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: 283 to 293
• 50-Day Range: 267.80 to 301.20
• 52-Week Range: 219.20 to 325
• Volume: 1.48 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.54 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £1.50 billion
• P/E Ratio: 2,021.43
• Dividend Yield: 0.06%
• Price Target: GBX 385
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Hammerson Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Hammerson scored higher than 47% 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: Buy

Consensus Rating

Hammerson has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Hammerson has a consensus price target of GBX 385, representing about 36.0% upside from its current price of GBX 283.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Hammerson has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Hammerson is 2,021.43, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 280.76.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Hammerson is 2,021.43, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Real Estate sector average P/E ratio of about 259.25.

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 15.33. 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: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Hammerson is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.55%, 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 111.64%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for HMSO.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Hammerson has a news sentiment score of 0.75. 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 0.56 average news sentiment score of Real Estate companies.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Hammerson insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought GBX 0 in company stock and sold £283,348.04 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

10.19% 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

Only 3.32% of the stock of Hammerson is held by institutions.

HMSO Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have HMSO shares performed this year?

Hammerson's stock was trading at GBX 279.60 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, HMSO stock has increased by 1.2% and is now trading at GBX 283.

How were Hammerson's earnings last quarter?

Hammerson Plc (LON:HMSO) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July, 31st. The real estate investment trust reported $16.20 EPS for the quarter. Hammerson had a negative net margin of 346.30% and a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 25.94%.
Read the conference call transcript.

How do I buy shares of Hammerson?

Shares of HMSO 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.

What other stocks do shareholders of Hammerson own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Hammerson investors own include Barclays (BARC), Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), BP (BP), Rolls-Royce Holdings plc (RR.L), easyJet (EZJ), Aviva (AV) and Hikma Pharmaceuticals (HIK).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/31/2025
• Today: 9/16/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Real Estate
• Industry: REIT - Retail
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• 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 385
• High Price Target: GBX 385
• Low Price Target: GBX 385
• Potential Upside/Downside: +36.0%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 0.14
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 2,021.43
• Forward P/E Ratio: 13.64
• P/E Growth: 1.68
• Net Income: -£26.82 million
• Net Margins: -346.30%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: -25.94%
• Return on Assets: 2.13%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 80.77
• Current Ratio: 10.65
• Quick Ratio: 1.28

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £138.40 million
• Price / Sales: 10.82
• Cash Flow: GBX 102.57 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 2.76
• Book Value: GBX 18.46 per share
• Price / Book: 15.33

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 529,316,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £1.50 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 2.30