Capita (CPI) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Capita plc provides consulting, digital, and software products and services to clients in the private and public sectors in the United Kingdom and internationally. It operates in two divisions: Public Service and Capita Experience divisions. The company offers solutions for finance and accounting, procurement, property and infrastructure, travel and event, and workplace administration. It also provides customer experience transformation, contact management, collection and debt management, complaint handling, customer experience system and software, acquisition and retention, and data and analytics. In addition, the company offers licensing and support, support, digital policing, and engineering practice; learning and development services; education service and local education authority software; solutions for central and local government services; and business process services. Further, it provides pension administration and software, pensions consulting, and data solutions; finance software, automation, and management information systems solutions; cloud, cyber security, digital connectivity, IT services, robotic process automation, and workplace IT solutions; and actuarial, defence, financial, healthcare, housing, legal, public safety, retail, retail banking, utility, and welfare and employability services. The company was formerly known as The Capita Group plc and changed its name to Capita plc in January 2012. Capita plc was founded in 1984 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 251 to 255
• 50-Day Range: 229.46 to 352
• 52-Week Range: 168 to 358.50
• Volume: 3.34 million shs
• Average Volume: 500,915 shs
• Market Capitalization: £287.22 million
• P/E Ratio: 1,862.09
• Dividend Yield: 6.80%
• Price Target: GBX 405
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Capita Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Capita scored higher than 77% 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: 3.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Capita 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.

Upside Potential

Capita has a consensus price target of GBX 405, representing about 60.4% upside from its current price of GBX 252.50.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Capita 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 Capita is 1,862.09, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 280.55.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Capita is 1,862.09, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 305.89.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Capita has a PEG Ratio of 0.18. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Capita has a P/B Ratio of 25.01. 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 CPI.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Capita is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 6.80%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

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

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for CPI.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.36

News Sentiment

Capita has a news sentiment score of 1.36. 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 0.67 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Capita this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

1 people have searched for CPI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Capita insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £13,429 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

13.40% of the stock of Capita is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

52.42% of the stock of Capita is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

CPI Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have CPI shares performed this year?

Capita's stock was trading at GBX 14.02 at the start of the year. Since then, CPI stock has increased by 1,701.0% and is now trading at GBX 252.50.

How were Capita's earnings last quarter?

Capita plc (LON:CPI) announced its earnings results on Tuesday, August, 5th. The company reported $21.63 earnings per share for the quarter. Capita had a negative net margin of 1.64% and a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 28.00%.
Read the conference call transcript.

How do I buy shares of Capita?

Shares of CPI 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 Capita own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Capita investors own include Hawkins (HWKN), Xtrackers California Municipal Bond ETF (CA), Endologix (ELGX), BlackRock (BLK), Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), Rolls-Royce Holdings plc (RR.L) and Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/05/2025
• Today: 9/17/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Specialty Business Services
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:CPI
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.capita.com
• Phone: +44-20-77991525
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 43,000
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Capita: GBX 405
• High Price Target: GBX 405
• Low Price Target: GBX 405
• Potential Upside/Downside: +60.4%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 0.14
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 1,862.17
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: 0.18
• Net Income: -£40.73 million
• Net Margins: -1.64%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: -28.00%
• Return on Assets: 1.57%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 291.56
• Current Ratio: 0.53
• Quick Ratio: 0.53

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £2.34 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.12
• Cash Flow: GBX 236.26 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 1.07
• Book Value: GBX 10.09 per share
• Price / Book: 25.02

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 113,749,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £287.23 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.95