Coats Group (COA) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Coats is a world leader in thread manufacturing and structural components for apparel and footwear, as well as an innovative pioneer in performance materials. These critical solutions are used to create a wide range of products, including ones that provide safety and protection for people, data and the environment. Headquartered in the UK, Coats is a FTSE250 company and a FTSE4Good Index constituent. Revenue in 2024 was $1.5 billion. Trusted by the world's leading companies to deliver crucial, innovative, and sustainable solutions, Coats provides value-adding products including apparel, accessory and footwear threads, structural footwear components, fabrics, yarns and software applications. Customer partners include companies from the apparel, footwear, automotive, telecoms, personal protection, and outdoor goods industries. With a proud heritage dating back more than 250 years and a spirit of evolution to constantly stay ahead of changing market needs, Coats has operations across some 50 countries with a permanent workforce of more than 16,000, serving its customers worldwide. Coats connects talent, textiles, and technology, to make a better and more sustainable world. Worldwide, there are four dedicated Coats Innovation Hubs, where experts collaborate with partners to create the materials and products of tomorrow. It participates in the UN Global Compact and is committed to validated Science Based sustainability targets for 2030 and beyond, with an aspiration of achieving net-zero by 2050. Coats is also committed to achieving its goals in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, workplace health & safety, employee & community wellbeing, and supplier social performance. To find out more about Coats visit www.coats.com.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 70.40 to 72.40
• 50-Day Range: 68.20 to 88.40
• 52-Week Range: 64.80 to 104.20
• Volume: 5.32 million shs
• Average Volume: 5.62 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £1.45 billion
• P/E Ratio: 24.30
• Dividend Yield: 2.77%
• Price Target: GBX 112.50
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Coats Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Coats Group scored higher than 68% 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

Coats Group has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Coats Group 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 Coats Group is 24.09, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.88.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Coats Group is 24.09, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Cyclical sector average P/E ratio of about 20.39.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Coats Group has a PEG Ratio of 0.92. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Coats Group has a P/B Ratio of 1.90. 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 COA.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Coats Group pays a meaningful dividend of 2.55%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Coats Group is 67.23%. 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 COA.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Coats Group has a news sentiment score of 0.76. 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 0.44 average news sentiment score of Consumer Cyclical companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Coats Group this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Coats Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Coats Group insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £274,706.41 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.65% of the stock of Coats Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

82.46% of the stock of Coats Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

COA Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have COA shares performed this year?

Coats Group's stock was trading at GBX 94.40 at the beginning of the year. Since then, COA shares have decreased by 24.1% and is now trading at GBX 71.66.
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How do I buy shares of Coats Group?

Shares of COA 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 Coats Group own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Coats Group investors own include Citrix Systems (CTXS), Rolls-Royce Holdings plc (RR.L), BP (BP), Greencore Group (GNC), Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), Barclays (BARC) and B&M European Value Retail (BME).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 5/29 Dividend: 5/01/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 5/29 Dividend: 5/01/2025
• Today: 5/07/2025
• Dividend Payable: 5/29/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Consumer Cyclical
• Industry: Textile Manufacturing
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:COA
• Previous Symbol: LON:GPG
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.coats.com
• Phone: +44-20-82105000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 15,539
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 112.50
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 135
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 90
• Potential Upside/Downside: +58.5%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 2.98
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 23.87
• Forward P/E Ratio: 8.17
• P/E Growth: 0.92
• Net Income: £75.12 million
• Net Margins: 8.17%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 10.67%
• Return on Assets: 8.48%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 103.51
• Current Ratio: 1.20
• Quick Ratio: 1.06

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £919.65 million
• Price / Sales: 1.55
• Cash Flow: GBX 10.19 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.97
• Book Value: GBX 37.75 per share
• Price / Book: 1.88

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 2,008,461,894
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £1.43 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.40