Bloomsbury Publishing (BMY) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc publishes academic, educational, and general fiction and non-fiction books for children, teachers, students, researchers, and professionals worldwide. The company offers books and digital resources to international research community and higher education students; online law, accounting, and tax services for the United Kingdom and professionals; and publishing services for corporations and institutions. It serves communities of interest in sports and sports science, nautical, military history, natural history, arts and crafts, and popular science; and offers books for students of the arts, humanities, and social sciences. In addition, the company provides digital resources and databases for school libraries and professionals, as well as educational content for primary and secondary schools; and professional development content for trainee teachers and teachers. Further, it publishes non-fiction list, such as cookery, sport, crime, natural history, health, and well-being books. Additionally, the company publishes fiction lists for adults; and titles in print, e-book and audio book formats for both adult and children. Bloomsbury Publishing Plc was incorporated in 1986 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 515 to 523
• 50-Day Range: 487 to 651
• 52-Week Range: 480 to 766
• Volume: 1.05 million shs
• Average Volume: 342,743 shs
• Market Capitalization: £420.41 million
• P/E Ratio: 11.15
• Dividend Yield: 2.88%
• Price Target: GBX 825
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Bloomsbury Publishing Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Bloomsbury Publishing scored higher than 64% 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

Bloomsbury Publishing 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

Bloomsbury Publishing has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Bloomsbury Publishing is 11.17, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.45.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Bloomsbury Publishing is 11.17, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Communication Services sector average P/E ratio of about 20.99.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Bloomsbury Publishing has a P/B Ratio of 2.10. 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 BMY.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Bloomsbury Publishing pays a meaningful dividend of 2.29%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Bloomsbury Publishing does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Bloomsbury Publishing is 32.09%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for BMY.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.15

News Sentiment

Bloomsbury Publishing has a news sentiment score of 0.15. 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 0.73 average news sentiment score of Communication Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Bloomsbury Publishing this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

124 people have searched for BMY on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 20% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

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

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 8.26% of the stock of Bloomsbury Publishing is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

70.14% of the stock of Bloomsbury Publishing is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

BMY Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have BMY shares performed this year?

Bloomsbury Publishing's stock was trading at GBX 675.01 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, BMY shares have decreased by 22.7% and is now trading at GBX 522.

How were Bloomsbury Publishing's earnings last quarter?

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc (LON:BMY) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May, 22nd. The company reported $42.03 earnings per share for the quarter. Bloomsbury Publishing had a net margin of 9.77% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 18.62%.
Read the conference call transcript.

How do I buy shares of Bloomsbury Publishing?

Shares of BMY 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.

What other stocks do shareholders of Bloomsbury Publishing own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Bloomsbury Publishing investors own include Meta Platforms (META), Micron Technology (MU), Roku (ROKU), Standard Life Aberdeen (SLA), Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK), NVIDIA (NVDA) and Royal Dutch Shell (RDSB).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/22/2025
• Today: 7/17/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Communication Services
• Industry: Publishing
• Sub-Industry: Pharmaceutical Products
• Current Symbol: LON:BMY
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.bloomsbury-ir.co.uk
• Phone: +44-20-76315600
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 34,300
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Bloomsbury Publishing: GBX 825
• High Price Target: GBX 825
• Low Price Target: GBX 825
• Potential Upside/Downside: +58.0%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 46.74
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 11.17
• Forward P/E Ratio: 0.21
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: £37.37 million
• Net Margins: 9.77%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 18.62%
• Return on Assets: 7.82%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 15.10
• Current Ratio: 1.52
• Quick Ratio: 1.04

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £382.40 million
• Price / Sales: 1.10
• Cash Flow: GBX 58.61 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.91
• Book Value: GBX 248.88 per share
• Price / Book: 2.10

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 80,693,024
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £421.22 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.66