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Essentra (ESNT) Share Price, News & Analysis

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GBX 97.70 -0.10 (-0.10%)
As of 11:52 AM Eastern

About Essentra Stock (LON:ESNT)

Key Stats

Today's Range
96
99.10
50-Day Range
97.80
118.60
52-Week Range
88.53
174.60
Volume
424,166 shs
Average Volume
1.69 million shs
Market Capitalization
£279.13 million
P/E Ratio
2,960.61
Dividend Yield
0.03%
Price Target
GBX 191.67
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Essentra Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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61st Percentile Overall Score

ESNT MarketRank™: 

Essentra scored higher than 61% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Essentra 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.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Essentra has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Essentra's stock forecast and price target.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Essentra is 2,939.39, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 269.56.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Essentra is 2,939.39, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 152.33.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Essentra has a PEG Ratio of 3.84. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Essentra has a P/B Ratio of 1.01. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for ESNT.
  • Dividend Yield

    Essentra pays a meaningful dividend of 2.34%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

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

  • Dividend Coverage

    The 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.
  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for ESNT.
  • News Sentiment

    Essentra has a news sentiment score of 0.70. 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 0.57 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

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

    1 people have added Essentra to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In 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 Insiders

    Only 0.45% of the stock of Essentra is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    69.49% of the stock of Essentra is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Essentra's insider trading history.
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ESNT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Essentra's stock was trading at GBX 133 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, ESNT shares have decreased by 27.1% and is now trading at GBX 97.

Essentra plc (LON:ESNT) released its earnings results on Tuesday, July, 29th. The company reported $3.40 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Essentra had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 1.28% and a net margin of 1.13%.
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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.

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 Dividend
5/15/2025
Ex-Dividend for 7/3 Dividend
5/15/2025
Dividend Payable
7/03/2025
Last Earnings
7/29/2025
Today
9/03/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
LON
Industry
Specialty Chemicals
Sub-Industry
Insurance
Current Symbol
LON:ESNT
Previous Symbol
LON:FLTR
CIK
N/A
Fax
N/A
Employees
350
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
GBX 230
Low Price Target
GBX 170
Potential Upside/Downside
+97.6%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
3 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
GBX 0.03
Trailing P/E Ratio
2,939.39
Forward P/E Ratio
0.19
P/E Growth
3.84
Net Income
£3.50 million
Net Margins
1.13%
Pretax Margin
N/A
Return on Equity
1.28%
Return on Assets
1.74%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
51.89
Current Ratio
1.97
Quick Ratio
0.50

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
£295.10 million
Price / Sales
0.94
Cash Flow
GBX 19.65 per share
Price / Cash Flow
4.94
Book Value
GBX 95.89 per share
Price / Book
1.01

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
285,697,000
Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
£277.13 million
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
1.18
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This page (LON:ESNT) was last updated on 9/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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