LON:NXT NEXT (NXT) Share Price, News & Analysis → READ THIS – If You Missed Out On The AI Boom (From Banyan Hill Publishing) (Ad) Free NXT Stock Alerts GBX 9,036 -28.00 (-0.31%) (As of 07:43 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range 8,994▼ 9,14450-Day Range 8,184▼ 9,28852-Week Range 6,334▼ 9,318Volume236,189 shsAverage Volume321,640 shsMarket Capitalization£11.49 billionP/E Ratio1,377.44Dividend Yield2.29%Price TargetGBX 6,637.50 Stock AnalysisStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider Trades Get NEXT alerts: Email Address NEXT MarketRank™ Stock AnalysisAnalyst RatingReduce1.83 Rating ScoreUpside/Downside26.6% DownsideGBX 6,637.50 Price TargetShort InterestN/ADividend StrengthWeakBased on Four FactorsSustainabilityN/ANews Sentiment0.17Based on 30 Articles This WeekInsider TradingSelling Shares£296.73 M Sold Last QuarterProj. Earnings GrowthN/ASee Full Details Hide Full Details Overall MarketRank™New Rank-Based ScoringMarketRank™ is calculated by averaging available category scores (with extra weight given to analysis and valuation), then ranking the company's weighted average against that of other companies.0.19 out of 5 stars 0.9 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingNEXT has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.83, and is based on no buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.Amount of Analyst CoverageNEXT has received no research coverage in the past 90 days. Previous Next N/A Short Interest Short InterestThere is no current short interest data available for NXT. Previous Next 0.8 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldNEXT pays a meaningful dividend of 2.25%, 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 3,155.49%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Previous Next N/A Sustainability and ESG Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) ScoreThere is no current Upright™ data available for NXT. Previous Next 2.3 News and Social Media Coverage News SentimentNEXT has a news sentiment score of 0.17. 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 0.32 average news sentiment score of Consumer Cyclical companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 30 news articles for NEXT this week, compared to 20 articles on an average week.Search Interest40 people have searched for NXT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 14% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat FollowsOnly 1 people have added NEXT to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days. Previous Next 2.5 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn 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 £2,967,283 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 6.89% of the stock of NEXT is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions71.82% of the stock of NEXT is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 0.0 Earnings and Valuation Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of NEXT is 1,377.74, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 136.72.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of NEXT is 1,377.74, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Cyclical sector average P/E ratio of about 344.72.Price to Earnings Growth RatioNEXT has a PEG Ratio of 5.66. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioNEXT has a P/B Ratio of 7.22. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks Here Ad Porter & CompanyThe biggest energy story ever? Discover why I’m calling this one of the biggest developments in the global energy market since the shale revolution… why everything you’ve ever been told about Trump’s environmental record is a lie…For the full story, click here. About NEXT Stock (LON:NXT)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.Read More NXT Stock Price History View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart NXT Stock News HeadlinesMay 2, 2024 | msn.comWWE NXT Champ Trick Williams Looks Back On Series Of Matches With Ilja DragunovMay 1, 2024 | msn.comWWE NXT live results: Spring Breakin' week twoMay 2, 2024 | Wall Street Star (Ad)AI finds its first serious applicationAI has infiltrated so many sectors, it's sent the demand for AI-friendly GPU computer chips rocketing. Nvidia has gone up more than 3x in the past year. It is now valued well over $2 trillion, making it one of the largest companies in the world.May 1, 2024 | msn.comAbsent WWE Star Shouts Out Natalya After NXT Underground MatchMay 1, 2024 | msn.comUpdate On Wes Lee's WWE NXT ReturnMay 1, 2024 | msn.comWWE NXT Women's Championship Match Set For Next WeekMay 1, 2024 | msn.comUK Stocks: Next (NXT) Reports Upbeat Q1 Sales; Maintains Full-Year GuidanceMay 1, 2024 | msn.comWWE NXT Spring Breakin' Results: Heartbreaking betrayal; blockbuster return; Trick Williams controversy?May 2, 2024 | Wall Street Star (Ad)AI finds its first serious applicationAI has infiltrated so many sectors, it's sent the demand for AI-friendly GPU computer chips rocketing. Nvidia has gone up more than 3x in the past year. It is now valued well over $2 trillion, making it one of the largest companies in the world.May 1, 2024 | msn.comBritain's Next keeps profit guidance after first-quarter sales riseMay 1, 2024 | msn.comTrick Williams Receives Ominous Warning from Lash Legend After Capturing NXT ChampionshipMay 1, 2024 | msn.comWhy Chelsea Green Should Make a Permanent Move to NXT: Unlocking Her Full PotentialApril 30, 2024 | msn.comWes Lee returns, confronts Oba Femi at WWE NXT Spring Breakin'April 30, 2024 | msn.comWWE NXT Women's North American Title Ladder Match Announced For BattlegroundApril 30, 2024 | msn.comHere’s how NXT will find its first Women’s North American championApril 30, 2024 | yahoo.comNXT Women’s Title Match, Wes Lee In Action, More Set For 5/7 WWE NXTApril 30, 2024 | msn.comWWE’s Mike Rome Reportedly Joining NXT as Ring Announcer SoonApril 30, 2024 | msn.comNick Aldis: I Don’t Like Calling Bron Breakker The ‘Next Goldberg,’ He’s The First Bron BreakkerApril 30, 2024 | msn.comNXT Wrestler Scrypts To Part Ways With WWEApril 30, 2024 | msn.comFormer NXT Women’s Champion Lyra Valkyria Surprised by WWE Main Roster PromotionApril 30, 2024 | msn.comWWE Draft 2024: Supplemental Picks Take Place After 29/4 Raw, NXT Star Called UpApril 30, 2024 | msn.comWWE Draft 2024: Ilja Dragunov & Lyra Valkyria Called Up From NXT to RawApril 28, 2024 | msn.comAnticipated New Wrestler Debuts Slated for WWE NXT Spring Breakin’ on April 30April 28, 2024 | msn.comIndy NXT Barber: Abel claims maiden Indy NXT victoryApril 27, 2024 | msn.comWWE Draft Stirs Concerns in NXT as Talent Faces Uncertain FuturesApril 26, 2024 | msn.comBooker T Congratulates WWE Star Trick Williams For NXT Title WinApril 26, 2024 | msn.comTrick Williams’ NXT Championship Victory: A Stepping Stone to WWE StardomSee More Headlines Receive NXT Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for NEXT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeLON SectorConsumer Cyclical Industry Apparel Retail Sub-IndustryN/A Current SymbolLON:NXT CUSIPN/A CIKN/A Webwww.nextplc.co.uk Phone+44-333-7778245FaxN/AEmployees31,947Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price TargetGBX 6,637.50 High Stock Price TargetGBX 7,350 Low Stock Price TargetGBX 5,700 Potential Upside/Downside-26.8%Consensus RatingReduce Rating Score (0-4)1.83 Research Coverage6 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)GBX 6.56 Trailing P/E Ratio1,381.71 Forward P/E Ratio14.12 P/E Growth5.66Net Income£802.30 million Net Margins14.61% Pretax MarginN/A Return on Equity57.10% Return on Assets14.08% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio119.24 Current Ratio1.97 Quick Ratio1.07 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales£5.49 billion Price / Sales2.10 Cash FlowGBX 367.46 per share Price / Cash Flow24.67 Book ValueGBX 1,251 per share Price / Book7.25Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares127,130,000Free FloatN/AMarket Cap£11.52 billion OptionableNot Optionable Beta1.27 These 7 Stocks Will Be Magnificent in 2024With average gains of 150% since the start of 2023, now is the time to give these stocks a look and pump up your 2024 portfolio.Get This Free Report Key ExecutivesLord Simon A. Wolfson (Age 57)CEO & Executive Director Comp: $2.44MMs. Amanda James (Age 53)CFO & Executive Director Comp: $1.16MMr. Richard S V. Papp (Age 57)Group Merchandise & Operations Director and Executive Director Comp: $1.12MMr. Ian BlackwellCompany SecretaryKey CompetitorsJD Sports FashionLON:JDInterContinental Hotels GroupLON:IHGSmurfit Kappa GroupLON:SKGWhitbreadLON:WTBPinewood Technologies GroupLON:PINEView All CompetitorsInsidersJeremy StakolSold 33,154 sharesTotal: £296.73 M ($8,950.00/share)Wolfson Aspley GuiseSold 60,000 sharesTotal: £505.80 M ($8,430.00/share)Amanda JamesSold 5,500 sharesTotal: £37.97 M ($6,903.00/share)View All Insider Transactions NXT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions Should I buy or sell NEXT stock right now? 6 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for NEXT in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating and 5 hold ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "reduce" NXT shares. View NXT analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks. What is NEXT's stock price target for 2024? 6 brokerages have issued 12 month price targets for NEXT's shares. Their NXT share price targets range from GBX 5,700 to GBX 7,350. On average, they predict the company's stock price to reach GBX 6,637.50 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 26.6%. View analysts price targets for NXT or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts. How have NXT shares performed in 2024? NEXT's stock was trading at GBX 8,118 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, NXT shares have increased by 11.3% and is now trading at GBX 9,038. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here. How often does NEXT pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for NEXT? NEXT declared a dividend on Thursday, March 21st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, July 4th will be paid a dividend of GBX 141 per share on Thursday, August 1st. This represents a yield of 1.66%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, July 4th. This is a boost from the stock's previous dividend of GBX 66. The official announcement can be seen at this link. Read our dividend analysis for NXT. Is NEXT a good dividend stock? NEXT (LON:NXT) pays an annual dividend of GBX 207 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.25%. The dividend payout ratio is 3,155.49%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Read our dividend analysis for NXT. What other stocks do shareholders of NEXT own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other NEXT investors own include Xtrackers California Municipal Bond ETF (CA), Endologix (ELGX), BlackRock (BLK), Barclays (BARC), Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), Prudential (PRU), Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS), Athabasca Oil (ATH), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) and Centrica (CNA). 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.Compare Top Brokerages Here. 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