LON:HSTG - Hastings Group Share Price, Forecast & News

Hastings Group trades on the London Stock Exchange (LON) under the ticker symbol "HSTG."

Hastings Group announced a dividend on Thursday, August 8th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 3rd will be paid a dividend of GBX 4.50 per share on Friday, November 8th. This represents a yield of 2.54%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, October 3rd. The official announcement can be accessed at this link. View Hastings Group's Dividend History.

Hastings Group Hldg PLC (LON:HSTG) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March, 1st. The company reported $22.00 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $21.60 by $0.40. The company earned $856.10 million during the quarter. View Hastings Group's Earnings History.

Hastings Group is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, February 27th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Hastings Group.

13 analysts have issued twelve-month target prices for Hastings Group's shares. Their forecasts range from GBX 145 to GBX 235. On average, they expect Hastings Group's stock price to reach GBX 195.38 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 7.6% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Hastings Group.

13 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Hastings Group in the last year. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 6 hold ratings and 5 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Hastings Group.

News coverage about HSTG stock has trended extremely negative recently, according to InfoTrie. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Hastings Group earned a daily sentiment score of -4.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned press coverage about the company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near term. View News Stories for Hastings Group.

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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Hastings Group investors own include Anglo American (AAL), Renishaw (RSW), Spirent Communications (SPT), Rotork (ROR), Hiscox (HSX), Anglo American (NGLOY), Diamondcorp (DCP), Discoverie Group (DSCV), Polar Capital (POLR) and Rio Tinto (RIO).

Shares of HSTG 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 HSTG stock can currently be purchased for approximately GBX 181.60.

Hastings Group has a market capitalization of £1.20 billion and generates £750.40 million in revenue each year. Hastings Group employs 3,400 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Hastings Group.

The official website for Hastings Group is http://www.hastingsplc.com/.