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QinetiQ Group (QQ) Share Price, News & Analysis

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GBX 501.50 +12.50 (+2.56%)
As of 05/28/2025

About QinetiQ Group Stock (LON:QQ)

Key Stats

Today's Range
487.40
503.10
50-Day Range
361.60
489
52-Week Range
292.20
491
Volume
2.37 million shs
Average Volume
88,555 shs
Market Capitalization
£2.77 billion
P/E Ratio
20.77
Dividend Yield
1.60%
Price Target
GBX 533.75
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

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. The company also provides advisory and consulting, cyber and digital resilience, sensors integration and interoperability, test and evaluation, and training and rehearsal services, as well as robotics and autonomous systems, and target systems. It serves various sectors, including air, aviation and aerospace, cyber, defense, energy and utilities, financial services, government, land, law enforcement, marine, maritime, space, and telecommunications. QinetiQ Group plc was founded in 2001 and is based in Farnborough, the United Kingdom.

QinetiQ Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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33rd Percentile Overall Score

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QinetiQ Group scored higher than 33% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    QinetiQ Group has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.80, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    QinetiQ Group has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

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

    The P/E ratio of QinetiQ Group is 20.77, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 24.49.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of QinetiQ Group is 20.77, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 24.03.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    QinetiQ Group has a PEG Ratio of 1.47. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    QinetiQ Group has a P/B Ratio of 3.12. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Short Interest

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

    QinetiQ Group pays a meaningful dividend of 2.29%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

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

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of QinetiQ Group is 33.13%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Read more about QinetiQ Group's dividend.
  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for QQ.
  • News Sentiment

    QinetiQ Group has a news sentiment score of 0.37. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.65 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for QinetiQ Group this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.
  • Search Interest

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

    In the past three months, QinetiQ Group insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £149.80 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    12.14% of the stock of QinetiQ Group is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    59.54% of the stock of QinetiQ Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about QinetiQ Group's insider trading history.
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QQ Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

QinetiQ Group's stock was trading at GBX 414.40 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, QQ shares have increased by 21.0% and is now trading at GBX 501.50.
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QinetiQ Group plc (LON:QQ) posted its earnings results on Thursday, May, 22nd. The company reported $26.10 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. QinetiQ Group had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 14.98% and a net margin of 7.03%.

Shares of QQ 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 QinetiQ Group investors own include Babcock International Group (BAB), Alphabet (GOOG), Intel (INTC), BAE Systems (BA), BP (BP), Diageo (DGE) and Experian (EXPN).

Company Calendar

Record date for 4/14 Dividend
4/10/2025
Ex-Dividend for 4/14 Dividend
4/10/2025
Dividend Payable
4/14/2025
Last Earnings
5/22/2025
Today
5/29/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
LON
Industry
Aerospace & Defense
Sub-Industry
N/A
Current Symbol
LON:QQ
CIK
N/A
Fax
N/A
Employees
8,588
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
GBX 533.75
High Stock Price Target
GBX 570
Low Stock Price Target
GBX 500
Potential Upside/Downside
+6.4%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.80
Research Coverage
5 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
20.77
Forward P/E Ratio
19.18
P/E Growth
1.47
Net Income
£132.62 million
Pretax Margin
N/A

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
£1.89 billion
Cash Flow
GBX 55 per share
Price / Cash Flow
9.12
Book Value
GBX 160.56 per share
Price / Book
3.12

Miscellaneous

Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
£2.77 billion
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
0.48
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This page (LON:QQ) was last updated on 5/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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