Chemring Group (CHG) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

We are a specialist manufacturing and technology business creating market-leading innovative solutions to meet our customers’ complex needs. Using our extensive science and engineering expertise, we turn ideas into reality, designing and developing critical solutions that protect and safeguard in unpredictable environments in today’s increasingly unstable world. We achieve this by innovating at every stage of the value chain, from research and development (“R&D”) through to design, manufacture and in-service support, working closely with our customers to deliver products, services and solutions for mission-critical success. Our customer base spans national defence organisations, security and law enforcement agencies, as well as commercial markets such as space and transport. We support our customers in more than fifty countries across the globe.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 400 to 411.50
• 50-Day Range: 352.50 to 421
• 52-Week Range: 297.50 to 430.50
• Volume: 1.25 million shs
• Average Volume: 4.44 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £1.11 billion
• P/E Ratio: 503.83
• Dividend Yield: 1.70%
• Price Target: GBX 429.50
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Chemring Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Chemring Group scored higher than 17% 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: 1.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Chemring Group has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.60, and is based on 4 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Chemring 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 Chemring Group is 503.83, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 22.00.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Chemring Group is 503.83, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 21.22.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Chemring Group has a PEG Ratio of 1.99. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Chemring Group has a P/B Ratio of 4.40. 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 CHG.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Chemring Group pays a meaningful dividend of 2.34%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Chemring Group is 857.06%. 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 CHG.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.74

News Sentiment

Chemring Group has a news sentiment score of 0.74. 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 0.55 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

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

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Chemring Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Chemring 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 £113,896.75 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.69% of the stock of Chemring Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

114.15% of the stock of Chemring Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

CHG Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have CHG shares performed this year?

Chemring Group's stock was trading at GBX 328.50 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, CHG shares have increased by 25.3% and is now trading at GBX 411.50.
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How were Chemring Group's earnings last quarter?

Chemring Group PLC (LON:CHG) announced its earnings results on Tuesday, December, 17th. The company reported $15.70 earnings per share for the quarter. Chemring Group had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 0.88% and a net margin of 0.64%.
Read the conference call transcript.

How do I buy shares of Chemring Group?

Shares of CHG 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 Chemring Group own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Chemring Group investors own include Avon Protection (AVON), Barclays (BARC), KAZ Minerals (KAZ), Unilever (ULVR), Celanese (CE), Ferrexpo (FXPO) and Glencore (GLEN).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 12/17/2024
• Record date for 4/11 Dividend: 3/20/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 4/11 Dividend: 3/20/2025
• Dividend Payable: 4/11/2025
• Today: 5/05/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Aerospace & Defense
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:CHG
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.chemring.co.uk
• Phone: +44-1794-833901
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 2,600
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 429.50
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 470
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 338
• Potential Upside/Downside: +4.4%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.60
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 0.82
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 503.83
• Forward P/E Ratio: 16.54
• P/E Growth: 1.99
• Net Income: £2.18 million
• Net Margins: 0.64%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 0.88%
• Return on Assets: 7.03%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 27.42
• Current Ratio: 1.22
• Quick Ratio: 0.71

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £340.84 million
• Price / Sales: 3.24
• Cash Flow: GBX 4.75 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 86.71
• Book Value: GBX 93.42 per share
• Price / Book: 4.40

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 268,646,932
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £1.11 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.68