Severn Trent PLC (LON:SVT) Given Consensus Rating of "Hold" by Analysts

Key Points

• Severn Trent PLC has a consensus analyst rating of “Hold”, based on coverage from seven analysts: one sell, five hold, and one buy. The average 12-month target price is GBX 6,867.14.
• Recent broker updates were mixed, with UBS reiterating a sell rating, Deutsche Bank maintaining hold, RBC raising its target slightly, Jefferies keeping a buy, and Citigroup cutting its price target while staying neutral.
• The stock was last trading around GBX 2,978, near its 50-day average, and the company reported solid recent earnings with GBX 179.80 EPS and a 20.35% return on equity. Insider selling by two executives was also disclosed.

Shares of Severn Trent PLC (LON:SVT - Get Free Report) have earned an average recommendation of "Hold" from the seven analysts that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, five have issued a hold recommendation and one has issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is GBX 6,867.14.

A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on SVT. UBS Group reaffirmed a "sell" rating and set a GBX 2,700 target price on shares of Severn Trent in a research report on Monday, May 18th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a "hold" rating and issued a GBX 3,300 price target on shares of Severn Trent in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price objective on shares of Severn Trent from GBX 3,400 to GBX 3,450 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a report on Monday, June 1st. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 3,220 price objective on shares of Severn Trent in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, Citigroup dropped their price objective on shares of Severn Trent from £332.90 to £287.90 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, June 11th.

Severn Trent Stock Down 0.1%

SVT stock opened at GBX 2,978 on Wednesday. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is GBX 2,973.67 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 3,029.03. Severn Trent has a fifty-two week low of GBX 2,381 and a fifty-two week high of GBX 3,335. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 596.63, a quick ratio of 0.73 and a current ratio of 1.39. The company has a market cap of £8.99 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.19, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.69 and a beta of 0.55.

Severn Trent (LON:SVT - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 20th. The company reported GBX 179.80 EPS for the quarter. The firm had revenue of GBX 283.10 billion during the quarter. Severn Trent had a return on equity of 20.35% and a net margin of 13.10%. On average, research analysts expect that Severn Trent will post 107.3706004 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Severn Trent

In other Severn Trent news, insider Helen Miles sold 1,430 shares of Severn Trent stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 2,892, for a total transaction of £41,355.60. Also, insider James Jesic sold 1,350 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 2,892, for a total value of £39,042. Corporate insiders own 0.32% of the company's stock.

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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