Inchcape (INCH) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Inchcape is the leading global automotive distributor, with operations across six continents. By combining our in-market expertise with our unique technology and advanced data analytics, we create innovative customer experiences that deliver outstanding performance for our partners – building stronger automotive brands and creating sustainable growth. Our distribution platform connects the products of mobility company partners with customers, and our responsibilities span product planning and pricing, import and logistics, brand and marketing to operating digital sales, managing physical sales and aftermarket service channels. Delivering for our partners, our customers and our people – so they can realise their ambitions in the new world of mobility. The Group is headquartered in London and employs over 16,000 people globally. www.inchcape.com

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 770 to 792
• 50-Day Range: 783.59 to 854.50
• 52-Week Range: 675 to 895
• Volume: 876,401 shs
• Average Volume: 5.63 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £2.70 billion
• P/E Ratio: 12.36
• Dividend Yield: 4.27%
• Price Target: GBX 1,057.40
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Inchcape Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Inchcape scored higher than 87% 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: 4.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Inchcape has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 4 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Inchcape has a consensus price target of GBX 1,057.40, representing about 34.9% upside from its current price of GBX 783.59.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Inchcape has only been the subject of 4 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 Inchcape is 12.36, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.94.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Inchcape is 12.36, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 44.16.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Inchcape has a PEG Ratio of 2.06. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Inchcape has a P/B Ratio of 2.15. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued 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 INCH.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Inchcape is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.27%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Inchcape is 50.95%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.78

News Sentiment

Inchcape has a news sentiment score of 0.78. 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 0.53 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Inchcape this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 2 people have searched for INCH on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Inchcape insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £24,807.51 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

9.43% of the stock of Inchcape is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

64.54% of the stock of Inchcape is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/28/2026
• Today: 9/25/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Specialty Retail
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:INCH
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.inchcape.com
• Phone: +44-20-75460022
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 16,000
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Inchcape: GBX 1,057.40
• High Price Target: GBX 1,277
• Low Price Target: GBX 870
• Potential Upside/Downside: +34.9%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.67
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 63.40
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 12.36
• Forward P/E Ratio: 9.12
• P/E Growth: 2.06
• Net Income: £245.92 million
• Net Margins: 2.44%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 19.59%
• Return on Assets: 6.35%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 125.11
• Current Ratio: 1.03
• Quick Ratio: 0.51

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £9.50 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.28
• Cash Flow: GBX 166.96 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 4.69
• Book Value: GBX 364.78 per share
• Price / Book: 2.15

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 345,120,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £2.70 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.98