NCC Group (NCC) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

NCC Group is a people-powered, tech-enabled global cyber security and software escrow business. Driven by a collective purpose to create a more secure digital future, c. 2,000 colleagues across Europe, North America, and Asia Pacific harness their collective insight, intelligence, and innovation to deliver cyber resilience solutions for both public and private sector clients globally. With decades of experience and a rich heritage, NCC Group is committed to developing sustainable solutions that continue to meet client’s current and future cyber security challenges.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 136.39 to 140
• 50-Day Range: 120.59 to 144.60
• 52-Week Range: 107.20 to 161.60
• Volume: 14.79 million shs
• Average Volume: 3.92 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £379.78 million
• P/E Ratio: 45.87
• Dividend Yield: 3.32%
• Price Target: GBX 162.50
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

NCC Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

NCC Group scored higher than 56% 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: 2.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

NCC Group has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

NCC Group has a consensus price target of GBX 162.50, representing about 18.1% upside from its current price of GBX 137.60.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

NCC Group has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of NCC Group is 45.87, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 45.29.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of NCC Group is 45.87, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 73.05.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

NCC Group has a P/B Ratio of 1.83. 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 NCC.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

NCC Group pays a meaningful dividend of 3.32%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of NCC Group is 155.00%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.29

News Sentiment

NCC Group has a news sentiment score of 1.29. 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 0.67 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for NCC Group this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Cluster Insider Buying

2 insiders have purchased shares of NCC Group in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, NCC Group insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £822.35 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

3.13% of the stock of NCC Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

45.05% of the stock of NCC Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 6/11/2026
• Today: 8/19/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Technology
• Industry: Software
• Sub-Industry: Application Software
• Current Symbol: LON:NCC
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.nccgroup.trust
• Phone: +44-161-2095200
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 2,200
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for NCC Group: GBX 162.50
• High Price Target: GBX 175
• Low Price Target: GBX 150
• Potential Upside/Downside: +18.1%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 3
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 45.87
• Forward P/E Ratio: 20.40
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -£25.08 million
• Net Margins: 4.54%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 4.85%
• Return on Assets: 2.68%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 34.83
• Current Ratio: 1.90
• Quick Ratio: 0.97

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £233.40 million
• Price / Sales: 1.63
• Cash Flow: GBX 16.40 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.39
• Book Value: GBX 75.07 per share
• Price / Book: 1.83

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 276,002,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £379.78 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.66