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LON:HLMA

Halma (HLMA) Share Price, News & Analysis

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GBX 3,534 +10.00 (+0.28%)
As of 12:44 PM Eastern

About Halma Stock (LON:HLMA)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
3,516
3,560.09
50-Day Range
3,210
3,524
52-Week Range
2,316
3,568
Volume
564,417 shs
Average Volume
1.55 million shs
Market Capitalization
£13.35 billion
P/E Ratio
4,522.65
Dividend Yield
0.01%
Price Target
GBX 3,396
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Halma Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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29th Percentile Overall Score

HLMA MarketRank™: 

Halma scored higher than 29% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Halma has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.40, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside/Downside

    The consensus price target for Halma is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

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

  • Read more about Halma's stock forecast and price target.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Halma is 4,522.65, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 233.48.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Halma is 4,522.65, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 301.87.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Halma has a PEG Ratio of 2.93. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Halma has a P/B Ratio of 7.68. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for HLMA.
  • Dividend Yield

    Halma has a dividend yield of 0.66%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Halma does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Halma is 28.41%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Read more about Halma's dividend.
  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for HLMA.
  • News Sentiment

    Halma has a news sentiment score of 0.91. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.49 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Halma this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    1 people have searched for HLMA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    1 people have added Halma to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Halma insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought GBX 0 in company stock and sold £507,150 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.81% of the stock of Halma is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    92.42% of the stock of Halma is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Halma's insider trading history.
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HLMA Stock News Headlines

Halma (LON:HLMA) Insider Sells £507,150 in Stock
Halma plc Awards Free Shares to Key Executives
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Halma advances Monday, outperforms market
Shore Capital Reaffirms Hold Rating for Halma (LON:HLMA)
Halma (LON:HLMA) Insider Jennifer Ward Sells 15,000 Shares
British Shares Fall as Retail Sales Volumes Continue Decline
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HLMA Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Halma's stock was trading at GBX 2,689 at the beginning of the year. Since then, HLMA stock has increased by 31.4% and is now trading at GBX 3,534.

Halma plc (LON:HLMA) posted its earnings results on Thursday, June, 12th. The company reported $94.23 EPS for the quarter. Halma had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 15.87% and a net margin of 13.21%.
Read the conference call transcript
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Shares of HLMA 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.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Halma investors own include Halma (HLMAF), Barclays (BARC), Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), Alibaba Group (BABA), Citigroup (C), Diageo (DGE) and GSK (GSK).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
6/12/2025
Today
10/07/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
LON
Industry
Conglomerates
Sub-Industry
N/A
Current Symbol
LON:HLMA
CIK
N/A
Fax
N/A
Employees
8,000
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
GBX 3,750
Low Price Target
GBX 2,600
Potential Upside/Downside
-3.9%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.40
Research Coverage
5 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
GBX 0.78
Trailing P/E Ratio
4,522.65
Forward P/E Ratio
39.02
P/E Growth
2.93
Net Income
£268.37 million
Net Margins
13.21%
Pretax Margin
N/A
Return on Equity
15.87%
Return on Assets
8.13%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
45.83
Current Ratio
2.45
Quick Ratio
1.51

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
£2.25 billion
Price / Sales
5.94
Cash Flow
GBX 92.94 per share
Price / Cash Flow
38.02
Book Value
GBX 460.38 per share
Price / Book
7.68

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
377,702,000
Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
£13.35 billion
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
0.53
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This page (LON:HLMA) was last updated on 10/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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