LON:HSTGHastings Group Share Price, Forecast & News

Hastings Group's stock was trading at GBX 155 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, HSTG stock has increased by 13.5% and is now trading at GBX 176. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

12 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Hastings Group in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 4 hold ratings and 7 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Hastings Group.

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

Hastings Group declared a dividend on Thursday, February 27th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 16th will be paid a dividend of GBX 5.50 per share on Friday, May 29th. This represents a dividend yield of 3.31%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 16th. This is an increase from Hastings Group's previous dividend of GBX 4.50. The official announcement can be accessed at this link. View Hastings Group's dividend history.

12 equities research analysts have issued 12-month price targets for Hastings Group's stock. Their forecasts range from GBX 160 to GBX 248. On average, they anticipate Hastings Group's share price to reach GBX 204.83 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 16.4% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Hastings Group.

News headlines about HSTG stock have been trending very negative this week, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative media coverage by monitoring 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 news impact score of -3.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news stories about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the immediate future. View the latest news about 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).

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

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 176.

Hastings Group has a market capitalization of £1.16 billion and generates £741.30 million in revenue each year. Hastings Group employs 3,400 workers across the globe.

The official website for Hastings Group is www.hastingsplc.com.