LON:IMB Imperial Brands (IMB) Share Price, News & Analysis GBX 2,846 -4.00 (-0.14%) As of 12:39 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesSustainabilityBuy This Stock About Imperial Brands Stock (LON:IMB) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get Imperial Brands alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range 2,842▼ 2,88550-Day Range 2,667▼ 3,17352-Week Range 2,026▼ 3,180Volume890,075 shsAverage Volume5.32 million shsMarket Capitalization£23.89 billionP/E Ratio12.05Dividend Yield5.38%Price TargetN/AConsensus RatingN/A Company Overview We are Imperial Brands, a global consumer-focused organisation and the fourth largest international tobacco company. We’re driven by our purpose: to forge a path to a healthier future for moments of relaxation and pleasure. The world’s one billion adult smokers are seeking new and potentially less harmful products and we are committed to meeting their diverse and evolving needs. We’re also committed to becoming fully Net Zero by 2040. As the smallest of the four major international tobacco businesses, we know that we are at our best when we are a focused challenger, battling on behalf of our retail partners, consumers and wider society. We celebrate the enduring success of our iconic portfolio of cigarette, fine cut and other tobacco brands, which generate the funds to build a targeted and sustainable range of vapour, heated tobacco and oral nicotine products. Our disciplined capital allocation framework enables us to continue to invest behind our strategy, while maintaining a strong, efficient balance sheet and delivering enhanced shareholder returns. For more information about Imperial Brands, our transformation, our ESG priorities, our investment case and our brands, visit www.imperialbrandsplc.com Read More Imperial Brands Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks28th Percentile Overall ScoreIMB MarketRank™: Imperial Brands scored higher than 28% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's OpinionN/AAnalyst RatingN/A Consensus RatingThere is not enough analysis data for Imperial Brands. Earnings and Valuation1.3 / 5Proj. Earnings GrowthN/A Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Imperial Brands is 12.05, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.93.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Imperial Brands is 12.05, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Defensive sector average P/E ratio of about 13.25.Price to Earnings Growth RatioImperial Brands has a PEG Ratio of 16.51. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioImperial Brands has a P/B Ratio of 4.16. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Short InterestN/AShort Interest LevelN/A Short InterestThere is no current short interest data available for IMB. Dividend2.5 / 5Dividend StrengthModerate Dividend LeadershipImperial Brands is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.38%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthImperial Brands does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Imperial Brands is 64.80%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Read more about Imperial Brands' dividend. Sustainability and ESG0.0 / 5Environmental Score-3.34 Short InterestThere is no current short interest data available for IMB. News and Social Media3.2 / 5News Sentiment0.76 News SentimentImperial Brands has a news sentiment score of 0.76. 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 0.47 average news sentiment score of Consumer Defensive companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Imperial Brands this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.MarketBeat Follows1 people have added Imperial Brands to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. Company Ownership1.7 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Imperial Brands insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 7.33% of the stock of Imperial Brands is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions67.95% of the stock of Imperial Brands is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Imperial Brands' insider trading history. Receive IMB Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Imperial Brands and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address IMB Stock News HeadlinesImperial Brands Executes Share Buyback to Enhance Shareholder ValueJuly 8 at 1:23 PM | tipranks.comImperial Brands Executes Share Repurchase and CancellationJuly 7 at 1:17 PM | tipranks.comForget Nvidia, This “Ghost Town” Company Holds the Key to the AI BoomCold War Discovery Could Unlock $100 Trillion in Wealth Jeff recently traveled to an American ghost town to investigate this crazy Cold War story… Because it could hold the key to the entire $100 trillion AI boom. It involves an American ghost town with just 30 people… And a new twist to the AI boom that could make a lot of people rich.July 8 at 2:00 AM | Brownstone Research (Ad)Imperial Brands Executes Share Repurchase and CancellationJuly 3, 2025 | tipranks.comImperial Brands Executes Share Repurchase to Enhance Shareholder ValueJuly 2, 2025 | tipranks.comIMB - Imperial Brands PLC Sustainability - MorningstarJuly 2, 2025 | morningstar.comMImperial Brands Enhances Shareholder Value with Share RepurchaseJuly 1, 2025 | tipranks.comImperial Brands Executes Share Repurchase and CancellationJune 26, 2025 | tipranks.comSee More Headlines IMB Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have IMB shares performed this year? Imperial Brands' stock was trading at GBX 2,553 at the beginning of the year. Since then, IMB shares have increased by 11.5% and is now trading at GBX 2,846. How were Imperial Brands' earnings last quarter? Imperial Brands PLC (LON:IMB) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May, 14th. The company reported $123.90 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Imperial Brands had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 41.84% and a net margin of 11.44%. Read the conference call transcript. How do I buy shares of Imperial Brands? Shares of IMB 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 Imperial Brands own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Imperial Brands investors own include Smith & Nephew (SN), British American Tobacco (BATS), GSK (GSK), Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), Tesco (TSCO), Vodafone Group Public (VOD) and BP (BP). Company Calendar Last Earnings5/14/2025Today7/08/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeLON SectorConsumer Defensive Industry Tobacco Sub-IndustryTobacco Products Current SymbolLON:IMB Previous SymbolLON:IMT CIKN/A Webwww.imperialbrandsplc.com Phone+44-117-9636636FaxN/AEmployees25,200Year FoundedN/AProfitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)GBX 236.12 Trailing P/E Ratio12.05 Forward P/E Ratio11.54 P/E Growth16.51Net Income£1.98 billion Net Margins11.44% Pretax MarginN/A Return on Equity41.84% Return on Assets6.92% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio166.91 Current Ratio0.72 Quick Ratio0.41 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales£17.31 billion Price / Sales1.38 Cash FlowGBX 269.35 per share Price / Cash Flow10.57 Book ValueGBX 683.79 per share Price / Book4.16Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares839,482,661Free FloatN/AMarket Cap£23.89 billion OptionableNot Optionable Beta0.42 The Next 7 Blockbuster Stocks for Growth InvestorsWondering what the next stocks will be that hit it big, with solid fundamentals? 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