Bloomsbury Publishing (BMY) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc publishes academic, educational, and general fiction and non-fiction books for children, teachers, students, researchers, and professionals worldwide. The company offers books and digital resources to international research community and higher education students; online law, accounting, and tax services for the United Kingdom and professionals; and publishing services for corporations and institutions. It serves communities of interest in sports and sports science, nautical, military history, natural history, arts and crafts, and popular science; and offers books for students of the arts, humanities, and social sciences. In addition, the company provides digital resources and databases for school libraries and professionals, as well as educational content for primary and secondary schools; and professional development content for trainee teachers and teachers. Further, it publishes non-fiction list, such as cookery, sport, crime, natural history, health, and well-being books. Additionally, the company publishes fiction lists for adults; and titles in print, e-book and audio book formats for both adult and children. Bloomsbury Publishing Plc was incorporated in 1986 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 636 to 670
• 50-Day Range: 575 to 673.59
• 52-Week Range: 435 to 690
• Volume: 1.98 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.05 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £521.75 million
• P/E Ratio: 19.54
• Dividend Yield: 2.54%
• Price Target: GBX 800
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Bloomsbury Publishing Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Bloomsbury Publishing scored higher than 68% 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: 3.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Bloomsbury Publishing 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 Potential

Bloomsbury Publishing has a consensus price target of GBX 800, representing about 24.8% upside from its current price of GBX 641.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Bloomsbury Publishing has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Bloomsbury Publishing is 19.54, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 43.14.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Bloomsbury Publishing is 19.54, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Communication Services sector average P/E ratio of about 14.25.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Bloomsbury Publishing has a P/B Ratio of 2.58. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued 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 BMY.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Bloomsbury Publishing pays a meaningful dividend of 2.54%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Bloomsbury Publishing does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Bloomsbury Publishing is 47.62%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Bloomsbury Publishing has a news sentiment score of 0.75. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.54 average news sentiment score of Communication Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Bloomsbury Publishing this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 40 people have searched for BMY on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -51% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

3.54% of the stock of Bloomsbury Publishing is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

43.36% of the stock of Bloomsbury Publishing is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/20/2026
• Today: 6/21/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Communication Services
• Industry: Publishing
• Sub-Industry: Pharmaceutical Products
• Current Symbol: LON:BMY
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.bloomsbury-ir.co.uk
• Phone: +44-20-76315600
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 34,300
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Bloomsbury Publishing: GBX 800
• High Price Target: GBX 825
• Low Price Target: GBX 760
• Potential Upside/Downside: +24.8%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 32.80
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 19.54
• Forward P/E Ratio: 0.25
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: £37.37 million
• Net Margins: 8.28%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 12.74%
• Return on Assets: 7.82%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 13.80
• Current Ratio: 1.77
• Quick Ratio: 1.04

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £325.90 million
• Price / Sales: 1.60
• Cash Flow: GBX 71.97 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.91
• Book Value: GBX 248.88 per share
• Price / Book: 2.58

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 81,396,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £521.75 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.40