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

Company Overview

Associated British Foods is a diversified international food, ingredients and retail group with sales of £13.9bn, 128,000 employees and operations in 53 countries across Europe, Africa, the Americas, Asia and Australia. Our purpose is to provide safe, nutritious, affordable food, and clothing that is great value for money. With the breadth of our business, our brands and global reach, ABF aims to consistently deliver value to its stakeholders. Our business is split into five segments: Grocery; Sugar; Agriculture; Ingredients; and Retail. From a bakery founded in 1935, to grocery stores and a clothing brand, the evolution of ABF is one of considered expansion, growing popular brands and making acquisitions in adjacent businesses and markets for over 85 years.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 2,101 to 2,112
• 50-Day Range: 1,880 to 2,233
• 52-Week Range: 1,818.87 to 2,684
• Volume: 2.39 million shs
• Average Volume: 5.01 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £15.19 billion
• P/E Ratio: 10.73
• Dividend Yield: 2.56%
• Price Target: GBX 2,245
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Associated British Foods Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Associated British Foods scored higher than 20% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Associated British Foods has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Associated British Foods has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Associated British Foods is 10.73, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 24.72.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Associated British Foods is 10.73, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Defensive sector average P/E ratio of about 12.21.

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 1.39. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for ABF.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Associated British Foods pays a meaningful dividend of 3.31%, 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 27.50%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• Environmental Score: -3.11

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for ABF.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.75

News Sentiment

Associated British Foods has a news sentiment score of 0.75. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.56 average news sentiment score of Consumer Defensive companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Associated British Foods this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Associated British Foods insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

58.08% of the stock of Associated British Foods is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 18.54% of the stock of Associated British Foods is held by institutions.

ABF Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have ABF shares performed this year?

Associated British Foods' stock was trading at GBX 2,043 at the beginning of the year. Since then, ABF shares have increased by 3.1% and is now trading at GBX 2,107.02.
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How were Associated British Foods' earnings last quarter?

Associated British Foods plc (LON:ABF) released its earnings results 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.

How do I buy shares of Associated British Foods?

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.

What other stocks do shareholders of Associated British Foods own?

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: 5/28/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Consumer Defensive
• Industry: Packaged Foods
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:ABF
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.abf.co.uk
• Phone: +44-20-73996500
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 133,000
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 2,245
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 2,300
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 2,190
• Potential Upside/Downside: +6.4%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 196.33
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 10.74
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.21
• 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: £19.45 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.78
• Cash Flow: GBX 343.54 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.14
• Book Value: GBX 1,515.84 per share
• Price / Book: 1.39

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 720,949,471
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £15.20 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.24