Severn Trent PLC (LON:SVT) Receives Consensus Rating of "Hold" from Analysts

Key Points

• Six analysts give Severn Trent a consensus recommendation of Hold, with an average 1‑year target price of GBX 2,978.17; JPMorgan raised its target to GBX 3,225 (neutral) while Deutsche Bank cut its target to GBX 2,950 (hold).
• Shares traded down GBX 66 to GBX 3,189 on Monday—near the 12‑month high of GBX 3,295—with volume of 1.61M versus an average of 5.53M and 50/200‑day moving averages of GBX 3,115.19 and GBX 2,887.34.
• Severn Trent has a market cap of £9.60bn and a PE ratio of 30.43, but carries an unusually high debt‑to‑equity ratio of 601.64, signaling significant leverage despite regulated, inflation‑linked earnings.

Severn Trent PLC (LON:SVT - Get Free Report) has been given a consensus recommendation of "Hold" by the six brokerages that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation. The average 1 year target price among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is GBX 2,978.17.

Several equities analysts have recently commented on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of Severn Trent from GBX 2,975 to GBX 3,225 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered 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.

Severn Trent Stock Performance

Shares of Severn Trent stock traded down GBX 66 during trading on Monday, hitting GBX 3,189. 1,606,336 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 5,525,623. The stock's fifty day moving average is GBX 3,115.19 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 2,887.34. The stock has a market cap of £9.60 billion, a PE ratio of 30.43, a P/E/G ratio of 4.69 and a beta of 0.56. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 601.64, a quick ratio of 0.73 and a current ratio of 1.43. Severn Trent has a 12 month low of GBX 2,381 and a 12 month high of GBX 3,295.

About Severn Trent

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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