Baltic Classifieds Group (BCG) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Baltic Classifieds Group (BCG) is the leading online classifieds group in the Baltics, which owns and operates twelve leading vertical and generalist online classifieds portals in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. BCG's online classifieds portfolio comprises four business lines – automotive, real estate, jobs & services and generalist. The portals are accessible through the websites of the Group's various brands via desktop and mobile.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 320.50 to 330.50
• 50-Day Range: 320.50 to 377.50
• 52-Week Range: 275.64 to 403
• Volume: 590,619 shs
• Average Volume: 1.80 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £1.56 billion
• P/E Ratio: 3,483.87
• Dividend Yield: 0.01%
• Price Target: GBX 350
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Baltic Classifieds Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Baltic Classifieds Group scored higher than 6% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Baltic Classifieds Group has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

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

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Baltic Classifieds Group has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Baltic Classifieds Group is 3,483.87, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 280.43.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Baltic Classifieds Group is 3,483.87, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Communication Services sector average P/E ratio of about 364.77.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Baltic Classifieds Group has a PEG Ratio of 1.62. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Baltic Classifieds Group has a P/B Ratio of 4.73. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for BCG.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Baltic Classifieds Group has a dividend yield of 0.98%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Baltic Classifieds Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Baltic Classifieds Group is 35.48%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for BCG.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Baltic Classifieds Group this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Baltic Classifieds Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 5.36% of the stock of Baltic Classifieds Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

48.82% of the stock of Baltic Classifieds Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

BCG Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have BCG shares performed this year?

Baltic Classifieds Group's stock was trading at GBX 315 at the start of the year. Since then, BCG shares have increased by 2.9% and is now trading at GBX 324.

How do I buy shares of Baltic Classifieds Group?

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What other stocks do shareholders of Baltic Classifieds Group own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Baltic Classifieds Group investors own include Tiffany & Co. (TIF), VanEck Russia ETF (RSX) and Booking (BKNG).

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Communication Services
• Industry: Internet Content & Information
• Sub-Industry: Banking
• Current Symbol: LON:BCG
• CIK: N/A
• Web: balticclassifieds.com
• Phone: 370 52 075061
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 130
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Baltic Classifieds Group: GBX 350
• High Price Target: GBX 350
• Low Price Target: GBX 350
• Potential Upside/Downside: +8.0%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 0.09
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 3,483.87
• Forward P/E Ratio: 34.43
• P/E Growth: 1.62
• Net Income: £45.57 million
• Net Margins: 49.16%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 11.55%
• Return on Assets: 5.86%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 13.70
• Current Ratio: 2.05
• Quick Ratio: 2.36

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £82.81 million
• Price / Sales: 18.79
• Cash Flow: GBX 11 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 29.47
• Book Value: GBX 68.51 per share
• Price / Book: 4.73

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 480,234,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £1.56 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.43