LON:ESNT Essentra (ESNT) Share Price, News & Analysis GBX 98.20 -0.10 (-0.10%) As of 08:28 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock About Essentra Stock (LON:ESNT) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get Essentra alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range 96.80▼ 98.9050-Day Range 95.10▼ 118.6052-Week Range 88.53▼ 174.60Volume619,080 shsAverage Volume1.68 million shsMarket Capitalization£279.99 millionP/E Ratio2,975.76Dividend Yield0.03%Price TargetGBX 191.67Consensus RatingBuy Company Overview Essentra plc is a leading global provider of essential components and solutions, focusing on the manufacture and distribution of plastic injection moulded, vinyl dip moulded and metal items. Headquartered in the United Kingdom, Essentra’s global network extends to 28 countries worldwide and includes c.3,000 employees, 14 manufacturing facilities, 26 distribution centres and 37 sales & service centres serving c.64,000 customers with a rapid supply of low cost but essential products for a variety of applications in industries such as equipment manufacturing, automotive, fabrication, electronics, medical and renewable energy. For further information, please visit www.essentraplc.com Read More Essentra Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks64th Percentile Overall ScoreESNT MarketRank™: Essentra scored higher than 64% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion4.1 / 5Analyst RatingBuy Consensus RatingEssentra has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 3 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Upside PotentialEssentra has a consensus price target of GBX 191.67, representing about 95.2% upside from its current price of GBX 98.20.Amount of Analyst CoverageEssentra has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Essentra's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation0.0 / 5Proj. Earnings GrowthN/A Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Essentra is 2,975.76, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 281.09.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Essentra is 2,975.76, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 156.26.Price to Earnings Growth RatioEssentra has a PEG Ratio of 3.84. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioEssentra has a P/B Ratio of 1.02. 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 ESNT. Dividend0.8 / 5Dividend StrengthWeak Dividend YieldEssentra pays a meaningful dividend of 2.47%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthEssentra does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Essentra is 84.85%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.Read more about Essentra's dividend. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Short InterestThere is no current short interest data available for ESNT. News and Social Media2.7 / 5News SentimentN/A News SentimentEssentra has a news sentiment score of 0.88. 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 0.58 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Essentra this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.MarketBeat Follows1 people have added Essentra to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. Company Ownership3.3 / 5Insider TradingAcquiring Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Essentra insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £20,771.92 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 0.46% of the stock of Essentra is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions69.49% of the stock of Essentra is held by institutions. 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Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. ESNT Stock News HeadlinesEssentra plc Executes Share Buyback to Optimize Shareholding StructureSeptember 2, 2025 | tipranks.comEssentra Executes Share Buyback, Cancels 50,000 SharesAugust 27, 2025 | msn.comTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger the biggest forced rotation of capital since World War II. They reveal why Trump is mobilizing America’s tech giants… and name the two stocks most likely to soar as trillions shift behind the scenes.September 19 at 2:00 AM | Porter & Company (Ad)Essentra plc's (LON:ESNT) Has Had A Decent Run On The Stock market: Are Fundamentals In The Driver's Seat?August 27, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comEssentra's (LON:ESNT) Shareholders Will Receive A Smaller Dividend Than Last YearAugust 8, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comEssentra reports H1 results in line with expectations, maintains outlookJuly 29, 2025 | za.investing.comEssentra PLC (ESNT) Stock Price Today - WSJJuly 9, 2025 | wsj.comIs Essentra plc (LON:ESNT) Trading At A 45% Discount?June 13, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comSee More Headlines ESNT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have ESNT shares performed this year? Essentra's stock was trading at GBX 133 at the start of the year. Since then, ESNT stock has decreased by 26.2% and is now trading at GBX 98.20. How were Essentra's earnings last quarter? Essentra plc (LON:ESNT) released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July, 29th. The company reported $3.40 EPS for the quarter. Essentra had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 1.28% and a net margin of 1.13%. Read the conference call transcript. How do I buy shares of Essentra? Shares of ESNT 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 Essentra own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Essentra investors own include Rolls-Royce Holdings plc (RR.L), BP (BP), Imperial Brands (IMB), Barclays (BARC), Carillion (CLLN), HSBC (HSBA) and Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY). Company Calendar Record date for 7/3 Dividend5/15/2025Ex-Dividend for 7/3 Dividend5/15/2025Dividend Payable7/03/2025Last Earnings7/29/2025Today9/19/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeLON SectorBasic Materials Industry Specialty Chemicals Sub-IndustryInsurance Current SymbolLON:ESNT Previous SymbolLON:FLTR CIKN/A Webwww.essentraplc.com Phone+44-1908-359100FaxN/AEmployees350Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Price Target for EssentraGBX 191.67 High Price TargetGBX 230 Low Price TargetGBX 170 Potential Upside/Downside+95.2%Consensus RatingBuy Rating Score (0-4)3.00 Research Coverage3 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)GBX 0.03 Trailing P/E Ratio2,975.76 Forward P/E Ratio0.19 P/E Growth3.84Net Income£3.50 million Net Margins1.13% Pretax MarginN/A Return on Equity1.28% Return on Assets1.74% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio51.89 Current Ratio1.97 Quick Ratio0.50 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales£295.10 million Price / Sales0.95 Cash FlowGBX 19.89 per share Price / Cash Flow4.94 Book ValueGBX 95.89 per share Price / Book1.02Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares285,124,000Free FloatN/AMarket Cap£279.99 million OptionableNot Optionable Beta1.18 A Guide To High-Short-Interest StocksMarketBeat's analysts have just released their top five short plays for September 2025. 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