Severn Trent PLC (LON:SVT - Get Free Report)'s share price crossed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Friday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 2,562.98 ($34.53) and traded as high as GBX 2,756 ($37.13). Severn Trent shares last traded at GBX 2,739 ($36.90), with a volume of 773,477 shares changing hands.
Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft decreased their price objective on shares of Severn Trent from GBX 2,700 ($36.37) to GBX 2,600 ($35.03) and set a "hold" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, March 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated an "overweight" rating on shares of Severn Trent in a report on Thursday, March 6th.
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Severn Trent Price Performance
The stock has a market capitalization of £7.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 44.45, a PEG ratio of 4.69 and a beta of 0.38. The stock's fifty day moving average is GBX 2,648.78 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 2,566.28. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 450.94, a current ratio of 2.14 and a quick ratio of 0.73.
Severn Trent (LON:SVT - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 21st. The company reported GBX 112.10 ($1.51) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Severn Trent had a net margin of 6.00% and a return on equity of 10.40%. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Severn Trent PLC will post 107.3706004 earnings per share for the current year.
Severn Trent Company Profile
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As one of Britain's largest water companies, we provide over eight million people across our region with fresh, clean drinking water – about two billion litres every day. And when they've finished with it, we take it away again then clean and treat it before returning it safely back 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 an inflation-linked dividend.
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