Knights Group (KGH) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Knights Group Holdings plc provides legal and professional services in the United Kingdom. The company offers business services comprising of banking, commercial, corporate, data protection, debt advisory , dispute resolution, and housing and regeneration. It also offers services in the areas of immigration, licensing and gambling, and employment. In addition, the company provides personal services in the areas of agriculture, charities, conveyancing, family, landed estates, planning, professional discipline, tax and trusts, and wills and estates. Further, it constructs engineering projects; sells plots, and develops residential properties, and business parks. Additionally, the company offers sport/recreation facility, property dispute, mines, minerals, and telecommunications services, as well as manages assets related services. Furthermore, it provides health and safety, and data protection related services. The company serves aviation, consumer and retail, energy, waste and natural resources, financial and professional services, gambling, healthcare, industrials, transport and support services, property management and development, agricultural and the food supply chain, technology, and media and telecommunications sectors. Knights Group Holdings plc was founded in 1759 and is based in Newcastle-under-Lyme, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 161.49 to 167.50
• 50-Day Range: 149.50 to 176.50
• 52-Week Range: 144.85 to 213
• Volume: 259 shs
• Average Volume: 209,762 shs
• Market Capitalization: £141.35 million
• P/E Ratio: 130.49
• Dividend Yield: 3.01%
• Price Target: GBX 345
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Knights Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Knights Group scored higher than 44% 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

Knights 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, 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Knights Group has a consensus price target of GBX 345, representing about 107.8% upside from its current price of GBX 166.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

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

Earnings and Valuation

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

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Knights Group is 131.75, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.28.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Knights Group is 131.75, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.19.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Knights Group has a P/B Ratio of 1.42. 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 KGH.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Knights Group pays a meaningful dividend of 3.01%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Knights Group is 381.75%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Knights Group has a news sentiment score of 1.11. 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 0.57 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Knights 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, Knights Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

23.73% of the stock of Knights Group is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

8.13% of the stock of Knights Group is held by institutions.

KGH Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have KGH shares performed this year?

Knights Group's stock was trading at GBX 179 at the start of the year. Since then, KGH stock has decreased by 7.3% and is now trading at GBX 166.

How were Knights Group's earnings last quarter?

Knights Group Holdings plc (LON:KGH) issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, January, 12th. The company reported $14.09 EPS for the quarter. Knights Group had a net margin of 0.65% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 1.15%.

How do I buy shares of Knights Group?

Shares of KGH 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 Knights Group own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Knights Group investors own include B&M European Value Retail (BME), Coats Group (COA), Ceres Power (CWR), 4D pharma (DDDD), Diversified Energy (DEC), FDM Group (FDM) and genedrive (GDR).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 1/12/2026
• Today: 5/06/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Specialty Business Services
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:KGH
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.knightsplc.com
• Phone: 44 1782 619225
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,353
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Knights Group: GBX 345
• High Price Target: GBX 345
• Low Price Target: GBX 345
• Potential Upside/Downside: +107.8%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 1.26
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 131.75
• Forward P/E Ratio: 7.52
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: £9.81 million
• Net Margins: 0.65%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 1.15%
• Return on Assets: 4.91%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 136.39
• Current Ratio: 2.53
• Quick Ratio: 2.10

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £186.02 million
• Price / Sales: 0.77
• Cash Flow: GBX 7.72 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 21.50
• Book Value: GBX 116.80 per share
• Price / Book: 1.42

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 85,967,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £142.71 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.46