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Ashtead Group (AHT) Share Price, News & Analysis

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GBX 4,362.57 +14.57 (+0.34%)
As of 12:47 PM Eastern

About Ashtead Group Stock (LON:AHT)

Key Stats

Today's Range
4,305
4,380
50-Day Range
3,661.97
4,438
52-Week Range
3,477
6,448
Volume
766,194 shs
Average Volume
4.69 million shs
Market Capitalization
£23.82 billion
P/E Ratio
15.53
Dividend Yield
1.83%
Price Target
GBX 6,345
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

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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63rd Percentile Overall Score

AHT MarketRank™: 

Ashtead Group scored higher than 63% 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 Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.80, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Ashtead Group has only been the subject of 1 research reports 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 15.53, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 24.80.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Ashtead Group is 15.53, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 24.01.

  • 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 2.55. 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 AHT.
  • Dividend Yield

    Ashtead Group has a dividend yield of 0.02%, which is in 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 28.47%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Read more about Ashtead Group's dividend.
  • Short Interest

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

    Ashtead Group has a news sentiment score of 0.46. 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 0.74 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Ashtead Group this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Ashtead Group insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £5,898 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.64% of the stock of Ashtead Group is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    66.65% 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 4,965 at the start of the year. Since then, AHT stock has decreased by 12.1% and is now trading at GBX 4,362.57.
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Ashtead Group plc (LON:AHT) posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March, 4th. The company reported $77.20 EPS for the quarter. Ashtead Group had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 21.43% and a net margin of 14.08%.
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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), Intelsat (I), HSBC (HSBA), Chaarat Gold (CGH), easyJet (EZJ) and Fossil Group (FOSL).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
3/04/2025
Today
5/28/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

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

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
GBX 6,345
High Stock Price Target
GBX 7,300
Low Stock Price Target
GBX 4,125
Potential Upside/Downside
+47.1%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.80
Research Coverage
5 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
15.35
Forward P/E Ratio
11.86
P/E Growth
1.32
Net Income
£1.93 billion
Pretax Margin
N/A

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
£13.67 billion
Cash Flow
GBX 5.25 per share
Price / Cash Flow
820.97
Book Value
GBX 1,709.54 per share
Price / Book
2.52

Miscellaneous

Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
£23.54 billion
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
1.22
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This page (LON:AHT) was last updated on 5/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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