Castings (CGS) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Castings P.L.C. engages in the iron casting and machining activities. It operates through Foundry Operations and Machining Operations segments. The company offers ductile iron, spheroidal graphite iron, austempered ductile iron, SiMo, and Ni-resist castings. It also provides fertilising solution annealing, pearlitic quench and temper, temper softening, and austempering heat treatment services; automotive standard e-coat and powder coating, galvanising, plating, gas based surface treatment, and plastic and metal spray coating services; and assembly and insulation services. The company primarily serves the commercial vehicle, automotive, and other markets in the United Kingdom, Germany, Sweden, the Netherlands, rest of Europe, North and South America, and internationally. Castings P.L.C. was founded in 1835 and is based in Brownhills, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 326 to 334
• 50-Day Range: 249.93 to 336
• 52-Week Range: 202.28 to 339
• Volume: 10,444 shs
• Average Volume: 29,532 shs
• Market Capitalization: £145.21 million
• P/E Ratio: 30.25
• Dividend Yield: 5.58%
• Price Target: GBX 390
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Castings Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Castings 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: 3.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Castings has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Castings has a consensus price target of GBX 390, representing about 16.8% upside from its current price of GBX 334.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Castings has only been the subject of 1 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 Castings is 30.25, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.56.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Castings is 30.25, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.73.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Castings has a P/B Ratio of 1.09. 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 CGS.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Castings is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.58%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Castings is 166.67%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.30

News Sentiment

Castings has a news sentiment score of 1.30. 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 0.70 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Castings this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net £11,000 in company stock, which represents 0.0076% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Castings insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £11,000 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.05% of the stock of Castings is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

46.57% of the stock of Castings is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 6/17/2026
• Today: 6/23/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Specialty Industrial Machinery
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:CGS
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.castings.plc.uk
• Phone: +44-1543-374341
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,251
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Castings: GBX 390
• High Price Target: GBX 390
• Low Price Target: GBX 390
• Potential Upside/Downside: +16.8%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 11.04
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 30.25
• Forward P/E Ratio: 19.36
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: £16.81 million
• Net Margins: 4.36%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 5.98%
• Return on Assets: 7.09%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.69
• Current Ratio: 3.36
• Quick Ratio: 2.76

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £175.35 million
• Price / Sales: 0.83
• Cash Flow: GBX 56.02 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.96
• Book Value: GBX 307.22 per share
• Price / Book: 1.09

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 43,477,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £145.21 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.69