Hunting (HTG) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Hunting is a global precision engineering group, which provides quality-assured products and services for the energy, aviation, commercial space, defence, medical, and power generation sectors. Our strong focus on quality assured products, supported by rigorous health and safety procedures, ensures we assist in the delivery of energy safely and it is also the basis of our standing in this critical, global industry. Our intellectual property portfolio enables the Hunting Group to maintain a leading technology edge, so that energy projects are delivered quicker and at lower cost with minimal impact on the environment. Our people are our most important asset. They assist in delivering for all our stakeholders and we train and develop our workforce to ensure a mutually beneficial relationship is nurtured throughout our organisation.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 329 to 336.50
• 50-Day Range: 292.50 to 342.50
• 52-Week Range: 245 to 422.50
• Volume: 71,955 shs
• Average Volume: 687,882 shs
• Market Capitalization: £525.80 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 0.03%
• Price Target: GBX 526.25
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Hunting Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Hunting scored higher than 59% 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: 4.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Hunting has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 4 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Hunting has a consensus price target of GBX 526.25, representing about 57.6% upside from its current price of GBX 334.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Hunting has only been the subject of 4 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 Hunting is -1,575.47, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Hunting is -1,575.47, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Hunting has a PEG Ratio of 1.06. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Hunting has a P/B Ratio of 0.58. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued 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 HTG.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Hunting pays a meaningful dividend of 2.75%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

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

Sustainability and ESG

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

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for HTG.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.20

News Sentiment

Hunting has a news sentiment score of 0.20. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.86 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Hunting this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for HTG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Hunting insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 3.14% of the stock of Hunting is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

61.42% of the stock of Hunting is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

HTG Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have HTG shares performed this year?

Hunting's stock was trading at GBX 289.44 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, HTG shares have increased by 15.4% and is now trading at GBX 334.

How will Hunting's stock buyback program work?

Hunting's Board of Directors initiated a share buyback plan on Thursday, August 28th 2025, which authorizes the company to repurchase $40,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could purchase up to 6.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are usually a sign that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

How do I buy shares of Hunting?

Shares of HTG 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 Hunting own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Hunting investors own include Intelsat (I), Associated British Foods (ABF), Chaarat Gold (CGH), Fossil Group (FOSL), Bank of America (BAC), AMC Entertainment (AMC) and First Data (FDC).

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Oil & Gas Equipment & Services
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:HTG
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.huntingplc.com
• Phone: +44-20-73210123
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 2,341
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Hunting: GBX 526.25
• High Price Target: GBX 600
• Low Price Target: GBX 440
• Potential Upside/Downside: +59.2%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX (0.21)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 7.88
• P/E Growth: 1.06
• Net Income: £154.42 million
• Net Margins: 13.47%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 13.25%
• Return on Assets: 4.21%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 11.64
• Current Ratio: 2.69
• Quick Ratio: 2.08

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £1.08 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.48
• Cash Flow: GBX 59.41 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.56
• Book Value: GBX 574.33 per share
• Price / Book: 0.58

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 157,425,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £520.29 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.07