Babcock International Group PLC (LON:BAB) Given Consensus Recommendation of "Buy" by Analysts

Shares of Babcock International Group PLC (LON:BAB - Get Free Report) have earned an average rating of "Buy" from the six ratings firms that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a buy recommendation. The average 1-year price objective among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is GBX 526.80 ($6.56).

Separately, Berenberg Bank reiterated a "buy" rating and set a GBX 510 ($6.35) target price on shares of Babcock International Group in a research report on Thursday, February 8th.

Babcock International Group Stock Performance

BAB traded down GBX 2.50 ($0.03) during trading on Friday, hitting GBX 502 ($6.25). 521,105 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,144,527. The firm has a market cap of £2.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 8,333.33, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.35 and a beta of 1.28. The stock's fifty day moving average is GBX 503.68 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 443.92. The company has a quick ratio of 0.76, a current ratio of 0.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 258.85. Babcock International Group has a one year low of GBX 266.60 ($3.32) and a one year high of GBX 543.50 ($6.77).

Babcock International Group Company Profile

Babcock International Group PLC, together with its subsidiaries, provides value-add services for aerospace, defense, and security in the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, Africa, North America, Australasia, and internationally. The company operates through four segments: Marine, Nuclear, Land, and Aviation.