LON:FDPFirst Derivatives Share Price, Forecast & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding First Derivatives plc Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add GBX 2,680 +30.00 (+1.13 %) (As of 06/4/2020 04:00 PM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range 2,655Now: GBX 2,680▼ 2,79550-Day Range 2,110MA: GBX 2,520.40▼ 2,88052-Week Range 1,700Now: GBX 2,680▼ 3,635Volume41,312 shsAverage Volume17,708 shsMarket Capitalization£732.58 millionP/E Ratio49.45Dividend Yield1.24%BetaN/A ProfileAnalyst RatingsAdvanced ChartCompetitorsDividendInsider TradesHeadlinesOptions Chain First Derivatives plc provides software and consulting services internationally. The company operates through Consulting and Software segments. It provides kdb+, an in-memory, time-series database. The company also designs, develops, implements, and supports a range of data and trading systems for front, middle, and back-office operations. In addition, it provides capital markets consulting and managed services, as well as intellectual property and related services. The company serves finance, technology, retail, pharma, manufacturing, telecom, digital marketing, utilities, Industrial Internet of Things, and energy markets. First Derivatives plc was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Newry, the United Kingdom.Read More Beat the Market (BTM) Rank™ 1.3 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingFirst Derivatives has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of GBX 2,600, First Derivatives has a potential downside of 3.0% from its current price of GBX 2,680.Amount of Analyst CoverageFirst Derivatives has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days. Previous Next 3.1 Community Rank Outperform VotesFirst Derivatives has received 295 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesFirst Derivatives has received 180 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentFirst Derivatives has received 62.11% “outperform” votes from our community.MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about First Derivatives and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe FDP will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe FDP will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Previous Next 2.5 Dividend Strength Dividend LeadershipFirst Derivatives is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 1.24%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthFirst Derivatives does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of First Derivatives is 0.52 %. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Previous Next 0.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, First Derivatives insiders have not sold or bought any company stock. Previous Next 0.0 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for First Derivatives are expected to decrease by -100.00% in the coming year, from GBX 8,961.72 to GBX 0 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of First Derivatives is 49.45, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 16.28.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of First Derivatives is 49.45, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 39.54.Price to Book Value per Share RatioFirst Derivatives has a P/B Ratio of 4.41. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 1.3Community Rank: 3.1Dividend Strength: 2.5Insider Behavior: 0.0Valuation: 0.0 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™1.37 out of 5 stars Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange LON Industry Information Technology Services Sub-IndustryN/A SectorComputer and Technology Current SymbolLON:FDP Previous Symbol CUSIPN/A CIKN/A Webwww.firstderivatives.com Phone+44-28-30252242Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio64.46 Current Ratio1.62 Quick Ratio1.62Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio49.45 Forward P/E Ratio0.30 P/E GrowthN/A Sales & Book Value Annual Sales£237.79 million Price / Sales3.08 Cash FlowGBX 104.30 per share Price / Cash Flow25.70 Book ValueGBX 607.50 per share Price / Book4.41Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)N/A Net IncomeN/A Net MarginsN/A Return on EquityN/A Return on AssetsN/AMiscellaneous Employees2,400 Outstanding Shares27,335,200Market Cap£732.58 million Next Earnings DateN/A OptionableOptionable LSE:FDP Rates by TradingView Receive FDP News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for FDP and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. First Derivatives (LON:FDP) Frequently Asked Questions How has First Derivatives' stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)? First Derivatives' stock was trading at GBX 2,350 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, FDP shares have increased by 14.0% and is now trading at GBX 2,680. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus. Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of First Derivatives? 4 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for First Derivatives in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for First Derivatives. How often does First Derivatives pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for First Derivatives? First Derivatives announced a dividend on Tuesday, November 5th. Investors of record on Thursday, November 14th will be paid a dividend of GBX 8.50 per share on Thursday, December 5th. This represents a yield of 0.37%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 14th. The official announcement can be accessed at this link. View First Derivatives' dividend history. What price target have analysts set for FDP? 4 analysts have issued 12-month target prices for First Derivatives' stock. Their forecasts range from GBX 2,200 to GBX 3,000. On average, they expect First Derivatives' share price to reach GBX 2,600 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 3.0%. View analysts' price targets for First Derivatives. Has First Derivatives been receiving favorable news coverage? Media stories about FDP stock have been trending somewhat negative recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research firm identifies negative and positive media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. First Derivatives earned a media sentiment score of -1.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave press coverage about the company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near term. View the latest news aboutFirst Derivatives. Who are some of First Derivatives' key competitors? Some companies that are related to First Derivatives include Softcat (SCT), Cancom (COK), Computacenter (CCC), Solium Capital (SUM), FDM Group (FDM), Data#3 (DTL), GBST (GBT), GFT Technologies (GFT), Sylogist (SYZ), Citadel Group (CGL), Redcentric (RCN), DWS (DWS), Watchstone Group (WTG), Pivot Technology Solutions (PTG) and Empired (EPD). View all competitors. What other stocks do shareholders of First Derivatives own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other First Derivatives investors own include Twitter (TWTR), NetApp (NTAP), FDM Group (FDM), TiVo (TIVO), QUALCOMM (QCOM), Alamos Gold (AGI), EMC (EMC), Eros International (EROS), Ford Motor (F) and Frontier Developments (FDEV). Who are First Derivatives' key executives? First Derivatives' management team includes the following people: Mr. Brian G. Conlon, CEO & DirectorMr. Robert Graham Ferguson, CFO & Director (Age 47)Mr. Jonathan Robson, Exec. VP - Growth & Strategic Devel. of North America (Age 60)Mr. Adrian Toner, Chief Operating OfficerMr. Gerard Buggy, Chief Technology Officer What is First Derivatives' stock symbol? First Derivatives trades on the London Stock Exchange (LON) under the ticker symbol "FDP." How do I buy shares of First Derivatives? Shares of FDP 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 is First Derivatives' stock price today? One share of FDP stock can currently be purchased for approximately GBX 2,680. How big of a company is First Derivatives? First Derivatives has a market capitalization of £732.58 million and generates £237.79 million in revenue each year. First Derivatives employs 2,400 workers across the globe. What is First Derivatives' official website? The official website for First Derivatives is www.firstderivatives.com. How can I contact First Derivatives? First Derivatives' mailing address is 3 Canal Quay, NEWRY, BT35 6BP, United Kingdom. The company can be reached via phone at +44-28-30252242. This page was last updated on 6/4/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff
