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Balfour Beatty (BBY) Share Price, News & Analysis

GBX 444.60
-3.20 (-0.71%)
(As of 10/21/2024 ET)

About Balfour Beatty Stock (LON:BBY)

Key Stats

Today's Range
439.40
451.83
50-Day Range
399.40
455.40
52-Week Range
291.60
456.62
Volume
341,326 shs
Average Volume
2.02 million shs
Market Capitalization
£2.27 billion
P/E Ratio
1,058.57
Dividend Yield
2.70%
Price Target
GBX 475
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Balfour Beatty plc finances, designs, develops, builds, and maintains infrastructure in the United Kingdom, the United States, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Construction Services, Support Services, and Infrastructure Investments. The company constructs buildings, including commercial, healthcare, education, retail, and residential assets; and infrastructure assets comprising highways and railways, as well as other large-scale infrastructure assets, such as waste, water, and energy plants. It also offers a range of services, including design and/or build, mechanical and electrical engineering, shell and core and/or fit-out, and interior refurbishment; support services to various utility assets comprising servicing of power transmission and distribution assets, as well as construction and maintenance of electricity networks, including replacement or new build of overhead lines, underground cabling, cable tunnels, and offshore wind farm maintenance; and maintenance, asset and network management, and design services for highways, railways, and other assets. In addition, the company operates a portfolio of service concession assets comprising roads, healthcare, student accommodation, biomass, and waste and offshore transmission sectors; offers real estate management services, such as property development and asset management services; and develops housing units on land. Balfour Beatty plc was founded in 1909 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.

Balfour Beatty Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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18th Percentile Overall Score

BBY MarketRank™: 

Balfour Beatty scored higher than 18% 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 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • 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 1,058.57, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 125.88.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Balfour Beatty is 1,058.57, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 399.03.

  • 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 2.01. 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 BBY.
  • Dividend Yield

    Balfour Beatty pays a meaningful dividend of 2.72%, 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 2,857.14%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

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

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

    Balfour Beatty 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 0.33 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Balfour Beatty this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 27 people have searched for BBY on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Balfour Beatty insiders have sold 3,264.25% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought £74,584.28 in company stock and sold £2,509,200 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 1.15% of the stock of Balfour Beatty is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    61.67% 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 331.20 at the start of the year. Since then, BBY shares have increased by 34.2% and is now trading at GBX 444.60.
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Balfour Beatty plc (LON:BBY) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, March, 14th. The company reported $20.90 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $18.80 by $2.10. The company had revenue of $6.92 billion for the quarter. Balfour Beatty had a net margin of 2.85% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 18.81%.

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.
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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
3/14/2018
Today
10/21/2024
Ex-Dividend for 12/6 Dividend
10/31/2024
Dividend Payable
12/06/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Engineering & Construction
Sub-Industry
Retail
CIK
N/A
Fax
N/A
Employees
105,000
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
GBX 475
High Stock Price Target
GBX 475
Low Stock Price Target
GBX 475
Potential Upside/Downside
+6.8%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
1 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
£230 million
Pretax Margin
N/A

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
£8.07 billion
Cash Flow
GBX 227.99 per share
Book Value
GBX 221 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
£2.27 billion
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
0.81
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This page (LON:BBY) was last updated on 10/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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