IMI (IMI) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

IMI plc is a specialist engineering company operating in fluid and motion control markets. We combine our deep engineering knowledge with strong applications expertise to develop solutions for the most acute industry problems. We help our customers become safer, more sustainable and more productive. IMI employs around 10,000 people, has manufacturing facilities in 19 countries and operates a global service network. The Company is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE4Good Index.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 2,265.40 to 2,302
• 50-Day Range: 2,083.17 to 2,330
• 52-Week Range: 1,555.96 to 2,330
• Volume: 18.81 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.43 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £5.66 billion
• P/E Ratio: 2,465.17
• Dividend Yield: 0.01%
• Price Target: GBX 2,575
• Consensus Rating: Buy

IMI Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

IMI scored higher than 60% 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: 3.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

IMI has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 6 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

IMI has a consensus price target of GBX 2,575, representing about 11.9% upside from its current price of GBX 2,302.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

IMI has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

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

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of IMI is 2,467.31, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 280.79.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of IMI is 2,467.31, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 310.30.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

IMI has a PEG Ratio of 1.12. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

IMI has a P/B Ratio of 5.49. 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 IMI.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

IMI pays a meaningful dividend of 1.40%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of IMI is 33.33%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Sustainability and ESG

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

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for IMI.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.84

News Sentiment

IMI has a news sentiment score of 0.84. 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 0.68 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 12 news articles for IMI this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

4 people have searched for IMI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 300% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, IMI insiders have sold 44.23% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought £6,062.54 in company stock and sold £8,743.71 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.10% of the stock of IMI is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

87.77% of the stock of IMI is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

IMI Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have IMI shares performed this year?

IMI's stock was trading at GBX 1,821 at the start of the year. Since then, IMI stock has increased by 26.4% and is now trading at GBX 2,302.

How were IMI's earnings last quarter?

IMI plc (LON:IMI) issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, August, 1st. The company reported $56.10 earnings per share for the quarter. IMI had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 23.85% and a net margin of 11.46%.
Read the conference call transcript.

How do I buy shares of IMI?

Shares of IMI 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 IMI own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that IMI investors own include Rolls-Royce Holdings plc (RR.L), Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), Aviva (AV), Barclays (BARC), B&M European Value Retail (BME), BP (BP) and Tullow Oil (TLW).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/01/2025
• Today: 9/16/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Specialty Industrial Machinery
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:IMI
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.imiplc.com
• Phone: +44-121-7173700
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 10,000
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for IMI: GBX 2,575
• High Price Target: GBX 2,850
• Low Price Target: GBX 2,450
• Potential Upside/Downside: +12.6%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 0.93
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 2,450.16
• Forward P/E Ratio: 16.57
• P/E Growth: 1.12
• Net Income: £246.00 million
• Net Margins: 11.46%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 23.85%
• Return on Assets: 9.55%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 68.33
• Current Ratio: 1.36
• Quick Ratio: 0.80

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £2.20 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.55
• Cash Flow: GBX 90.92 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 25.14
• Book Value: GBX 418.98 per share
• Price / Book: 5.46

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 246,214,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £5.63 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.08