Clarkson (CKN) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Clarkson PLC provides integrated shipping services worldwide. The company's Broking segment offers services to shipowners and charterers in the transportation of various cargoes by sea; and to buyers and sellers/yards related to sale and purchase transactions, as well as futures broking operation. Its Financial segment provides investment banking services for maritime, oil services, and natural resources sectors; structured asset finance services and projects in the shipping, offshore, and real estate sectors; and project finance and bespoke asset finance solutions. The company's Support segment offers port and agency, project logistics, vessel chartering, freight forwarding, customs clearance, stevedoring, shortsea broking, warehousing, crew travel, and industrial supplies for the marine and offshore industries. Its Research segment provides shipping-related information and publications. This segment also offers digital products, including Shipping Intelligence Network, World Fleet Register, Renewables Intelligence Network, Offshore Intelligence Network, and Sea/net; data, intelligence, and analysis services around shipping, trade, offshore, and maritime energy transition; and valuation services. It is involved in the provision of real estate and alternative investment funds, as well as management services; real estate project management, shipping and offshore project syndication, and property-related services; and advice on finance structuring for shipping-related projects. The company also provides research and corporate finance services, including equity and debt capital markets and M&A transactions; brokerage of shipping-related derivative financial instruments; supply of MRO, PPE, and safety equipment; accounting and financial advisory services; property management services; and equity and fixed income sales and trading services, as well as LPG swaps brokerage services. Clarkson PLC was founded in 1852 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 4,946 to 5,055
• 50-Day Range: 4,166 to 5,230
• 52-Week Range: 3,365 to 5,485
• Volume: 15,155 shs
• Average Volume: 285,361 shs
• Market Capitalization: £1.53 billion
• P/E Ratio: 19.94
• Dividend Yield: 2.29%
• Price Target: GBX 5,031.25
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Clarkson Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Clarkson scored higher than 41% 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: 1.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Clarkson has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.75, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

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

Amount of Analyst Coverage

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

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Clarkson is 19.90, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.57.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Clarkson is 19.90, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 26.79.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Clarkson has a P/B Ratio of 3.26. 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 CKN.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Clarkson pays a meaningful dividend of 2.29%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Clarkson is 44.73%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Clarkson has a news sentiment score of 0.71. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Industrials companies.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net £49,723.24 in company stock, which represents 0.0032% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Clarkson insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £49,723.24 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

5.37% of the stock of Clarkson is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

71.95% of the stock of Clarkson is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/03/2026
• Today: 8/19/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Marine Transportation
• Sub-Industry: Marine Transportation
• Current Symbol: LON:CKN
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.clarksons.com
• Phone: +44-20-73340000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 2,024
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Clarkson: GBX 5,031.25
• High Price Target: GBX 5,925
• Low Price Target: GBX 4,250
• Potential Upside/Downside: +0.7%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.75
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 250.40
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 19.94
• Forward P/E Ratio: 17.65
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: £82.85 million
• Net Margins: 10.40%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 14.50%
• Return on Assets: 7.79%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 10.87
• Current Ratio: 1.69
• Quick Ratio: 1.69

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £747.10 million
• Price / Sales: 2.05
• Cash Flow: GBX 1,377.66 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 3.63
• Book Value: GBX 1,527.78 per share
• Price / Book: 3.27

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 30,721,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £1.53 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.70