LON:NXTNEXT Share Price, Forecast & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding NEXT plc Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add GBX 5,502 -42.00 (-0.76 %) (As of 07/14/2020) Add Compare Share Today's Range 5,428Now: GBX 5,502▼ 5,56850-Day Range 4,673MA: GBX 5,025.14▼ 5,66652-Week Range 48.36Now: GBX 5,502▼ 7,358Volume316,155 shsAverage Volume625,680 shsMarket Capitalization£7.31 billionP/E Ratio11.74Dividend Yield3.78%BetaN/A ProfileAnalyst RatingsAdvanced ChartCompetitorsDividendInsider TradesHeadlines NEXT plc engages in the retail of clothing, footwear, accessories, and/or home products in the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and internationally. The company operates in seven segments: NEXT Retail, NEXT Online, NEXT Finance, NEXT International Retail, NEXT Sourcing, Lipsy, and Property Management. It operates a chain of approximately 510 stores under the name NEXT Retail in the United Kingdom and Eire; and NEXT Online, a platform with approximately 5 million active customers, as well as Websites serving approximately 70 countries. The company also offers consumer credit for NEXT customers to purchase products online and in its stores; operates approximately 200 franchised stores under the NEXT International Retail name in 35 countries; designs and sells own branded and other branded products; and designs and sources NEXT branded products. In addition, it provides property management services, including holding and lease of properties. 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.Read More Beat the Market (BTM) Rank™ 2.0 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingNEXT has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.07, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 8 hold ratings, and 3 sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of GBX 5,310.14, NEXT has a potential downside of 3.5% from its current price of GBX 5,502.Amount of Analyst CoverageNEXT has been the subject of 9 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock. Previous Next 1.7 Community Rank Outperform VotesNEXT has received 526 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesNEXT has received 1,026 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentNEXT has received 66.11% “underperform” votes from our community.MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about NEXT and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe NXT will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe NXT will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Previous Next 1.7 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldNEXT pays a meaningful dividend of 3.78%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthNEXT does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of NEXT is 0.36%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Previous Next 0.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, NEXT insiders have not sold or bought any company stock. Previous Next 1.3 Earnings and Valuation Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of NEXT is 11.74, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 17.59.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of NEXT is 11.74, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Services sector average P/E ratio of about 25.87.Price to Book Value per Share RatioNEXT has a P/B Ratio of 15.92. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 2.0Community Rank: 1.7Dividend Strength: 1.7Insider Behavior: 0.0Valuation: 1.3 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™1.33 out of 5 stars Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange LON Industry Apparel Stores Sub-IndustryN/A SectorServices Current SymbolLON:NXT Previous Symbol CUSIPN/A CIKN/A Webwww.nextplc.co.uk Phone+44-333-7778245Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio565.39 Current Ratio2.06 Quick Ratio1.44Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio11.74 Forward P/E Ratio0.12 P/E GrowthN/A Sales & Book Value Annual Sales£4.27 billion Price / Sales1.71 Cash FlowGBX 68.45 per share Price / Cash Flow80.38 Book ValueGBX 345.50 per share Price / Book15.92Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)N/A Net IncomeN/A Net MarginsN/A Return on EquityN/A Return on AssetsN/AMiscellaneous Employees28,151 Outstanding Shares132,949,000Market Cap£7.31 billion Next Earnings Date9/17/2020 (Estimated) OptionableNot Optionable GBX 5,502 -42.00 (-0.76 %) (As of 07/14/2020) 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart Receive NXT News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for NXT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. NEXT (LON:NXT) Frequently Asked Questions How has NEXT's stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)? NEXT's stock was trading at GBX 5,058 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, NXT stock has increased by 8.8% and is now trading at GBX 5,502. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus. Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of NEXT? 15 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for NEXT in the last year. There are currently 3 sell ratings, 8 hold ratings and 4 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for NEXT. When is NEXT's next earnings date? NEXT is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, September 17th 2020. View our earnings forecast for NEXT. How often does NEXT pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for NEXT? NEXT announced a dividend on Thursday, September 19th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 5th will be paid a dividend of GBX 57.50 per share on Thursday, January 2nd. This represents a yield of 0.99%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 5th. The official announcement can be seen at this link. View NEXT's dividend history. What price target have analysts set for NXT? 15 equities research analysts have issued 1 year price targets for NEXT's stock. Their forecasts range from GBX 3,522 to GBX 7,000. On average, they anticipate NEXT's share price to reach GBX 5,310.14 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 3.5%. View analysts' price targets for NEXT. Has NEXT been receiving favorable news coverage? Headlines about NXT stock have trended somewhat negative on Wednesday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research firm identifies positive and negative press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. NEXT earned a coverage optimism score of -1.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media headlines about the company a news buzz of 5.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next few days. View the latest news about NEXT. Who are some of NEXT's key competitors? Some companies that are related to NEXT include Premier Investments (PMV), Aritzia (ATZ), Accent Group (AX1), City Chic Collective (CCX), Noni B (NBL), Footasylum (FOOT), Roots (ROOT), Moss Bros Group (MOSB), TOM TAILOR (TTI), Christopher & Banks (CBKC), Bonmarche (BON), Reitmans (RET), Reitmans (RET.A), Le Chateau (CTU) and Aritzia (ATZAF). View all competitors. What other stocks do shareholders of NEXT own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other NEXT investors own include CA (CA), Endologix (ELGX), BlackRock (BLK), Athabasca Oil (ATH), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), Centrica (CNA), NIC (EGOV), Aegean Marine Petroleum Network (ANW), easyJet (EZJ) and Informa (INF). Who are NEXT's key executives? NEXT's management team includes the following people: Lord Simon A. Wolfson, CEO & Exec. Director (Age 51)Ms. Amanda James, Group Fin. Director & Exec. Director (Age 47)Ms. Jane Shields, Group Sales & Marketing Director and Exec. Director (Age 55)Mr. Richard S V. Papp, Group Merchandise & Operations Director and Exec. DirectorSeonna L. Anderson, Company Sec. What is NEXT's stock symbol? NEXT trades on the London Stock Exchange (LON) under the ticker symbol "NXT." How do I buy shares of NEXT? Shares of NXT 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 is NEXT's stock price today? One share of NXT stock can currently be purchased for approximately GBX 5,502. How big of a company is NEXT? NEXT has a market capitalization of £7.31 billion and generates £4.27 billion in revenue each year. NEXT employs 28,151 workers across the globe. What is NEXT's official website? The official website for NEXT is www.nextplc.co.uk. How can I contact NEXT? NEXT's mailing address is Desford Road, LEICESTER, LE19 4AT, United Kingdom. The company can be reached via phone at +44-333-7778245. 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