Close Brothers Group (CBG) Share Forecast, Price & News

5 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Close Brothers Group in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 sell rating, 1 hold rating and 3 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "hold" CBG shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in CBG, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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5 Wall Street research analysts have issued twelve-month price targets for Close Brothers Group's stock. Their CBG share price forecasts range from GBX 950 to GBX 1,200. On average, they predict the company's share price to reach GBX 1,082.75 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 19.7% from the stock's current price.
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Close Brothers Group's stock was trading at GBX 1,047 at the beginning of 2023. Since then, CBG shares have decreased by 13.6% and is now trading at GBX 904.50.
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Close Brothers Group plc (LON:CBG) released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March, 13th. The company reported $71.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $68.50 by $2.70. The firm earned $405.50 million during the quarter. Close Brothers Group had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 4.88% and a net margin of 9.86%.

Close Brothers Group announced a dividend on Tuesday, March 14th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 23rd will be given a dividend of GBX 22.50 per share on Wednesday, April 26th. This represents a yield of 2.21%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 23rd. The official announcement can be seen at this link.
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Close Brothers Group (LON:CBG) pays an annual dividend of GBX 67 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 7.23%. CBG has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The dividend payout ratio is 12,641.51%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.
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Close Brothers Group trades on the London Stock Exchange (LON) under the ticker symbol "CBG."

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One share of CBG stock can currently be purchased for approximately GBX 904.50.

Close Brothers Group (LON:CBG) has a market capitalization of £1.36 billion and generates £796 million in revenue each year. The company earns £78.50 million in net income (profit) each year or GBX 0.53 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 3,700 workers across the globe.

Close Brothers Group's mailing address is 10 Crown Place, LONDON, EC2A 4FT, United Kingdom. The official website for the company is www.closebrothers.com. The company can be reached via phone at +44-20-76553100.