NEXT (NXT) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

NEXT plc engages in the retail of clothing, beauty, footwear, and home products in the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and internationally. The company operates through NEXT Retail; NEXT Online; NEXT Finance; Total Platform; Property Management; and Franchise, Sourcing, and other segments. It offers consumer credit; NEXT branded products; and women's, men's, children's, clothing, homeware, and beauty products under the LABEL brand, as well as other third-party brands. The company also provides property management services, including holding and lease of properties; operates call centers; and websites, marketing, warehousing, and distribution networks to third-party brands. It operates through retail stores, online retail platforms, and franchise stores. The company was formerly known as J Hepworth & Son and changed its name to NEXT plc in 1986. NEXT plc was founded in 1864 and is headquartered in Enderby, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: £101.60 to £102.90
• 50-Day Range: 9,520 to £105.15
• 52-Week Range: 6,746 to £111.04
• Volume: 155,526 shs
• Average Volume: 492,213 shs
• Market Capitalization: £12.14 billion
• P/E Ratio: 1,547.95
• Dividend Yield: 2.12%
• Price Target: GBX 7,350
• Consensus Rating: Hold

NEXT Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

NEXT scored higher than 11% 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: 1.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

NEXT has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

NEXT has only been the subject of 1 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 1,547.95, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 125.88.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of NEXT is 1,547.95, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Cyclical sector average P/E ratio of about 362.25.

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 9.02. 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: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

NEXT pays a meaningful dividend of 2.17%, 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 3,287.67%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

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: 2.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.03

News Sentiment

NEXT has a news sentiment score of 0.03. 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 0.36 average news sentiment score of Consumer Cyclical companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 10 news articles for NEXT this week, compared to 16 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

72 people have searched for NXT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 157% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added NEXT to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, NEXT insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought GBX 0 in company stock and sold £31,808,707.17 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 6.69% of the stock of NEXT is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

72.29% 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 8,118 at the beginning of the year. Since then, NXT stock has increased by 25.3% and is now trading at £101.70.
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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.
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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

• Ex-Dividend for 8/1 Dividend: 7/04/2024
• Dividend Payable: 8/01/2024
• Today: 10/21/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Consumer Cyclical
• Industry: Apparel Retail
• Sub-Industry: Electronic Equipment
• Current Symbol: LON:NXT
• CUSIP: N/A
• 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 Stock Price Target: GBX 7,350
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 7,350
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 7,350
• Potential Upside/Downside: -27.7%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 6.57
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 1,547.95
• Forward P/E Ratio: 15.39
• P/E Growth: 5.66
• Net Income: £803.40 million
• Net Margins: 13.77%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 62.53%
• Return on Assets: 14.42%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 125.90
• Current Ratio: 1.68
• Quick Ratio: 1.07

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £5.83 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.08
• Cash Flow: GBX 412.30 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 24.67
• Book Value: GBX 1,127 per share
• Price / Book: 9.02

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 119,380,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £12.14 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.37