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Associated British Foods (ABF) Share Price, News & Analysis

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GBX 2,160 -20.00 (-0.92%)
As of 08/29/2025 11:54 AM Eastern

About Associated British Foods Stock (LON:ABF)

Key Stats

Today's Range
2,160
2,194
50-Day Range
2,036
2,337
52-Week Range
1,818.87
2,524
Volume
692,877 shs
Average Volume
3.40 million shs
Market Capitalization
£15.41 billion
P/E Ratio
1,218.27
Dividend Yield
0.03%
Price Target
GBX 2,215
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Associated British Foods Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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8th Percentile Overall Score

ABF MarketRank™: 

Associated British Foods scored higher than 8% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Associated British Foods has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Associated British Foods has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Associated British Foods' stock forecast and price target.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Associated British Foods is 1,218.27, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 270.81.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Associated British Foods is 1,218.27, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Defensive sector average P/E ratio of about 1,077.53.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Associated British Foods has a PEG Ratio of 1.51. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Associated British Foods has a P/B Ratio of 1.42. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for ABF.
  • Dividend Yield

    Associated British Foods pays a meaningful dividend of 2.88%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Associated British Foods does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Associated British Foods is 35.53%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Read more about Associated British Foods' dividend.
  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for ABF.
  • News Sentiment

    Associated British Foods has a news sentiment score of -0.31. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.65 average news sentiment score of Consumer Defensive companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Associated British Foods this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Associated British Foods insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought GBX 0 in company stock and sold £346,538.70 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 1.47% of the stock of Associated British Foods is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    Only 27.29% of the stock of Associated British Foods is held by institutions.

  • Read more about Associated British Foods' insider trading history.
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ABF Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Associated British Foods' stock was trading at GBX 2,043 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, ABF stock has increased by 5.7% and is now trading at GBX 2,160.

Associated British Foods plc (LON:ABF) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April, 30th. The company reported $71.00 EPS for the quarter. Associated British Foods had a net margin of 7.25% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 13.07%.
Read the conference call transcript
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Shares of ABF stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Associated British Foods investors own include Intelsat (I), Bank of America (BAC), Chaarat Gold (CGH), Fossil Group (FOSL), AMC Entertainment (AMC), HSBC (HSBA) and First Data (FDC).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
4/30/2025
Today
8/30/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
LON
Industry
Packaged Foods
Sub-Industry
N/A
Current Symbol
LON:ABF
CIK
N/A
Fax
N/A
Employees
133,000
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
GBX 2,300
Low Price Target
GBX 2,130
Potential Upside/Downside
+2.5%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.33
Research Coverage
3 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
GBX 1.77
Trailing P/E Ratio
1,218.27
Forward P/E Ratio
11.48
P/E Growth
1.51
Net Income
£1.41 billion
Net Margins
7.25%
Pretax Margin
N/A
Return on Equity
13.07%
Return on Assets
5.51%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
32.88
Current Ratio
1.78
Quick Ratio
0.93

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
£19.85 billion
Price / Sales
0.78
Cash Flow
GBX 351.84 per share
Price / Cash Flow
6.14
Book Value
GBX 1,515.84 per share
Price / Book
1.42

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
713,302,000
Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
£15.41 billion
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
1.24
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This page (LON:ABF) was last updated on 8/31/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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