Oxford Instruments (OXIG) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Oxford Instruments provides academic and commercial organisations worldwide with market-leading scientific technology and expertise across its key market segments: materials analysis, semiconductor, and healthcare & life science. Innovation is the driving force behind Oxford Instruments' growth and success, supporting its core purpose to accelerate the breakthroughs that create a brighter future for our world. The vigorous search for new ways to make our world greener, healthier and more productive is driving unprecedented levels of R&D investment in new materials and techniques to support productivity and decarbonisation worldwide, creating a significant opportunity for Oxford Instruments to grow. Oxford Instruments holds a unique position to anticipate global drivers and connect academic researchers with commercial applications engineers, acting as a catalyst that powers real world progress. Founded in 1959 as the first technology business to be spun out from Oxford University, Oxford Instruments is now a global company listed on the FTSE250 index of the London Stock Exchange (OXIG). For more information, visit www.oxinst.com

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 2,900 to 3,070
• 50-Day Range: 2,355 to 3,100
• 52-Week Range: 1,682 to 3,100
• Volume: 242,004 shs
• Average Volume: 633,382 shs
• Market Capitalization: £1.61 billion
• P/E Ratio: 122.78
• Dividend Yield: 0.77%
• Price Target: GBX 2,631.67
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Oxford Instruments Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Oxford Instruments scored higher than 24% 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: 1.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Oxford Instruments has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.83, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 5 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Downside Risk

Oxford Instruments has a consensus price target of GBX 2,631.67, representing about 10.9% downside from its current price of GBX 2,954.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Oxford Instruments has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Oxford Instruments is 124.64, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.58.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Oxford Instruments is 124.64, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 166.73.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Due to a projected decrease in earnings for Oxford Instruments, their PEG ratio cannot be calculated.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Oxford Instruments has a P/B Ratio of 4.68. 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 OXIG.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Oxford Instruments has a dividend yield of 0.77%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Oxford Instruments does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Oxford Instruments is 93.67%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Oxford Instruments has a news sentiment score of 1.34. 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 0.60 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Oxford Instruments this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Oxford Instruments to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.49% of the stock of Oxford Instruments is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

66.66% of the stock of Oxford Instruments is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 11/11/2025
• Today: 5/15/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: Semiconductor Equipment & Materials
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:OXIG
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.oxford-instruments.com
• Phone: +44-1865-393200
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 2,000
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Oxford Instruments: GBX 2,631.67
• High Price Target: GBX 2,900
• Low Price Target: GBX 2,400
• Potential Upside/Downside: -10.4%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.83
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 23.70
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 123.97
• Forward P/E Ratio: 24.96
• P/E Growth: -3.56
• Net Income: £50.60 million
• Net Margins: 3.02%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 3.82%
• Return on Assets: 6.47%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 16.08
• Current Ratio: 1.77
• Quick Ratio: 1.11

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £481.80 million
• Price / Sales: 3.37
• Cash Flow: GBX 275.68 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.66
• Book Value: GBX 631.84 per share
• Price / Book: 4.65

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 55,241,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £1.62 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.05