Essentra (ESNT) Share Price, News & Analysis

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

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 83.10 to 85.60
• 50-Day Range: 80.90 to 108.20
• 52-Week Range: 79.70 to 123.80
• Volume: 436,395 shs
• Average Volume: 2.01 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £241.05 million
• P/E Ratio: 121.29
• Dividend Yield: 2.42%
• Price Target: GBX 150
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Essentra Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Essentra 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: 4.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Essentra has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.80, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 4 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Essentra has a consensus price target of GBX 150, representing about 77.1% upside from its current price of GBX 84.70.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Essentra has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Essentra is 121.00, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.48.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Essentra is 121.00, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 21.87.

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 0.88. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued 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 ESNT.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Essentra pays a meaningful dividend of 2.45%, 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 335.71%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

News and Social Media

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

News Sentiment

Essentra has a news sentiment score of -0.98. 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 0.55 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Essentra this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for ESNT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Essentra to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Cluster Insider Buying

4 insiders have purchased shares of Essentra 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 £62,932.49 in company stock, which represents 0.0261% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Essentra insiders have bought 328.61% more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £82,083.59 in company stock and sold £19,151.10 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.48% 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.

ESNT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have ESNT shares performed this year?

Essentra's stock was trading at GBX 96.60 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, ESNT shares have decreased by 12.3% and is now trading at GBX 84.70.

How were Essentra's earnings last quarter?

Essentra plc (LON:ESNT) released its earnings results on Tuesday, March, 17th. The company reported $6.10 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Essentra had a net margin of 0.70% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 0.79%.
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

• Last Earnings: 3/17/2026
• Today: 5/07/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Basic Materials
• Industry: Specialty Chemicals
• Sub-Industry: Insurance
• Current Symbol: LON:ESNT
• Previous Symbol: LON:FLTR
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.essentraplc.com
• Phone: +44-1908-359100
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 350
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Essentra: GBX 150
• High Price Target: GBX 230
• Low Price Target: GBX 100
• Potential Upside/Downside: +76.7%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.80
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 0.70
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 121.29
• Forward P/E Ratio: 0.16
• P/E Growth: 3.84
• Net Income: £3.50 million
• Net Margins: 0.70%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 0.79%
• Return on Assets: 1.74%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 47.67
• Current Ratio: 2.20
• Quick Ratio: 0.50

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £302 million
• Price / Sales: 0.80
• Cash Flow: GBX 17.20 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 4.94
• Book Value: GBX 95.89 per share
• Price / Book: 0.89

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 283,918,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £241.05 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.90