Foresight Group (FSG) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Founded in 1984, Foresight is a leading investment manager in real assets and capital for growth, operating across UK, Europe, and Australia. With decades of experience, Foresight offers investors access to attractive investment opportunities at the forefront of change. Foresight actively builds and grows investment solutions to support the energy transition, decarbonise industry, enhance nature recovery and realise the economic potential of ambitious companies. A constituent of the FTSE 250 index, Foresight’s diversified investment strategies combine financial and operational skillsets to maximise asset value and provide attractive returns to its investors. Its wide range of private and public funds is complemented with a variety of investment solutions designed for the retail market. Foresight is united by a shared commitment to build a sustainable future and grow thriving companies and economies.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 467.50 to 478
• 50-Day Range: 450.50 to 470.50
• 52-Week Range: 296 to 530
• Volume: 221,044 shs
• Average Volume: 326,499 shs
• Market Capitalization: £529.27 million
• P/E Ratio: 1,678.57
• Dividend Yield: 0.05%
• Price Target: GBX 580
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Foresight Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Foresight Group scored higher than 57% 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: 3.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Foresight Group has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Foresight Group has a consensus price target of GBX 580, representing about 23.4% upside from its current price of GBX 470.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Foresight Group has received no research coverage 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 Foresight Group is 1,678.57, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 280.37.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Foresight Group is 1,678.57, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Financial Services sector average P/E ratio of about 1,780.56.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Foresight Group has a P/B Ratio of 6.32. 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 FSG.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Foresight Group is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.20%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Foresight Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Foresight Group is 81.79%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for FSG.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.87

News Sentiment

Foresight Group has a news sentiment score of 0.87. 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 1.04 average news sentiment score of Financial Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Foresight Group this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

6 people have searched for FSG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Foresight Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

33.10% of the stock of Foresight Group is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

41.79% of the stock of Foresight Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

FSG Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have FSG shares performed this year?

Foresight Group's stock was trading at GBX 411 at the beginning of the year. Since then, FSG shares have increased by 14.4% and is now trading at GBX 470.

How do I buy shares of Foresight Group?

Shares of FSG 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.

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Financial Services
• Industry: Asset Management
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:FSG
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.foresightgroup.eu
• Phone: 44-20-3667-8100
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 314
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Foresight Group: GBX 580
• High Price Target: GBX 580
• Low Price Target: GBX 580
• Potential Upside/Downside: +22.7%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 0.28
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 1,687.86
• Forward P/E Ratio: 12.07
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: £25.54 million
• Net Margins: 18.70%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 32.24%
• Return on Assets: 15.09%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 8.77
• Current Ratio: 1.75
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £153.99 million
• Price / Sales: 3.46
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: GBX 74.40 per share
• Price / Book: 6.35

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 112,611,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £532.20 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.44