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: 2,732 to 2,788
• 50-Day Range: 2,520 to 2,908
• 52-Week Range: 1,802.19 to 3,848
• Volume: 679,978 shs
• Average Volume: 10.75 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £6.69 billion
• P/E Ratio: 22.47
• Dividend Yield: 1.23%
• Price Target: GBX 2,772.86
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

IMI Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

IMI 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: 2.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

IMI has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.86, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 6 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for IMI is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

IMI has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of IMI is 22.02, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.28.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of IMI is 22.02, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.25.

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 6.51. 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 1.23%, 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 25.93%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.76

News Sentiment

IMI 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 0.59 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for IMI this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

3 people have searched for IMI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Cluster Insider Buying

3 insiders have purchased shares of IMI in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net £100,807.90 in company stock, which represents 0.0015% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, IMI insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £100,807.90 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

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.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 3/06/2026
• Today: 6/02/2026

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 2,772.86
• High Price Target: GBX 3,250
• Low Price Target: GBX 2,450
• Potential Upside/Downside: +1.7%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.86
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 123.80
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 22.02
• Forward P/E Ratio: 19.76
• P/E Growth: 1.12
• Net Income: £246.00 million
• Net Margins: 14.33%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 24.91%
• Return on Assets: 9.55%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 58.04
• Current Ratio: 1.50
• Quick Ratio: 0.80

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £2.30 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.84
• Cash Flow: GBX 108.42 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 25.14
• Book Value: GBX 418.98 per share
• Price / Book: 6.51

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 240,367,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £6.55 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.05