Nichols (NICL) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Established in 1908, Nichols operates within the resilient soft drinks category and owns or licenses several brands. Nichols is geographically and operationally diversified, operating across three routes to market of UK Packaged, International Packaged and Out of Home. In the UK, Nichols operates across five soft drinks sub-categories: squash, flavoured carbonates, fruit drinks, energy and flavoured water. Nichols' portfolio includes the iconic Vimto brand plus a growing portfolio of licensed brands including Levi Roots, ICEE, SLUSH PUPPiE and Sunkist. Under its asset-light model, Vimto is prominent in areas such as the Middle East and Africa and is enjoyed in over 60 countries worldwide. For more information, visit the website: https://www.nicholsplc.co.uk/

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 936 to 962.21
• 50-Day Range: 909.36 to 980
• 52-Week Range: 880 to 1,480
• Volume: 72,548 shs
• Average Volume: 47,888 shs
• Market Capitalization: £342.24 million
• P/E Ratio: 16.05
• Dividend Yield: 3.59%
• Price Target: GBX 1,390
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Nichols Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Nichols 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: 3.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Nichols 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, 2 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Nichols has a consensus price target of GBX 1,390, representing about 48.5% upside from its current price of GBX 936.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Nichols has only been the subject of 2 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 Nichols is 16.05, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 43.31.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Nichols is 16.05, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Defensive sector average P/E ratio of about 891.22.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Nichols has a P/B Ratio of 3.41. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued 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 NICL.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Nichols is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.59%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Nichols is 55.03%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Nichols 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 is a higher news sentiment than the 0.34 average news sentiment score of Consumer Defensive companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Nichols this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

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

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

9.05% of the stock of Nichols is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

2.88% of the stock of Nichols is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 3/11/2026
• Today: 5/30/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Consumer Defensive
• Industry: Beverages - Non - Alcoholic
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:NICL
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.nicholsplc.co.uk
• Phone: +44-1925-222222
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 325
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Nichols: GBX 1,390
• High Price Target: GBX 1,720
• Low Price Target: GBX 1,150
• Potential Upside/Downside: +48.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.67
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 58.33
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 16.05
• Forward P/E Ratio: 14.99
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: £18.72 million
• Net Margins: 12.25%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 23.59%
• Return on Assets: 12.97%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 4.97
• Current Ratio: 3.63
• Quick Ratio: 2.58

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £175.05 million
• Price / Sales: 1.96
• Cash Flow: GBX 118.23 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.92
• Book Value: GBX 274.34 per share
• Price / Book: 3.41

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 36,564,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £342.24 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.46