LON:GFS - G4S Share Price, Forecast & News

G4S's stock was trading at GBX 102.70 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, GFS shares have decreased by 10.1% and is now trading at GBX 92.32. View which stocks have been mosted impacted by Coronavirus.

9 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for G4S in the last year. There are currently 4 hold ratings and 5 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for G4S.

G4S plc (LON:GFS) posted its earnings results on Thursday, August, 9th. The company reported $7.40 EPS for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $8.20 by $0.80. View G4S's earnings history.

G4S declared a dividend on Wednesday, March 11th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 30th will be paid a dividend of GBX 6.11 per share on Friday, June 12th. This represents a dividend yield of 5.95%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 30th. This is a boost from G4S's previous dividend of $3.59. The official announcement can be accessed at this link. View G4S's dividend history.

9 analysts have issued 1 year price objectives for G4S's shares. Their forecasts range from GBX 110 to GBX 285. On average, they expect G4S's share price to reach GBX 206.25 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 123.4% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for G4S.

Media stories about GFS stock have trended very negative recently, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research firm rates the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. G4S earned a coverage optimism score of -3.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned headlines about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next few days. View the latest news aboutG4S.

Some companies that are related to G4S include London Security (LSC), CompX International (CIX), Marlowe (MRL), Wrap Technologies (WRTC), Wrap Technologies (WRTC), Redflex (RDF), Hills (HIL), Command Security (MOC), Xtek (XTE), Ava Risk Group (AVA), Nanotech Security (NTS), Thruvision Group (THRU), Synectics (SNX), Avante Logixx (XX) and Gatekeeper Systems (GSI).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other G4S investors own include BT Group - CLASS A (BT.A), Barclays (BARC), Glencore (GLEN), FLIR Systems (FLIR), HSBC (HSBA), Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), Rolls-Royce (RR), Tesco (TSCO), Vodafone Group (VOD) and Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK).

G4S trades on the London Stock Exchange (LON) under the ticker symbol "GFS."

Shares of GFS 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.

One share of GFS stock can currently be purchased for approximately GBX 92.32.

G4S has a market capitalization of £1.43 billion and generates £7.76 billion in revenue each year. G4S employs 546,000 workers across the globe. View additional information about G4S.

The official website for G4S is http://www.g4s.com/.

G4S's mailing address is 5th Fl, 105 Victoria Street, LONDON, SW1E 6QT, United Kingdom. The company can be reached via phone at +44-20-87707000.