Capita (CPI) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Capita is a modern outsourcer, helping clients across the public and private sectors run complex business processes more efficiently, creating better consumer experiences. Operating across 8 countries, Capita’s colleagues support primarily UK and European clients with people-based services underpinned by market-leading technology. We play an integral role in society - our work matters to the lives of the millions of people who rely on us every day.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 236 to 245
• 50-Day Range: 221 to 401
• 52-Week Range: 215 to 416
• Volume: 106,538 shs
• Average Volume: 1.51 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £290.47 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 6.80%
• Price Target: GBX 434.20
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Capita Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Capita scored higher than 78% 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: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Capita has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 4 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Capita has a consensus price target of GBX 434.20, representing about 83.6% upside from its current price of GBX 236.50.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Capita has only been the subject of 1 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 -1.64, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Capita is -1.64, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

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 23.43. 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.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Capita has a news sentiment score of -0.91. 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 0.65 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Capita this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added Capita to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 4.1 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Cluster Insider Buying

4 insiders have purchased shares of Capita in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net £107,611.89 in company stock, which represents 0.0380% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Capita insiders have bought 7,912.64% more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £108,971.89 in company stock and sold £1,360 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

5.34% of the stock of Capita is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

28.17% of the stock of Capita is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 3/10/2026
• Today: 7/26/2026

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 434.20
• High Price Target: GBX 750
• Low Price Target: GBX 320
• Potential Upside/Downside: +79.8%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.67
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX (144.13)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: 0.18
• Net Income: -£40.73 million
• Net Margins: -7.45%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: -142.88%
• Return on Assets: 1.57%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1,526.79
• Current Ratio: 0.54
• Quick Ratio: 0.53

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £2.31 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.13
• Cash Flow: GBX 225.95 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 1.07
• Book Value: GBX 10.09 per share
• Price / Book: 23.92

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 119,780,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £289.27 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.91