LON:QQ QinetiQ Group (QQ) Share Price, News & Analysis GBX 492.20 +6.20 (+1.28%) As of 10/23/2026 Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsInsider TradesNews and Trends About QinetiQ Group Stock (LON:QQ) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get QinetiQ Group alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range 483.20▼ 493.6050-Day Range 449.80▼ 56352-Week Range 292.20▼ 491Volume1.14 million shsAverage Volume88,555 shsMarket Capitalization£2.72 billionP/E Ratio20.38Dividend Yield2.29%Price TargetGBX 1,663.40Consensus RatingModerate 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. Read More QinetiQ Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks87th Percentile Overall ScoreQQ MarketRank™: 4.35225909636 of 5 starsQinetiQ Group scored higher than 87% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.7 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingQinetiQ Group has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.60, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Upside PotentialQinetiQ Group has a consensus price target of GBX 1,663.40, representing about 238.0% upside from its current price of GBX 492.20.Amount of Analyst CoverageQinetiQ Group has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about QinetiQ Group's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.3 / 5Proj. Earnings GrowthN/A Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of QinetiQ Group is 20.38, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.79.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of QinetiQ Group is 20.38, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 26.06.Price to Earnings Growth RatioQinetiQ 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 RatioQinetiQ Group has a P/B Ratio of 3.07. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Short InterestN/AShort Interest LevelN/A Short InterestThere is no current short interest data available for QQ. Dividend1.7 / 5Dividend StrengthWeak Dividend YieldQinetiQ Group pays a meaningful dividend of 2.29%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthQinetiQ Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe 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. News and Social Media3.7 / 5News Sentiment0.92 News SentimentQinetiQ Group has a news sentiment score of 0.92. 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 0.47 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for QinetiQ Group this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.Search InterestOnly 1 people have searched for QQ on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows2 people have added QinetiQ Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. Company Ownership3.3 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Cluster Insider Buying2 insiders have purchased shares of QinetiQ Group in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, QinetiQ Group insiders have sold 894.99% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought £50,876.25 in company stock and sold £506,212.15 in company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders12.14% 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 Institutions59.54% 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. Receive QQ Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for QinetiQ Group and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Submit View SMS TermsSMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. 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QQ Stock News HeadlinesQinetiQ Group (LON:QQ) Shares Break Above 200-Day Moving Average - Here's WhyOctober 20, 2026 | americanbankingnews.comInsider Buying: QinetiQ Group (LON:QQ) Insider Acquires £150.81 in StockOctober 13, 2026 | insidertrades.comTrump's bank just got approvedLast month I told investors that a Trump-backed crypto bank could be approved any day. On August 14, it was. Federal regulators granted conditional approval to World Liberty Trust Company… a nationally chartered trust bank tied to the Trump family's crypto venture. Most investors still haven't processed what that means. This bank exists to do one thing. Issue, redeem, custody and back USD1… the stablecoin that has now crossed $4 billion in circulation. The bank isn't operating yet. There are conditions to satisfy first… capital minimums, an audit manager, a sign-off on the business plan. Which means the money hasn't moved yet.October 24 at 1:00 AM | Crypto 101 Media (Ad)QinetiQ Group (LON:QQ) Stock: Insider Steve Wadey Sells 103,945 SharesOctober 2, 2026 | insidertrades.comQinetiQ Group PLCSeptember 5, 2026 | barrons.comQinetiQ maintains FY27 guidance after first-quarter trading meets expectations (QQ.)July 16, 2026 | uk.finance.yahoo.comQQ Share News TodayJuly 2, 2026 | uk.investing.comQinetiQ Group PLC QQlJune 25, 2026 | morningstar.comMSee More Headlines QQ Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have QQ shares performed this year? QinetiQ Group's stock was trading at GBX 441.60 at the beginning of the year. Since then, QQ stock has increased by 11.5% and is now trading at GBX 492.20. How were QinetiQ Group's earnings last quarter? QinetiQ Group plc (LON:QQ) issued its earnings results on Thursday, May, 21st. The company reported $31.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The business earned $1.92 billion during the quarter. QinetiQ Group had a net margin of 5.59% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 19.34%. How will QinetiQ Group's stock buyback program work? QinetiQ Group's board initiated a stock buyback program on Wednesday, March 25th 2026, which allows the company to repurchase 0 shares, according to EventVestor. This allows the company to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are often a sign that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued. How do I buy shares of QinetiQ Group? 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. What other stocks do shareholders of QinetiQ Group own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that QinetiQ Group investors own include Babcock International Group (BAB), Alphabet (GOOG), Invesco QQQ (QQQ), Tesla (TSLA), Guess? (GES), AT&T (T) and Verizon Communications (VZ). Company Calendar Last Earnings5/21/2026Today10/24/2026Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeLON SectorIndustrials Industry Aerospace & Defense Sub-IndustryAerospace & Defense Current SymbolLON:QQ CIKN/A Webwww.qinetiq.com Phone+44-8700-100942FaxN/AEmployees7,378Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Price Target for QinetiQ GroupGBX 1,663.40 High Price TargetGBX 6,050 Low Price TargetGBX 487 Potential Upside/Downside+238.0%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.60 Research Coverage5 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)GBX 24.15 Trailing P/E Ratio20.38 Forward P/E Ratio18.83 P/E Growth1.47Net Income£132.62 million Net Margins5.59% Pretax MarginN/A Return on Equity19.34% Return on Assets6.47% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio74.20 Current Ratio1.13 Quick Ratio1.15 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales£1.89 billion Price / Sales1.44 Cash FlowGBX 53.98 per share Price / Cash Flow9.12 Book ValueGBX 160.56 per share Price / Book3.07Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares551,834,054Free FloatN/AMarket Cap£2.72 billion OptionableNot Optionable Beta0.33 The 7 Hottest IPO Stories of 2026MarketBeat just released its list of the 7 hottest IPOs expected to hit Wall Street in 2026. 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