Bodycote (BOY) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

The leading provider of heat treatment and specialist thermal processing services worldwide. Heat treatment encompasses a variety of techniques and specialist engineering processes which improve the properties of metals and alloys and extend the life of components and is a vital part of any manufacturing process. Bodycote is uniquely placed via our global network and the experience and knowledge of our people to offer high quality, reliable and cost-effective services to manufacturers whatever their size or market sector.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 948.27 to 953
• 50-Day Range: 637 to 956
• 52-Week Range: 585 to 958
• Volume: 848,554 shs
• Average Volume: 1.77 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £1.61 billion
• P/E Ratio: 28.23
• Dividend Yield: 2.44%
• Price Target: GBX 881.33
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Bodycote Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Bodycote scored higher than 29% 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: 2.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Bodycote has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Downside Risk

Bodycote has a consensus price target of GBX 881.33, representing about 7.1% downside from its current price of GBX 948.50.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Bodycote has only been the subject of 4 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 Bodycote is 28.23, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.27.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Bodycote is 28.23, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 26.09.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Bodycote has a PEG Ratio of 1.44. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Bodycote has a P/B Ratio of 2.40. 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 BOY.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Bodycote pays a meaningful dividend of 2.44%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Bodycote does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Bodycote is 68.45%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.51

News Sentiment

Bodycote has a news sentiment score of 0.51. 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 0.77 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 12 news articles for Bodycote 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, Bodycote insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.34% of the stock of Bodycote is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

63.83% of the stock of Bodycote is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/28/2026
• Today: 9/05/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Machinery
• Sub-Industry: Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components
• Current Symbol: LON:BOY
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.bodycote.com
• Phone: +44-1625-505300
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 4,833
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Bodycote: GBX 881.33
• High Price Target: GBX 960
• Low Price Target: GBX 700
• Potential Upside/Downside: -7.1%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 33.60
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 28.23
• Forward P/E Ratio: 17.55
• P/E Growth: 1.44
• Net Income: £59.25 million
• Net Margins: 7.87%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 9.30%
• Return on Assets: 6.41%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 35.03
• Current Ratio: 1.12
• Quick Ratio: 0.74

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £739.30 million
• Price / Sales: 2.17
• Cash Flow: GBX 30.54 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 31.05
• Book Value: GBX 395.42 per share
• Price / Book: 2.40

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 169,507,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £1.61 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.35