IP Group (IPO) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

IP Group accelerates the impact of science for a better future. As the most active UK based, early-stage science investor, we develop and support some of the world’s most exciting businesses in deeptech, life sciences and cleantech (led by Kiko Ventures). Through Parkwalk, the UK's largest growth EIS fund manager, we also back world-changing innovation emerging in leading universities and research institutions. Our specialist investment team combines sector expertise with an international approach. Together we have a strong track record of success, having backed high-profile companies including Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc, First Light Fusion, Hysata, and Oxbotica. IP Group is listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange under the code IPO.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 62.90 to 66
• 50-Day Range: 54.22 to 70.60
• 52-Week Range: 44.45 to 72
• Volume: 6.36 million shs
• Average Volume: 8.32 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £558.33 million
• P/E Ratio: 8.90
• Dividend Yield: 2.46%
• Price Target: GBX 105
• Consensus Rating: Buy

IP Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

IP Group scored higher than 70% 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: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

IP Group has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

IP Group has a consensus price target of GBX 105, representing about 65.4% upside from its current price of GBX 63.50.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

IP Group has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of IP Group is 8.94, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.89.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of IP Group is 8.94, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Financial Services sector average P/E ratio of about 16.40.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

IP Group has a P/B Ratio of 0.61. 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 IPO.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

IP Group pays a meaningful dividend of 2.46%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

IP Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

IP Group has a news sentiment score of 0.75. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Financial Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for IP Group this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

28 people have searched for IPO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 17% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.53% of the stock of IP Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

31.22% of the stock of IP Group is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 3/17/2026
• Today: 6/22/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Financial Services
• Industry: Asset Management
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:IPO
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.ipgroupplc.com
• Phone: +44-20-74440050
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 95
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for IP Group: GBX 105
• High Price Target: GBX 110
• Low Price Target: GBX 100
• Potential Upside/Downside: +64.6%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 7.10
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 8.99
• Forward P/E Ratio: 3.25
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -£209.94 million
• Net Margins: 3,526.32%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 7.16%
• Return on Assets: -10.50%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 12.28
• Current Ratio: 0.16
• Quick Ratio: 8.59

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £90.60 million
• Price / Sales: 6.22
• Cash Flow: GBX 25.01 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 2.55
• Book Value: GBX 103.95 per share
• Price / Book: 0.61

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 883,428,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £563.63 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.29