Halma (HLMA) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Halma is a global group of life-saving technology companies, focused on growing a safer, cleaner, healthier future for everyone, every day. Its purpose defines the three broad markets it operates in: - Safety - Protecting people's safety and the environment as populations grow, and enhancing worker safety. - Environment - Addressing the impacts of climate change, pollution and waste, protecting life-critical resources and supporting scientific research. - Health - Meeting the increasing demand for better healthcare as chronic illness rises, driven by growing and ageing populations and lifestyle changes. Halma employs over 9,000 people in more than 20 countries, with major operations in the UK, Mainland Europe, the USA and Asia Pacific. Halma is listed on the London Stock Exchange (LON: HLMA) and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 index. Halma has been named as one of Britain’s Most Admired Companies for the past seven years.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 3,480 to 3,596
• 50-Day Range: 3,413.14 to 3,796
• 52-Week Range: 3,268 to 4,902
• Volume: 509,555 shs
• Average Volume: 10.09 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £13.16 billion
• P/E Ratio: 35.49
• Dividend Yield: 0.69%
• Price Target: £6,003.71
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Halma Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Halma scored higher than 55% 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: 3.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Halma has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.56, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 5 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Halma has a consensus price target of £6,003.71, representing about 17,132.2% upside from its current price of GBX 3,484.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Halma has only been the subject of 2 research reports 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 Halma is 35.49, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 42.25.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Halma is 35.49, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 22.85.

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 7.57. 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 HLMA.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Halma has a dividend yield of 0.69%, 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 24.19%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.53

News Sentiment

Halma has a news sentiment score of 0.53. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for Halma this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

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 £4,306,876.69 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.82% of the stock of Halma is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

57.76% of the stock of Halma is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 6/11/2026
• Today: 9/26/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Industrial Conglomerates
• Sub-Industry: Industrial Conglomerates
• Current Symbol: LON:HLMA
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.halma.com
• Phone: +44-1494-721111
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 9,000
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Halma: £6,003.71
• High Price Target: £47,750
• Low Price Target: GBX 3,660
• Potential Upside/Downside: +17,132.2%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.56
• Research Coverage: 9 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 98.17
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 35.49
• Forward P/E Ratio: 38.47
• P/E Growth: 2.93
• Net Income: £268.37 million
• Net Margins: 14.42%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 17.92%
• Return on Assets: 8.13%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 42.13
• Current Ratio: 2.14
• Quick Ratio: 1.51

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £2.58 billion
• Price / Sales: 5.10
• Cash Flow: GBX 91.63 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 38.02
• Book Value: GBX 460.38 per share
• Price / Book: 7.57

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 377,678,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £13.16 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.97