LON:ABF Associated British Foods (ABF) Share Price, News & Analysis GBX 2,083 +21.00 (+1.02%) As of 12:17 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesSustainabilityBuy This Stock About Associated British Foods Stock (LON:ABF) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get ABF alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range 2,071▼ 2,10050-Day Range 1,880▼ 2,23352-Week Range 1,818.87▼ 2,684Volume2.25 million shsAverage Volume4.93 million shsMarket Capitalization£15.02 billionP/E Ratio10.61Dividend Yield2.59%Price TargetGBX 2,245Consensus RatingHold Company OverviewAssociated 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.Read More… Associated British Foods Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks22nd Percentile Overall ScoreABF MarketRank™: Associated British Foods scored higher than 22% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion1.0 / 5Analyst RatingHold Consensus RatingAssociated 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 CoverageAssociated British Foods has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Associated British Foods' stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.3 / 5Proj. Earnings GrowthN/A Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Associated British Foods is 10.61, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 24.17.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Associated British Foods is 10.61, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Defensive sector average P/E ratio of about 13.17.Price to Earnings Growth RatioAssociated 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 RatioAssociated British Foods has a P/B Ratio of 1.37. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Short InterestN/AShort Interest LevelN/A Short InterestThere is no current short interest data available for ABF. Dividend1.7 / 5Dividend StrengthWeak Dividend YieldAssociated British Foods pays a meaningful dividend of 3.31%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthAssociated British Foods does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Associated British Foods is 27.50%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Read more about Associated British Foods' dividend. Sustainability and ESG2.3 / 5Environmental Score-3.11 Short InterestThere is no current short interest data available for ABF. News and Social Media1.9 / 5News Sentiment0.47 News SentimentAssociated British Foods has a news sentiment score of 0.47. 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 0.37 average news sentiment score of Consumer Defensive companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Associated British Foods this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week. Company Ownership1.7 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Associated British Foods insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders58.08% 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 InstitutionsOnly 18.54% of the stock of Associated British Foods is held by institutions.Read more about Associated British Foods' insider trading history. Receive ABF Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Associated British Foods and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address ABF Stock News HeadlinesBiofuel plant 'faces closure after US trade deal'May 28 at 4:44 AM | bbc.co.ukRBC downgrades ABF to "sector perform" on Primark and sugar concernsMay 15, 2025 | investing.comTrump Knows Exactly What He's DoingREVEALED: $194 Trillion Trump Market Pattern Trump fires off a tweet and stocks tank… He gives a speech and the markets soar… Now, a new Trump executive order is set to set off a wave worth a potential $194 trillion in the markets. And Wall Street insider Larry Benedict says it could hand investors who missed out on Trump’s first term a second chance.May 30, 2025 | Brownstone Research (Ad)Allied Bakeries owner ABF confirms talks with Hovis backer EndlessMay 6, 2025 | msn.comDeliveroo takeover, ABF talks, northern start-up boom & global inequality warning - today’s UK business headlines in under two minutesMay 6, 2025 | msn.comAssociated British Foods Confirms In Talks With EndlessMay 6, 2025 | finanznachrichten.deKingsmill-owner ABF confirms merger talks with HovisMay 6, 2025 | msn.comAssociated British Foods confirms discussions with Endless for potential Allied Bakeries dealMay 6, 2025 | msn.comSee More Headlines 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 start of the year. Since then, ABF shares have increased by 2.0% and is now trading at GBX 2,083. View the best growth stocks for 2025 here. How were Associated British Foods' earnings last quarter? Associated British Foods plc (LON:ABF) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April, 30th. The company reported $71.00 earnings per share for the quarter. Associated British Foods had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 13.07% and a net margin of 7.25%. 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 Earnings4/30/2025Today5/30/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeLON SectorConsumer Defensive Industry Packaged Foods Sub-IndustryN/A Current SymbolLON:ABF CIKN/A Webwww.abf.co.uk Phone+44-20-73996500FaxN/AEmployees133,000Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price TargetGBX 2,245 High Stock Price TargetGBX 2,300 Low Stock Price TargetGBX 2,190 Potential Upside/Downside+8.0%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.00 Research Coverage2 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)GBX 196.33 Trailing P/E Ratio10.58 Forward P/E Ratio11.05 P/E Growth1.51Net Income£1.41 billion Net Margins7.25% Pretax MarginN/A Return on Equity13.07% Return on Assets5.51% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio32.88 Current Ratio1.78 Quick Ratio0.93 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales£19.45 billion Price / Sales0.77 Cash FlowGBX 338.49 per share Price / Cash Flow6.14 Book ValueGBX 1,515.84 per share Price / Book1.37Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares720,949,471Free FloatN/AMarket Cap£14.98 billion OptionableNot Optionable Beta1.24 20 Stocks to Sell NowToday, we are inviting you to take a free peek at our proprietary, exclusive, and up-to-the-minute list of 20 stocks that Wall Street's top analysts hate.Many of these appear to have good fundamentals and might seem like okay investments, but something is wrong. 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