NEXT (NXT) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Founded as a tailoring business in Leeds in 1864 by Joseph Hepworth and Son, today, the company offers clothing, footwear, accessories, beauty and home products to our UK and International customers. NEXT has over 500 stores in the United Kingdom and Eire, and over 180 franchise branches across Europe, Asia and the Middle East. The company's main divisions are NEXT Online, NEXT Retail and NEXT Finance. We also launched Total Platform, an online, distribution, tech and logistics solution, in 2020. Total Platform aims to leverage NEXT’s Online infrastructure and provide partners with a comprehensive solution to trading online. As a multinational fashion and homeware business, we seek always to conduct our business in a fair and responsible way. We continuously look for ways to improve what we do and how we do it in order to limit impact on the people and the environment around us.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: £119.20 to £121.65
• 50-Day Range: £116.50 to £123.30
• 52-Week Range: 9,028 to £131
• Volume: 519,311 shs
• Average Volume: 1.20 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £13.93 billion
• P/E Ratio: 1,977.70
• Dividend Yield: 0.02%
• Price Target: £129
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

NEXT Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

NEXT scored higher than 28% 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: 2.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

NEXT has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for NEXT is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

NEXT has only been the subject of 4 research reports 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 NEXT is 1,977.70, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 280.75.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of NEXT is 1,977.70, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Cyclical sector average P/E ratio of about 521.58.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

NEXT has a PEG Ratio of 5.66. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

NEXT has a P/B Ratio of 9.76. 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 NXT.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

NEXT pays a meaningful dividend of 1.92%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of NEXT is 35.67%. 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 NXT.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.08

News Sentiment

NEXT has a news sentiment score of 0.08. 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 0.45 average news sentiment score of Consumer Cyclical companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 16 news articles for NEXT this week, compared to 11 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 5 people have searched for NXT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -62% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.56% of the stock of NEXT is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

81.49% of the stock of NEXT is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

NXT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have NXT shares performed this year?

NEXT's stock was trading at GBX 9,498 at the beginning of the year. Since then, NXT stock has increased by 26.1% and is now trading at £119.75.

How were NEXT's earnings last quarter?

NEXT plc (LON:NXT) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March, 27th. The company reported $615.10 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. NEXT had a net margin of 13.77% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 55.99%.
Read the conference call transcript.

How do I buy shares of NEXT?

Shares of NXT 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 NEXT own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that NEXT investors own include Xtrackers California Municipal Bond ETF (CA), Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), BP (BP), Barclays (BARC), Glencore (GLEN), HSBC (HSBA) and Intel (INTC).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 3/27/2025
• Record date for 8/25 Dividend: 7/17/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 8/25 Dividend: 7/17/2025
• Dividend Payable: 8/25/2025
• Today: 9/16/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Consumer Cyclical
• Industry: Apparel Retail
• Sub-Industry: Electronic Equipment
• Current Symbol: LON:NXT
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.nextplc.co.uk
• Phone: +44-333-7778245
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 31,947
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for NEXT: £129
• High Price Target: £142
• Low Price Target: £116
• Potential Upside/Downside: +7.7%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 6.06
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 1,977.70
• Forward P/E Ratio: 18.12
• P/E Growth: 5.66
• Net Income: £784.86 million
• Net Margins: 13.77%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 55.99%
• Return on Assets: 14.42%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 76.08
• Current Ratio: 1.68
• Quick Ratio: 1.07

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £6.12 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.28
• Cash Flow: GBX 485.47 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 24.67
• Book Value: GBX 1,227.30 per share
• Price / Book: 9.76

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 116,363,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £13.93 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.37