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Essentra (ESNT) Share Price, News & Analysis

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GBX 112.60 -6.00 (-5.06%)
As of 12:48 PM Eastern

About Essentra Stock (LON:ESNT)

Key Stats

Today's Range
111.80
123.80
50-Day Range
92.50
118.60
52-Week Range
88.53
180.80
Volume
77.73 million shs
Average Volume
2.48 million shs
Market Capitalization
£323.65 million
P/E Ratio
92.76
Dividend Yield
3.55%
Price Target
GBX 185
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Essentra Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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34th Percentile Overall Score

ESNT MarketRank™: 

Essentra scored higher than 34% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Essentra 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

    Essentra has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Essentra's stock forecast and price target.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Essentra is 92.76, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.71.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Essentra is 92.76, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 112.76.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Essentra has a PEG Ratio of 3.84. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Essentra has a P/B Ratio of 1.17. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for ESNT.
  • Dividend Yield

    Essentra has a dividend yield of 0.03%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Essentra does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Essentra is 329.52%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Read more about Essentra's dividend.
  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for ESNT.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Essentra this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    1 people have searched for ESNT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.99% of the stock of Essentra is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    121.71% of the stock of Essentra is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Essentra's insider trading history.
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ESNT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Essentra's stock was trading at GBX 133 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, ESNT stock has decreased by 15.3% and is now trading at GBX 112.60.

Essentra plc (LON:ESNT) posted its earnings results on Wednesday, March, 19th. The company reported $8.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Essentra had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 1.28% and a net margin of 1.13%.
Read the conference call transcript
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Shares of ESNT 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.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Essentra investors own include Rolls-Royce Holdings plc (RR.L), BP (BP), Imperial Brands (IMB), Barclays (BARC), Carillion (CLLN), HSBC (HSBA) and Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
3/19/2025
Record date for 7/3 Dividend
5/15/2025
Ex-Dividend for 7/3 Dividend
5/15/2025
Dividend Payable
7/03/2025
Today
7/16/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
LON
Industry
Specialty Chemicals
Sub-Industry
Insurance
Current Symbol
LON:ESNT
Previous Symbol
LON:FLTR
CIK
N/A
Fax
N/A
Employees
350
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
GBX 200
Low Price Target
GBX 170
Potential Upside/Downside
+51.9%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
2 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
GBX 1.21
Trailing P/E Ratio
100.34
Forward P/E Ratio
0.23
P/E Growth
3.84
Net Income
£3.50 million
Net Margins
1.13%
Pretax Margin
N/A
Return on Equity
1.28%
Return on Assets
1.74%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
51.89
Current Ratio
1.97
Quick Ratio
0.50

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
£309.74 million
Price / Sales
1.13
Cash Flow
GBX 24.67 per share
Price / Cash Flow
4.94
Book Value
GBX 95.89 per share
Price / Book
1.27

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
287,437,055
Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
£350.10 million
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
1.18
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This page (LON:ESNT) was last updated on 7/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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