Severn Trent PLC (LON:SVT) Given Average Recommendation of "Reduce" by Analysts

Key Points

• Severn Trent has a consensus “Reduce” rating from six analysts: one recommends selling and five recommend holding. The average 12-month target price is reported at GBX 7,447.50.
• Recent analyst targets range from GBX 2,700 from UBS, which maintained a sell rating, to GBX 3,450 from RBC, while Citigroup, Jefferies, and Deutsche Bank retained neutral or hold views.
• Insiders sold 20,551 shares worth approximately £61.7 million over the past 90 days. The stock opened at GBX 2,950, below its 50-day and 200-day moving averages.

Shares of Severn Trent PLC (LON:SVT - Get Free Report) have been assigned a consensus rating of "Reduce" from the six analysts that are covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and five have given a hold rating to the company. The average 1 year target price among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is GBX 7,447.50.

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on SVT shares. UBS Group restated a "sell" rating and set a GBX 2,700 price target on shares of Severn Trent in a research note on Monday, May 18th. Citigroup reduced their target price on shares of Severn Trent from £332.90 to £287.90 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price target on shares of Severn Trent from GBX 3,400 to GBX 3,450 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a research note on Monday, June 1st. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a "hold" rating and set a GBX 3,220 price target on shares of Severn Trent in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a "hold" rating and issued a GBX 3,300 price objective on shares of Severn Trent in a report on Thursday, May 21st.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Severn Trent news, insider James Jesic sold 6,531 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, July 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 3,018, for a total transaction of £197,105.58. Also, insider Helen Miles sold 11,240 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Monday, July 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 3,018, for a total transaction of £339,223.20. Insiders have sold 20,551 shares of company stock worth $61,672,638 in the last ninety days. 0.29% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Severn Trent Trading Up 0.8%

Shares of SVT stock opened at GBX 2,950 on Thursday. The business's 50 day moving average is GBX 3,041.85 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 3,060.34. Severn Trent has a twelve month low of GBX 2,381 and a twelve month high of GBX 3,335. The company has a market capitalization of £8.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.96, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.69 and a beta of 0.55. The company has a current ratio of 1.39, a quick ratio of 0.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 596.63.

About Severn Trent

As one of Britain's largest water companies, we supply fresh, clean drinking water to over nine million people across our region - around two billion litres every day. Once used, we collect, clean, and treat the water before safely returning it to the environment. We are one of only three listed water stocks in the UK, offering a valuable combination of reliable earnings, long-term asset growth, and inflation-linked dividends. The UK's regulatory model provides a high degree of certainty over five-year periods.

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