QinetiQ Group (LON:QQ - Get Free Report)'s stock had its "hold" rating restated by stock analysts at Shore Capital in a note issued to investors on Thursday,Digital Look reports.
A number of other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on the company. Berenberg Bank reduced their price objective on QinetiQ Group from GBX 610 ($8.18) to GBX 500 ($6.71) and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, March 18th. Barclays upped their price target on shares of QinetiQ Group from GBX 535 ($7.17) to GBX 570 ($7.64) and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Monday, March 3rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of GBX 533.75 ($7.16).
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QinetiQ Group Stock Up 0.7%
Shares of QinetiQ Group stock traded up GBX 3.20 ($0.04) during trading hours on Thursday, hitting GBX 437.60 ($5.87). The company had a trading volume of 1,281,830 shares, compared to its average volume of 88,555. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 41.96, a current ratio of 1.35 and a quick ratio of 1.15. The company's 50-day moving average is GBX 396.85 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 410.24. The company has a market cap of £2.41 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.12, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.47 and a beta of 0.48. QinetiQ Group has a twelve month low of GBX 292.20 ($3.92) and a twelve month high of GBX 491 ($6.58).
QinetiQ Group (LON:QQ - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 22nd. The company reported GBX 26.10 ($0.35) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. QinetiQ Group had a net margin of 7.03% and a return on equity of 14.98%. Analysts anticipate that QinetiQ Group will post 26.1405108 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
QinetiQ Group Company Profile
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QinetiQ Group plc operates as a science and engineering company in the defense, security, and infrastructure markets in the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, and internationally. The company operates through EMEA Services and Global Solutions segments. It offers advanced materials and manufacturing products; artificial intelligence, analytics, and advanced computing technologies; cyber and electromagnetic technologies; human protection and performance systems; novel systems, and weapons and effects; platform, and system design and assessment products; power sources, and energy storage and distribution products; robotics and autonomy services; secure communications and navigation systems; and sensing, processing, and data fusion systems.
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