Dowlais Group (DWL) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Dowlais Group Plc manufactures and sells automotive parts in the Americas, Europe, and Asia. The company engages in developing, manufacturing, and supplying automotive drive systems for conventional and electric vehicles. It manufactures sideshafts, propshafts, and constant velocity joints for passenger vehicles; and AWD systems and eDrive systems, as well as provides component solutions to systems, including control software. The company is also involved in the production of metal powders and powder metal parts for the automotive and industrial sectors, as well as the provision of hydrogen storage solutions. The company was formerly known as Dowlais Group Headquarters Plc and changed its name to Dowlais Group Plc in February 2023. Dowlais Group Plc was incorporated in 2023 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 68.65 to 71.15
• 50-Day Range: 61.70 to 69.20
• 52-Week Range: 46.98 to 77.35
• Volume: 6.85 million shs
• Average Volume: 8.75 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £929.71 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 5.82%
• Price Target: GBX 60
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Dowlais Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Dowlais 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: 1.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Dowlais Group has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Dowlais Group has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Dowlais Group is -1.81, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Dowlais Group is -1.81, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Dowlais Group has a P/B Ratio of 0.39. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued 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 DWL.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Dowlais Group is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 6.23%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

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

Sustainability and ESG

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

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for DWL.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Dowlais Group has a news sentiment score of 1.11. 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 0.52 average news sentiment score of Consumer Cyclical companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Dowlais Group this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

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

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.78% of the stock of Dowlais Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

71.54% of the stock of Dowlais Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

DWL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have DWL shares performed this year?

Dowlais Group's stock was trading at GBX 65.97 at the start of the year. Since then, DWL shares have increased by 4.2% and is now trading at GBX 68.75.

How were Dowlais Group's earnings last quarter?

Dowlais Group plc (LON:DWL) announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, March, 5th. The company reported $11.40 EPS for the quarter. Dowlais Group had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 21.02% and a negative net margin of 11.24%.
Read the conference call transcript.

How do I buy shares of Dowlais Group?

Shares of DWL 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 Dowlais Group own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Dowlais Group investors own include Melrose Industries (MRO), Aviva (AV), BP (BP), Snowflake (SNOW), British American Tobacco (BATS), BT Group (BT.A) and Compass Group (CPG).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 3/05/2025
• Record date for 5/29 Dividend: 4/17/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 5/29 Dividend: 4/17/2025
• Dividend Payable: 5/29/2025
• Today: 7/12/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Consumer Cyclical
• Industry: Auto Manufacturers
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:DWL
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.dowlais.com
• Phone: 44-204-5513-3833
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 24,257
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Dowlais Group: GBX 60
• High Price Target: GBX 62
• Low Price Target: GBX 58
• Potential Upside/Downside: -12.7%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX (38.01)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 5.07
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -£515.21 million
• Net Margins: -11.24%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: -21.02%
• Return on Assets: -0.98%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 56.74
• Current Ratio: 1.07
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £4.59 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.20
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: GBX 178.48 per share
• Price / Book: 0.39

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,352,306,724
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £929.71 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: N/A