LON:COST Costain Group (COST) Share Price, News & Analysis GBX 134.40 +2.20 (+1.66%) As of 11:50 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock About Costain Group Stock (LON:COST) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get Costain Group alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range 130.20▼ 135.2050-Day Range 129▼ 169.7252-Week Range 85.40▼ 172.40Volume2.57 million shsAverage Volume1.46 million shsMarket Capitalization£359.99 millionP/E Ratio12.00Dividend Yield0.74%Price TargetGBX 162.50Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company Overview Costain helps to improve people’s lives by creating connected, sustainable infrastructure that enables people and the planet thrive. We shape, create and deliver pioneering solutions that transform the performance of the infrastructure ecosystem across the UK’s energy, water, transportation and defence markets. We are organised around our customers anticipating and solving their challenges and helping to improve performance. By bringing together our unique mix of construction, consulting and digital experts we engineer and deliver sustainable, efficient and practical solutions. Our 3,500 people manage a workforce of around 16,000 people and collaborate with customers, partners, communities and wider industry to make infrastructure fit for a better future. Our ambition is to become a net zero business by 2035, while enhancing biodiversity and natural capital, and we have plans in place to deliver this. We are committed to procure responsibly and to be an inclusive and accessible business for all, enabling us to be our best while focusing on the outcomes that we deliver for people and planet. Read More Costain Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks48th Percentile Overall ScoreCOST MarketRank™: Costain Group scored higher than 48% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion2.3 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingCostain Group has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageCostain Group has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Costain Group's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.3 / 5Proj. Earnings GrowthN/A Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Costain Group is 12.00, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.67.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Costain Group is 12.00, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 26.06.Price to Earnings Growth RatioCostain Group has a PEG Ratio of 1.63. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioCostain Group has a P/B Ratio of 1.59. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Short InterestN/AShort Interest LevelN/A Short InterestThere is no current short interest data available for COST. Dividend1.7 / 5Dividend StrengthWeak Dividend YieldCostain Group pays a meaningful dividend of 1.17%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthCostain Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Costain Group is 8.93%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Read more about Costain Group's dividend. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Short InterestThere is no current short interest data available for COST. News and Social Media2.6 / 5News Sentiment0.67 News SentimentCostain Group has a news sentiment score of 0.67. 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 WeekMarketBeat has tracked 36 news articles for Costain Group this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 106 people have searched for COST on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -7% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows1 people have added Costain Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. Company Ownership2.5 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Costain Group insiders have sold 1,774.99% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought £46,700 in company stock and sold £875,619.06 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 6.43% of the stock of Costain Group is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions44.69% of the stock of Costain Group is held by institutions. 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Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. COST Stock News HeadlinesInsider Buying: Costain Group (LON:COST) Insider Acquires 10,000 Shares of StockAugust 23, 2025 | insidertrades.comOur investment’s exposure to HS2 has dragged it off the railsAugust 28 at 8:32 AM | finance.yahoo.comA New Way to Double Your Retirement Income?Bloomberg reports that a new class of investments is “entering a golden era,” with yields fueling a retail boom. For retirees, that could mean a way to generate reliable monthly income—without the outdated 4% withdrawal rule, risky trading, or high-fee annuities. If you’re ready to stop worrying about money running out and start enjoying the freedom to cover expenses, treat loved ones, and live life on your terms, this may be exactly what you’ve been waiting for.August 28 at 2:00 AM | Investors Alley (Ad)Costain Directors Increase Shareholdings, Signaling Confidence in GrowthAugust 28 at 4:10 AM | tipranks.comCostain Group First Half 2025 Earnings: EPS: UK£0.054 (vs UK£0.049 in 1H 2024)August 23, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comCostain Group (LON:COST) Price Target Raised to GBX 175August 23, 2025 | americanbankingnews.comCostain Group (LON:COST) Stock Price Expected to Rise, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Analyst SaysAugust 23, 2025 | americanbankingnews.comCostain’s Non-Executive Chair Increases ShareholdingAugust 22, 2025 | tipranks.comSee More Headlines COST Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have COST shares performed this year? Costain Group's stock was trading at GBX 106 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, COST shares have increased by 26.8% and is now trading at GBX 134.40. How were Costain Group's earnings last quarter? Costain Group PLC (LON:COST) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August, 20th. The company reported $5.50 earnings per share for the quarter. Costain Group had a net margin of 2.33% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 13.56%. Read the conference call transcript. How do I buy shares of Costain Group? Shares of COST stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock. What other stocks do shareholders of Costain Group own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Costain Group investors own include Fluor (FLR), Jacobs Engineering Group (JEC), KBR (KBR), NVIDIA (NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Meta Platforms (META) and John Wood Group (WG). Company Calendar Last Earnings8/20/2025Today8/28/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeLON SectorIndustrials Industry Engineering & Construction Sub-IndustryRetail Current SymbolLON:COST CIKN/A Webcostain.com Phone+44-1628-842444FaxN/AEmployees3,270Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Price Target for Costain GroupGBX 162.50 High Price TargetGBX 175 Low Price TargetGBX 150 Potential Upside/Downside+20.9%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.50 Research Coverage2 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)GBX 11.20 Trailing P/E Ratio12.00 Forward P/E Ratio9.77 P/E Growth1.63Net Income£29.90 million Net Margins2.33% Pretax MarginN/A Return on Equity13.56% Return on Assets5.63% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio9.86 Current Ratio1.40 Quick Ratio1.32 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales£1.28 billion Price / Sales0.28 Cash FlowGBX 154.20 per share Price / Cash Flow0.87 Book ValueGBX 84.30 per share Price / Book1.59Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares267,848,262Free FloatN/AMarket Cap£359.99 million OptionableNot Optionable Beta2.64 Reduce the RiskMarket downturns give many investors pause, and for good reason. 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