LON:APTD Aptitude Software Group Share Forecast, Price & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Aptitude Software Group plc Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add GBX 437 -12.00 (-2.67 %) (As of 09/23/2020 12:00 AM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range 436Now: GBX 437▼ 43650-Day Range 417.50MA: GBX 438.71▼ 45552-Week Range 4.39Now: GBX 437▼ 697.14Volume1 shsAverage Volume53,474 shsMarket Capitalization£246.37 millionP/E Ratio40.09Dividend Yield1.20%BetaN/A ProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsDividendInsider TradesHeadlines Aptitude Software Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, develops, implements, and supports business critical software and related services in the United Kingdom and internationally. It operates through two segments, Aptitude Software and Microgen Financial Systems. The Aptitude Software segment provides a suite of specialized finance management software applications for banking, healthcare, insurance, and telecommunications customers. Its applications include Aptitude Insurance Calculation Engine that focuses on insurance contracts; Aptitude Lease Accounting Engine, which addresses leasing standards; Aptitude Revenue Recognition Engine for revenue recognition requirements; Aptitude RevStream, a cloud-enabled revenue management software; Aptitude Accounting Hub that transforms financial, management, and statutory accounting; and Aptitude Allocation Engine that offers interfaces to set-up and apply rules to allocate cost and revenue. This segment licenses its software; and provides software maintenance/support, software subscriptions for its cloud-based offerings; and implementation services. The Microgen Financial Systems segment offers Microgen 5Series, a wealth management software for both on-shore and off-shore markets; and Microgen Bacway, a suite of payments software products. It also provides maintenance, support, and development services on a range of software products and applications developed by third parties. The company was formerly known as Microgen plc and changed its name to Aptitude Software Group plc in April 2019. Aptitude Software Group plc was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.Read More Beat the Market (BTM) Rank™ 3.5 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingAptitude Software Group has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of GBX 750, Aptitude Software Group has a forecasted upside of 71.6% from its current price of GBX 437.Amount of Analyst CoverageAptitude Software Group has received no research coverage in the past 90 days. Previous Next 2.6 Community Rank Outperform VotesAptitude Software Group has received 10 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesAptitude Software Group has received 9 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentAptitude Software Group has received 52.63% “outperform” votes from our community.MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Aptitude Software Group and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe APTD will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe APTD will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Previous Next 0.8 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldAptitude Software Group has a dividend yield of 1.20%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthAptitude Software Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Aptitude Software Group is 45.87%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Previous Next 0.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Aptitude Software Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock. Previous Next 0.6 Earnings and Valuation Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Aptitude Software Group is 40.09, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 17.54.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Aptitude Software Group is 40.09, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 57.79.Price to Book Value per Share RatioAptitude Software Group has a P/B Ratio of 5.10. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 3.5Community Rank: 2.6Dividend Strength: 0.8Insider Behavior: 0.0Valuation: 0.6 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™1.51 out of 5 stars Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange LON Industry Software - Application Sub-IndustryN/A SectorComputer and Technology Current SymbolLON:APTD Previous Symbol CUSIPN/A CIKN/A Webwww.aptitudesoftwaregroup.com Phone44 20 3880 7100Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio3.31 Current Ratio1.55 Quick Ratio1.51Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio40.09 Forward P/E RatioN/A P/E GrowthN/A Sales & Book Value Annual Sales£59.95 million Price / Sales4.11 Cash FlowGBX 53.22 per share Price / Cash Flow8.21 Book ValueGBX 85.70 per share Price / Book5.10Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)N/A Net IncomeN/A Net MarginsN/A Return on EquityN/A Return on AssetsN/AMiscellaneous Employees405 Outstanding Shares56,378,000Market Cap£246.37 million Next Earnings DateN/A OptionableNot Optionable GBX 437 -12.00 (-2.67 %) (As of 09/23/2020 12:00 AM ET) 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart Receive APTD News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for APTD and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Aptitude Software Group (LON:APTD) Frequently Asked Questions How has Aptitude Software Group's stock been impacted by Coronavirus? Aptitude Software Group's stock was trading at GBX 442 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, APTD stock has decreased by 1.1% and is now trading at GBX 437. View which stocks have been most impacted by COVID-19. Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of Aptitude Software Group? 1 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Aptitude Software Group in the last year. There are currently 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Aptitude Software Group. How often does Aptitude Software Group pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Aptitude Software Group? Aptitude Software Group declared a dividend on Wednesday, July 29th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 6th will be paid a dividend of GBX 1.80 per share on Friday, August 28th. This represents a yield of 0.44%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 6th. The official announcement can be seen at this link. View Aptitude Software Group's dividend history. What price target have analysts set for APTD? 1 brokers have issued 12 month target prices for Aptitude Software Group's shares. Their forecasts range from GBX 750 to GBX 750. On average, they expect Aptitude Software Group's stock price to reach GBX 750 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 71.6% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Aptitude Software Group. Who are some of Aptitude Software Group's key competitors? Some companies that are related to Aptitude Software Group include NCC Group (NCC), IMImobile (IMO), Patriot One Technologies (PAT), Midwich Group (MIDW), Alfa Financial Software (ALFA), Kape Technologies (KAPE), Boku (BOKU), GlobalSCAPE (GSB), Tracsis (TRCS), Loopup Group (LOOP), Accesso Technology Group (ACSO), Intellicheck (IDN), Tax Systems (TAX), ProntoForms (PFM) and Cerillion (CER). View all competitors. Who are Aptitude Software Group's key executives? Aptitude Software Group's management team includes the following people: Mr. Tom Crawford, CEO & Exec. Director (Age 51)Mr. Philip B. Wood, CFO, Deputy CEO, Group Fin. Director, Exec. Director & Member of the Operating Board (Age 46)Mr. Chris Wade, Chief Product OfficerMark Heather, Company Sec.Alex Curran, Exec. VP What is Aptitude Software Group's stock symbol? Aptitude Software Group trades on the London Stock Exchange (LON) under the ticker symbol "APTD." How do I buy shares of Aptitude Software Group? Shares of APTD 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 is Aptitude Software Group's stock price today? One share of APTD stock can currently be purchased for approximately GBX 437. How big of a company is Aptitude Software Group? Aptitude Software Group has a market capitalization of £246.37 million and generates £59.95 million in revenue each year. Aptitude Software Group employs 405 workers across the globe. What is Aptitude Software Group's official website? The official website for Aptitude Software Group is www.aptitudesoftwaregroup.com. How can I contact Aptitude Software Group? The company can be reached via phone at 44 20 3880 7100. 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