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Balfour Beatty (BBY) Share Price, News & Analysis

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GBX 860 -21.00 (-2.38%)
As of 11:54 AM Eastern

About Balfour Beatty Stock (LON:BBY)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
860
883
50-Day Range
790.50
899
52-Week Range
541
900
Volume
1.14 million shs
Average Volume
6.41 million shs
Market Capitalization
£4.12 billion
P/E Ratio
16.54
Dividend Yield
1.59%
Price Target
GBX 856.67
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Balfour Beatty is a leading international infrastructure group. With 26,000 employees across the UK, US and Hong Kong, we’re leading the transformation of our industry to meet the challenges of the future. Trusted by our customers to deliver sustainable solutions and strengthen communities, we finance, develop, build, maintain and operate the increasingly complex and critical infrastructure that supports national economies and deliver projects at the heart of local communities. Collaborating with governments, our customers and partners, we deliver powerful new solutions, shape thinking, create skylines and inspire a new generation of talent to be the change-makers of tomorrow.

Balfour Beatty Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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BBY MarketRank™: 

Balfour Beatty scored higher than 21% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Balfour Beatty has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside/Downside

    The consensus price target for Balfour Beatty is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Balfour Beatty has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

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

    The P/E ratio of Balfour Beatty is 16.54, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.45.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Balfour Beatty is 16.54, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 28.32.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Balfour Beatty has a PEG Ratio of 3.75. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Balfour Beatty has a P/B Ratio of 3.90. 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 BBY.
  • Dividend Yield

    Balfour Beatty pays a meaningful dividend of 1.59%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Balfour Beatty does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Balfour Beatty is 24.81%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Read more about Balfour Beatty's dividend.
  • Search Interest

    Only 30 people have searched for BBY on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -14% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    1.22% of the stock of Balfour Beatty is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    60.87% of the stock of Balfour Beatty is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Balfour Beatty's insider trading history.
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BBY Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Balfour Beatty's stock was trading at GBX 711 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, BBY shares have increased by 21.0% and is now trading at GBX 860.

Balfour Beatty plc (LON:BBY) posted its earnings results on Thursday, June, 18th. The company reported $14.40 EPS for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $4.52 billion for the quarter. Balfour Beatty had a net margin of 2.77% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 23.73%.

Balfour Beatty's board initiated a share repurchase plan on Wednesday, March 11th 2026, which allows the company to buy back 0 shares, according to EventVestor. This allows the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are generally an indication that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Shares of BBY 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 Balfour Beatty investors own include Aviva (AV), Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), BAE Systems (BA), Carillion (CLLN), Barclays (BARC), Kier Group (KIE) and BP (BP).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
6/18/2026
Today
8/10/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
LON
Industry
Construction & Engineering
Sub-Industry
Construction & Engineering
Current Symbol
LON:BBY
CIK
N/A
Fax
N/A
Employees
105,000
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
GBX 985
Low Price Target
GBX 715
Potential Upside/Downside
-0.4%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
3 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
GBX 52
Trailing P/E Ratio
16.54
Forward P/E Ratio
19.86
P/E Growth
3.75
Net Income
£219.98 million
Net Margins
2.77%
Pretax Margin
N/A
Return on Equity
23.73%
Return on Assets
1.63%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
89.50
Current Ratio
1.02
Quick Ratio
0.84

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
£9.49 billion
Price / Sales
0.43
Cash Flow
GBX 441 per share
Price / Cash Flow
1.95
Book Value
GBX 220.50 per share
Price / Book
3.90

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
478,726,000
Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
£4.12 billion
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
0.59
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This page (LON:BBY) was last updated on 8/10/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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