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: 2,694 to 2,880
• 50-Day Range: 2,610 to 3,112
• 52-Week Range: 1,776 to 3,318
• Volume: 35,605 shs
• Average Volume: 1.04 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £1.50 billion
• P/E Ratio: 32.69
• Dividend Yield: 0.80%
• Price Target: GBX 2,948
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Oxford Instruments Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Oxford Instruments scored higher than 46% 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: 2.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Oxford Instruments has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.60, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

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

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Oxford Instruments has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Oxford Instruments is 32.95, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 35.98.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Oxford Instruments is 32.95, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 64.17.

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 4.37. 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: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Oxford Instruments has a dividend yield of 0.80%, 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 26.88%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.47

News Sentiment

Oxford Instruments has a news sentiment score of 0.47. 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 0.68 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Oxford Instruments this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Cluster Insider Buying

2 insiders have purchased shares of Oxford Instruments in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Oxford Instruments insiders have sold 81.59% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought £170,662.77 in company stock and sold £309,914.64 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.56% 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: 6/09/2026
• Today: 10/14/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Technology
• Industry: Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:OXIG
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.oxinst.com
• Phone: +44-1865-393200
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,807
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Oxford Instruments: GBX 2,948
• High Price Target: GBX 3,400
• Low Price Target: GBX 2,600
• Potential Upside/Downside: +8.7%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.60
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 83.70
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 32.40
• Forward P/E Ratio: 23.04
• P/E Growth: -3.56
• Net Income: £50.60 million
• Net Margins: 11.39%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 13.94%
• Return on Assets: 6.47%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 13.08
• Current Ratio: 1.83
• Quick Ratio: 1.11

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £423.20 million
• Price / Sales: 3.51
• Cash Flow: GBX 254.47 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.66
• Book Value: GBX 631.84 per share
• Price / Book: 4.29

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 54,783,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £1.49 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.09