LON:ASCL - Ascential Share Price, Forecast & 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 Ascential PLC Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add GBX 367.40 +6.00 (+1.66 %) (As of 02/19/2020 02:24 PM ET) Add Compare Today's Range 363.20Now: GBX 367.40▼ 371.2050-Day Range 360.60MA: GBX 390.45▼ 421.2052-Week Range 317.76Now: GBX 367.40▼ 426.40Volume288,506 shsAverage Volume1.06 million shsMarket Capitalization£1.48 billionP/E Ratio7.29Dividend Yield1.46%BetaN/A ProfileAnalyst RatingsAdvanced ChartDividendInsider TradesHeadlines Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on RedditShare on StocktwitsPrint this articleShare by Email Ascential plc provides business-to-business information services for product design, marketing, sales, and built environment and policy in the United Kingdom and internationally. It offers industry-specific business intelligence, insights, and forecasting through data and digital subscription tools. The company was formerly known as Trident Floatco PLC and changed its name to Ascential plc in January 2016. Read More… Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange LON Industry Marketing Services Sub-IndustryN/A SectorConsumer Cyclical Current SymbolLON:ASCL Previous Symbol CUSIPN/A CIKN/A Webhttp://www.ascential.com/ Phone+44-20-75165000Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio57.98 Current Ratio1.25 Quick Ratio1.23Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio7.29 Forward P/E Ratio0.19 P/E GrowthN/A Sales & Book Value Annual Sales£395.80 million Price / Sales3.74 Cash FlowGBX 46.70 per share Price / Cash Flow7.87 Book ValueGBX 138.70 per share Price / Book2.65Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)N/A Net IncomeN/A Net MarginsN/A Return on EquityN/A Return on AssetsN/AMiscellaneous Employees1,644 Outstanding Shares403,275,008Market Cap£1.48 billion Next Earnings Date2/24/2020 (Estimated) OptionableNot Optionable Receive ASCL News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for ASCL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. LSE:ASCL Rates by TradingView Ascential (LON:ASCL) Frequently Asked Questions What is Ascential's stock symbol? Ascential trades on the London Stock Exchange (LON) under the ticker symbol "ASCL." How often does Ascential pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Ascential? Ascential announced a dividend on Monday, July 22nd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 29th will be paid a dividend of GBX 1.80 per share on Friday, September 27th. This represents a dividend yield of 0.45%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 29th. The official announcement can be viewed at this link. View Ascential's Dividend History. When is Ascential's next earnings date? Ascential is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, February 24th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Ascential. What price target have analysts set for ASCL? 13 brokerages have issued 1-year price targets for Ascential's shares. Their forecasts range from GBX 380 to GBX 570. On average, they expect Ascential's share price to reach GBX 463.73 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 26.2% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Ascential. What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Ascential? 13 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Ascential in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings, 9 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Ascential. Has Ascential been receiving favorable news coverage? News coverage about ASCL stock has been trending negative recently, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group identifies positive and negative media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Ascential earned a news sentiment score of -2.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned press coverage about the company a news buzz of 2.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is very unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near term. View News Stories for Ascential. Who are some of Ascential's key competitors? Some companies that are related to Ascential include S4 Capital (SFOR), YouGov (YOU), oOh!Media (OML), QMS Media (QMS), IVE Group (IGL), Wellcom Group (WLL), Tremor International (TRMR), GTN (GTN), Salmat (SLM), Taptica International (TAP), Cello Health (CLL), Trimantium Growthops (TGO), cbdMD (YCBD), I Synergy Group (IS3) and Arena Events Group (ARE). What other stocks do shareholders of Ascential own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Ascential investors own include KAZ Minerals (KAZ), Standard Chartered (STAN), Intelsat (I), Associated British Foods (ABF), Chaarat Gold (CGH), Fossil Group (FOSL), Lloyds Banking Group (LYG), AorTech International (AOR), Empyrean Energy (EME) and AMC Entertainment (AMC). Who are Ascential's key executives? Ascential's management team includes the folowing people: Mr. Duncan Anthony Painter, CEO & Director (Age 49)Ms. Amanda Jane Gradden, CFO & Director (Age 51)Mr. Michael Lisowski, COO & Pres of Edge by AscentialMr. Stephen Martincic, Chief Brand & Marketing OfficerMr. Ralph Tribe, Chief People Officer How do I buy shares of Ascential? Shares of ASCL 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 Ascential's stock price today? One share of ASCL stock can currently be purchased for approximately GBX 367.40. How big of a company is Ascential? Ascential has a market capitalization of £1.48 billion and generates £395.80 million in revenue each year. Ascential employs 1,644 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Ascential. What is Ascential's official website? The official website for Ascential is http://www.ascential.com/. How can I contact Ascential? Ascential's mailing address is The Prow, 1 Wilder Walk, LONDON, W1B 5AP, United Kingdom. The company can be reached via phone at +44-20-75165000. MarketBeat Community Rating for Ascential (LON ASCL)Community Ranking: 3.3 out of 5 ( )Outperform Votes: 422 (Vote Outperform)Underperform Votes: 221 (Vote Underperform)Total Votes: 643MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Ascential and other stocks. Vote "Outperform" if you believe ASCL will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote "Underperform" if you believe ASCL will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. This page was last updated on 2/19/2020 by MarketBeat.com StaffFeatured Article: Why do earnings reports matter?
