Severn Trent (LON:SVT) Shares Cross Above 200-Day Moving Average - Time to Sell?

Key Points

• Severn Trent shares climbed above their 200-day moving average, trading at GBX 3,255 on Friday (200‑day GBX 2,882; 50‑day GBX 3,115) with about 1.14 million shares changing hands.
• Analysts maintain a consensus Hold rating after Deutsche Bank cut its target to GBX 2,950, leaving the consensus price target at GBX 2,928.80 — below the current share price.
• The company carries very high leverage (debt-to-equity 601.64) and a PE of 31.06 with a PEG of 4.69, highlighting regulatory stability but elevated valuation and financial risk.

Severn Trent PLC (LON:SVT - Get Free Report) shares passed above its two hundred day moving average during trading on Friday . The stock has a two hundred day moving average of GBX 2,882.34 and traded as high as GBX 3,262. Severn Trent shares last traded at GBX 3,255, with a volume of 1,144,731 shares traded.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their price target on shares of Severn Trent from GBX 3,000 to GBX 2,950 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, January 19th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to MarketBeat, Severn Trent presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of GBX 2,928.80.

Severn Trent Price Performance

The company has a current ratio of 1.43, a quick ratio of 0.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 601.64. The firm's 50-day moving average price is GBX 3,115.19 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 2,882.34. The stock has a market capitalization of £9.80 billion, a PE ratio of 31.06, a PEG ratio of 4.69 and a beta of 0.56.

Severn Trent Company Profile

As one of Britain's largest water companies, we supply fresh, clean drinking water to over nine million people across our region - around two billion litres every day. Once used, we collect, clean, and treat the water before safely returning it to the environment. We are one of only three listed water stocks in the UK, offering a valuable combination of reliable earnings, long-term asset growth, and inflation-linked dividends. The UK's regulatory model provides a high degree of certainty over five-year periods.

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