Strix Group (KETL) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Founded in 1982, Isle of Man based Strix, is a global leader in the design, manufacture and supply of kettle safety controls and other components and devices involving water heating and temperature control, steam management and water filtration. Strix's core product range comprises a variety of safety controls for small domestic appliances, primarily kettles. Kettle safety controls require precision engineering and intricate knowledge of material properties in order to repeatedly function correctly. Strix has built up market leading capability and know-how, expanding into complementary products and technologies. The Group's brands include Aqua Optima, LAICA and Billi providing our customers with market leading water solutions on a global basis.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 44.10 to 45.35
• 50-Day Range: 39.20 to 46
• 52-Week Range: 38.65 to 86.70
• Volume: 180,875 shs
• Average Volume: 702,841 shs
• Market Capitalization: £102.25 million
• P/E Ratio: 0.38
• Dividend Yield: 8.82%
• Price Target: GBX 90
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Strix Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Strix Group scored higher than 61% 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

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

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Strix Group has only been the subject of 1 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 Strix Group is 0.36, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.68.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Strix Group is 0.36, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 56.16.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Strix Group has a P/B Ratio of 2.27. 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 KETL.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Strix Group is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 6.21%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Strix Group is 3.31%. 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 KETL.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.20

News Sentiment

Strix Group has a news sentiment score of 0.20. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.94 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Strix Group this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 8.94% of the stock of Strix Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

48.58% of the stock of Strix Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

KETL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have KETL shares performed this year?

Strix Group's stock was trading at GBX 48.20 at the beginning of the year. Since then, KETL stock has decreased by 8.7% and is now trading at GBX 44.

How do I buy shares of Strix Group?

Shares of KETL 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 Strix Group own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Strix Group investors own include Smith & Nephew SNATS (SNN), The Go-Ahead Group (GOG), Vodafone Group Public (VOD), Alibaba Group (BABA), British American Tobacco (BATS), B&M European Value Retail (BME) and BP (BP).

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: Electronic Components
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:KETL
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.strixplc.com
• Phone: 44 1624 829 829
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,000
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Strix Group: GBX 90
• High Price Target: GBX 90
• Low Price Target: GBX 90
• Potential Upside/Downside: +104.5%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 120.74
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 0.36
• Forward P/E Ratio: 4.78
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: £266.97 million
• Net Margins: 12.13%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 617.26%
• Return on Assets: 10.07%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 225.66
• Current Ratio: 1.33
• Quick Ratio: 1.19

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £2.20 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.05
• Cash Flow: GBX 4.26 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.33
• Book Value: GBX 19.40 per share
• Price / Book: 2.27

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 225,439,615
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £99.19 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.59