22
71
50-Day Range
42.60
72.20
52-Week Range
26
75
Volume
3.30 million shs
Average Volume
2.15 million shs
Market Capitalization
£287.62 million
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
3.97%
Price Target
GBX 99
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Avacta Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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48th Percentile Overall Score

AVCT MarketRank™: 

Avacta Group scored higher than 48% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Avacta 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.

  • Upside Potential

    Avacta Group has a consensus price target of GBX 99, representing about 40.5% upside from its current price of GBX 70.45.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Avacta Group has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Avacta Group's stock forecast and price target.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Avacta Group is -401.42, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Avacta Group is -401.42, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Avacta Group has a P/B Ratio of 4.78. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for AVCT.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Avacta Group is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.97%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

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

  • Read more about Avacta Group's dividend.
  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for AVCT.
  • News Sentiment

    Avacta Group has a news sentiment score of 0.39. 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 0.77 average news sentiment score of Medical companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Avacta Group this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    2 people have added Avacta Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    54.55% of the stock of Avacta Group is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    Only 13.45% of the stock of Avacta Group is held by institutions.

  • Read more about Avacta Group's insider trading history.
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AVCT Stock News Headlines

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AVCT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Avacta Group's stock was trading at GBX 53.50 at the start of the year. Since then, AVCT shares have increased by 31.7% and is now trading at GBX 70.45.

Avacta Group Plc (LON:AVCT) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, September, 30th. The biotechnology company reported ($4.46) EPS for the quarter. Avacta Group had a negative net margin of 114.45% and a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 74.00%.

Shares of AVCT stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Avacta Group investors own include Legal & General Group (LGEN), Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), Lloyds Banking Group (LYG), IQE (IQE), Barclays (BARC), Meta Platforms (META) and Revvity (PKI).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
9/30/2025
Today
10/10/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
LON
Sector
Medical
Industry
Biotechnology
Sub-Industry
N/A
Current Symbol
LON:AVCT
CIK
N/A
Fax
N/A
Employees
120
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
GBX 99
Low Price Target
GBX 99
Potential Upside/Downside
+40.5%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
1 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
GBX (0.18)
Trailing P/E Ratio
N/A
Forward P/E Ratio
N/A
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
-£30.08 million
Net Margins
-114.45%
Pretax Margin
N/A
Return on Equity
-74.00%
Return on Assets
-21.80%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
52.53
Current Ratio
1.29
Quick Ratio
4.96

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
£113 thousand
Price / Sales
2,545.35
Cash Flow
GBX 4.70 per share
Price / Cash Flow
15.00
Book Value
GBX 14.73 per share
Price / Book
4.78

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
408,267,000
Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
£287.62 million
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
1.12
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This page (LON:AVCT) was last updated on 10/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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