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Ashtead Group (AHT) Share Price, News & Analysis

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GBX 5,326 -2.00 (-0.04%)
As of 02/27/2026

About Ashtead Group Stock (LON:AHT)

Key Stats

Today's Range
5,244
▼
5,400
50-Day Range
5,326
▼
5,326
52-Week Range
3,477
▼
5,849.70
Volume
31.13 million shs
Average Volume
15.13 million shs
Market Capitalization
£22.10 billion
P/E Ratio
16.11
Dividend Yield
1.52%
Price Target
GBX 4,800
Consensus Rating
Reduce

Company Overview

Ashtead Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the construction, industrial, and general equipment rental business in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. It provides pumps, power generation, heating, cooling, scaffolding, traffic management, temporary flooring, trench shoring, and lifting services. The company offers its products and services for facilities maintenance and municipalities, such as office complexes, apartment complexes, government, hospitals, data centers, parks and recreation departments, schools and universities, shopping centers, pavement/kerb repairs, and golf course maintenance; construction of airports, highways and bridges, office buildings, data centers, schools and universities, shopping centers, residential, remodeling, manufacturing plants, and green energy plants; emergency response for fire, hurricanes, flooding, tornadoes, winter, storms, residential and health emergencies, alternative care facilities, points of distribution, and mobile testing facilities; and entertainment and special events, including national events, concerts, sporting events, film and telvision production, theme parks, festivals farmers' markets, local 5k runs, and cycle races. It operates 1,094 stores in the United States, 119 stores in Canada, and 185 stores in the United Kingdom under the Sunbelt Rentals brand. The company was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Ashtead Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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AHT MarketRank™: 

Ashtead Group scored higher than 15% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Ashtead Group has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.50, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.

  • Downside Risk

    Ashtead Group has a consensus price target of GBX 4,800, representing about 9.9% downside from its current price of GBX 5,326.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Ashtead Group has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Ashtead Group's stock forecast and price target.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Ashtead Group is 16.11, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.94.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Ashtead Group is 16.11, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.22.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Ashtead Group has a PEG Ratio of 1.32. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Ashtead Group has a P/B Ratio of 3.12. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Short Interest

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

    Ashtead Group pays a meaningful dividend of 1.52%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Ashtead Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Ashtead Group is 32.29%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Read more about Ashtead Group's dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Ashtead Group has a news sentiment score of -0.10. 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 0.51 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Ashtead Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    4.61% of the stock of Ashtead Group is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    61.03% of the stock of Ashtead Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Ashtead Group's insider trading history.
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AHT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Ashtead Group's stock was trading at GBX 5,080.84 at the beginning of the year. Since then, AHT shares have increased by 4.8% and is now trading at GBX 5,326.

Ashtead Group plc (LON:AHT) issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March, 4th. The company reported $77.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Ashtead Group had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 15.82% and a net margin of 13.30%.
Read the conference call transcript
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Shares of AHT 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 Ashtead Group investors own include Associated British Foods (ABF), Bank of America (BAC), HSBC (HSBA), Chaarat Gold (CGH), easyJet (EZJ) and Fossil Group (FOSL).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
3/04/2025
Today
9/24/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
LON
Industry
Trading Companies & Distributors
Sub-Industry
Trading Companies & Distributors
Current Symbol
LON:AHT
CIK
N/A
Fax
N/A
Employees
120
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
GBX 5,000
Low Price Target
GBX 4,600
Potential Upside/Downside
-9.9%
Consensus Rating
Reduce
Rating Score (0-4)
1.50
Research Coverage
2 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
GBX 330.70
Trailing P/E Ratio
16.11
Forward P/E Ratio
14.65
P/E Growth
1.32
Net Income
£1.93 billion
Net Margins
13.30%
Pretax Margin
N/A
Return on Equity
15.82%
Return on Assets
7.78%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
142.74
Current Ratio
1.28
Quick Ratio
1.13

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
£10.86 billion
Price / Sales
2.03
Cash Flow
GBX 6.49 per share
Price / Cash Flow
820.97
Book Value
GBX 1,709.54 per share
Price / Book
3.12

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
414,948,000
Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
£22.10 billion
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
1.22
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This page (LON:AHT) was last updated on 9/24/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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