Bridgepoint Group (BPT) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Bridgepoint Group plc is a private equity and private credit firm specializing in middle market, small mid cap, small cap, growth capital, buyouts investments, syndicate debt, infrastructure, direct lending and credit opportunities in private credit investments. It prefers to invest in advanced industrials, automation, agricultural sciences, energy transition enablers, business services, financial services, professional services, testing inspection and certification, information services, consumer, digital brands, video games, wellbeing products, health care, pharma and MedTech outsourced services, pharma products, and MedTech Products sectors. The firm prefers to invest in companies based in United Kingdom, New York and Nordic region. It prefers to makes equity investment between £4.77 million ($5.91 million) and £125 million ($154.82 million), for small mid cap between £40 million ($49.54 million) and £125 million ($154.82 million) and for small cap between £10 million ($12.39 million) and £25 million ($30.96 million), with enterprise value between 10 million ($10.74 million) and 1000 million ($1073.62 million). Bridgepoint Group plc was founded in 1985 and is based in London, United Kingdom with additional offices in North America, Asia and Europe. Bridgepoint Group plc formerly known as Bridgepoint Group Limited.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 307.60 to 327.60
• 50-Day Range: 303.98 to 346.23
• 52-Week Range: 229.20 to 410
• Volume: 268,500 shs
• Average Volume: 1.78 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £2.57 billion
• P/E Ratio: 5,871.70
• Dividend Yield: 0.03%
• Price Target: GBX 388
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Bridgepoint Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Bridgepoint Group scored higher than 56% 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: 3.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Bridgepoint Group has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Bridgepoint Group has a consensus price target of GBX 388, representing about 24.7% upside from its current price of GBX 311.20.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Bridgepoint Group has only been the subject of 3 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 Bridgepoint Group is 5,871.70, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 233.44.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Bridgepoint Group is 5,871.70, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Financial Services sector average P/E ratio of about 1,348.00.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Bridgepoint Group has a PEG Ratio of 0.61. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Bridgepoint Group has a P/B Ratio of 3.44. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued 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 BPT.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Bridgepoint Group pays a meaningful dividend of 3.08%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Bridgepoint Group is 173.58%. 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 BPT.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Bridgepoint Group has a news sentiment score of 0.92. 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 0.54 average news sentiment score of Financial Services companies.

Search Interest

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

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.61% of the stock of Bridgepoint Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 35.89% of the stock of Bridgepoint Group is held by institutions.

BPT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have BPT shares performed this year?

Bridgepoint Group's stock was trading at GBX 360 at the beginning of the year. Since then, BPT stock has decreased by 13.6% and is now trading at GBX 311.20.

How were Bridgepoint Group's earnings last quarter?

Bridgepoint Group plc (LON:BPT) announced its earnings results on Thursday, March, 13th. The company reported $19.50 earnings per share for the quarter. Bridgepoint Group had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 6.10% and a net margin of 16.74%.

How do I buy shares of Bridgepoint Group?

Shares of BPT 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 Bridgepoint Group own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Bridgepoint Group investors own include SURO Capital (SSSS), (RJETQ) (RJETQ), ARMOUR Residential REIT (ARR), Mesa Royalty Trust (MTR), Transocean (RIG), Unilever (ULVR) and AutoZone (AZO).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 3/13/2025
• Today: 10/07/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Financial Services
• Industry: Asset Management
• Sub-Industry: Petroleum And Natural Gas
• Current Symbol: LON:BPT
• CIK: N/A
• Web: bpt.investorhq.businesswire.com
• Phone: 12128155084
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 391
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Bridgepoint Group: GBX 388
• High Price Target: GBX 424
• Low Price Target: GBX 345
• Potential Upside/Downside: +24.0%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.67
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 0.05
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 5,905.66
• Forward P/E Ratio: 17.98
• P/E Growth: 0.61
• Net Income: £45.58 million
• Net Margins: 16.74%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 6.10%
• Return on Assets: 3.47%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 12.89
• Current Ratio: 4.98
• Quick Ratio: 3.60

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £444.20 million
• Price / Sales: 5.81
• Cash Flow: GBX 47.66 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.57
• Book Value: GBX 90.58 per share
• Price / Book: 3.46

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 825,028,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £2.58 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.72