LON:GFS - G4S Stock Price, Price Target & More

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

G4S announced a dividend on Thursday, March 8th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 3rd will be given a dividend of GBX 6.11 per share on Friday, June 15th. This represents a dividend yield of 2.43%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 3rd. This is an increase from G4S's previous dividend of $3.59. The official announcement can be accessed at this link. View G4S's Dividend History.

G4S plc (LON:GFS) issued its earnings results on Thursday, March, 8th. The company reported $17.90 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $18.20 by $0.30. The firm earned $7.83 billion during the quarter. G4S had a net margin of 4.13% and a return on equity of 38.18%. View G4S's Earnings History.

12 analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for G4S's stock. Their predictions range from GBX 245 to GBX 370. On average, they expect G4S's stock price to reach GBX 314 in the next twelve months. View Analyst Ratings for G4S.

Some companies that are related to G4S include Halma (HLMA), London Security (LSC), CompX International (CIX), Marlowe (MRL), Sprue Aegis (SPRP), Nanotech Security (NTS), Hills (HIL), Synectics (SNX), Command Security (MOC), Avante Logixx (XX), Westminster Group (WSG), Future Fibre Technologies (FFT), Croma Security Solutions Group (CSSG), Thruvision Group (THRU) and Mortice (MORT).

News articles about GFS stock have been trending somewhat positive on Sunday, Accern reports. The research group scores the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than twenty million news and blog sources. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. G4S earned a news impact score of 0.20 on Accern's scale. They also gave news coverage about the company an impact score of 45.05 out of 100, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near term.

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 275.80.

G4S has a market capitalization of £3.87 billion.

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.