Porvair (PRV) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Porvair plc engages in the filtration, laboratory, and environmental technology business. It operates through three segments: Aerospace & Industrial, Laboratory, and Metal Melt Quality. The Aerospace & Industrial segment designs and manufactures a range of specialist filtration equipment for aerospace, energy, and industrial applications. The Laboratory segment is involved in the design and manufacture of instruments and consumables for use in environmental and bioscience laboratories with a focus on water analysis instruments, diagnostics, and sample preparation equipment. This segment also produces a range of laboratory microplates, filters, tubing, pipette tips, and associated consumables for use in diagnostics, sample preparation and chromatography applications. The Metal Melt Quality segment designs and manufactures porous ceramic filters for the filtration of molten metals. This segment also provides patent protected filters for the aluminum cast house industry; and the filtration of gray and ductile iron, as well as filtration of superalloys used in the manufacture of turbine blades. The company is also involved in trading activities. It operates in the United Kingdom, Continental Europe, South America, the United States, Asia, and Africa, as well as other NAFTA countries. The company was incorporated in 1982 and is based in King's Lynn, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 740 to 750
• 50-Day Range: 696 to 778
• 52-Week Range: 660 to 920
• Volume: 340,285 shs
• Average Volume: 64,417 shs
• Market Capitalization: £343.88 million
• P/E Ratio: 18.98
• Dividend Yield: 0.90%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Porvair Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Porvair scored higher than 13% 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

Porvair has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Porvair has received no research coverage 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 Porvair is 18.98, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.31.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Porvair is 18.98, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.10.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Porvair has a P/B Ratio of 2.34. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued 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 PRV.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Porvair has a dividend yield of 0.90%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Porvair does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Porvair is 16.28%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Porvair this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Cluster Insider Buying

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

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Porvair insiders have sold 281.93% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought £78,469.46 in company stock and sold £299,700 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.79% of the stock of Porvair is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

17.66% of the stock of Porvair is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 2/09/2026
• Today: 5/16/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Pollution & Treatment Controls
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:PRV
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.porvair.com
• Phone: +44-1553-765500
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 976
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 39.30
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 18.98
• Forward P/E Ratio: 19.11
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: £15.35 million
• Net Margins: 9.36%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 11.21%
• Return on Assets: 6.39%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 15.77
• Current Ratio: 2.54
• Quick Ratio: 1.22

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £193.98 million
• Price / Sales: 1.77
• Cash Flow: GBX 42.95 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 17.37
• Book Value: GBX 318.79 per share
• Price / Book: 2.34

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 46,096,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £343.88 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.48