Hammerson (HMSO) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Hammerson is a cities business. An owner, operator and developer of prime urban real estate, with a portfolio value of £4.7billion (as at 30 June 2023), in some of the fastest growing cities in the UK, Ireland and France. Our portfolio and adjacent lands leverage our experience and capabilities to create and manage exceptional city centre destinations with the opportunity to drive value and reshape entire neighbourhoods. Our assets are high profile and play an important role in our communities, welcoming c. 175 million visitors each year and supporting 20,000+ jobs though our retail, dining and social occupiers. These destinations include Bullring in Birmingham, The Oracle in Reading, Dundrum Estate, Dublin and Terraces du Port in Marseille. We also hold investments in Value Retail, best-in-class villages such as Bicester Village, Oxfordshire. Hammerson also holds 80 acres of attractive pre-development and strategic land. This includes complementary adjacent land, creating optionality to enhance both the scale and diversity of the existing estate, and stand-alone land opportunities. These include Martineau Galleries in Birmingham and Bishopsgate Goodsyard, Shoreditch.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 370.40 to 378.60
• 50-Day Range: 330.20 to 385.60
• 52-Week Range: 264 to 391.80
• Volume: 805,704 shs
• Average Volume: 7.67 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £2.18 billion
• P/E Ratio: 9.28
• Dividend Yield: 4.78%
• Price Target: GBX 382.14
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Hammerson Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Hammerson scored higher than 53% 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: 2.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Hammerson has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.57, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 4 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

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

Amount of Analyst Coverage

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

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Hammerson is 9.27, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.83.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Hammerson is 9.27, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Real Estate sector average P/E ratio of about 28.86.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Hammerson has a PEG Ratio of 1.68. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Hammerson has a P/B Ratio of 20.24. 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 HMSO.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Hammerson is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.78%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Hammerson is 40.94%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.85

News Sentiment

Hammerson has a news sentiment score of 0.85. 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 Real Estate companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Hammerson this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Hammerson insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £1,797.28 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

10.26% of the stock of Hammerson is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

48.76% of the stock of Hammerson is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/30/2026
• Today: 8/18/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Real Estate
• Industry: Retail REITs
• Sub-Industry: Retail REITs
• Current Symbol: LON:HMSO
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.hammerson.com
• Phone: +44-20-78871000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 164
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Hammerson: GBX 382.14
• High Price Target: GBX 454
• Low Price Target: GBX 330
• Potential Upside/Downside: +2.2%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.57
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 40.30
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 9.28
• Forward P/E Ratio: 18.02
• P/E Growth: 1.68
• Net Income: -£26.82 million
• Net Margins: 86.23%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 11.84%
• Return on Assets: 2.13%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 86.37
• Current Ratio: 1.00
• Quick Ratio: 1.28

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £271.90 million
• Price / Sales: 8.02
• Cash Flow: GBX 135.55 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 2.76
• Book Value: GBX 18.46 per share
• Price / Book: 20.26

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 583,323,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £2.18 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.79