Serco Group (LON:SRP) Reaches New 12-Month High - Here's Why

Key Points

• Serco Group hit a new 52-week high — the stock reached GBX 322.40 (last GBX 322.20), trading up ~0.6% on a volume of 3,632,079 shares and sitting above its 50‑day (GBX 298.62) and 200‑day (GBX 263.79) moving averages.
• Valuation and leverage — market capitalization ~£3.18 billion with a high P/E of 64.02 and PEG of 3.06, while debt-to-equity is 104.09 and liquidity ratios (quick 0.98, current 0.93) are just below 1.
• Recent profitability — last quarter EPS was GBX 17.31, with a net margin of 2.97% and ROE of 16.69%, and analysts forecast ~GBX 17.55 EPS for the current year.

Serco Group plc (LON:SRP - Get Free Report) hit a new 52-week high on Thursday . The stock traded as high as GBX 322.40 and last traded at GBX 322.20, with a volume of 3632079 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 319.40.

Serco Group Trading Up 0.6%

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 104.09, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a current ratio of 0.93. The company has a market capitalization of £3.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 64.02, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.06 and a beta of 0.51. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 298.62 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 263.79.

Serco Group (LON:SRP - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 5th. The company reported GBX 17.31 earnings per share for the quarter. Serco Group had a net margin of 2.97% and a return on equity of 16.69%. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Serco Group plc will post 17.552759 EPS for the current year.

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