QinetiQ Group (QQ) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

QinetiQ Group plc operates as a science and engineering company in the defense, security, and infrastructure markets in the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, and internationally. The company operates through EMEA Services and Global Solutions segments. It offers advanced materials and manufacturing products; artificial intelligence, analytics, and advanced computing technologies; cyber and electromagnetic technologies; human protection and performance systems; novel systems, and weapons and effects; platform, and system design and assessment products; power sources, and energy storage and distribution products; robotics and autonomy services; secure communications and navigation systems; and sensing, processing, and data fusion systems. The company also provides advisory and consulting, cyber and digital resilience, sensors integration and interoperability, test and evaluation, and training and rehearsal services, as well as robotics and autonomous systems, and target systems. It serves various sectors, including air, aviation and aerospace, cyber, defense, energy and utilities, financial services, government, land, law enforcement, marine, maritime, space, and telecommunications. QinetiQ Group plc was founded in 2001 and is based in Farnborough, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 559 to 569
• 50-Day Range: 412.40 to 571.50
• 52-Week Range: 292.20 to 491
• Volume: 1.05 million shs
• Average Volume: 88,555 shs
• Market Capitalization: £3.11 billion
• P/E Ratio: 23.31
• Dividend Yield: 2.29%
• Price Target: GBX 1,663.40
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

QinetiQ Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

QinetiQ Group scored higher than 94% 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: 4.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

QinetiQ Group 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 Potential

QinetiQ Group has a consensus price target of GBX 1,663.40, representing about 195.5% upside from its current price of GBX 563.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

QinetiQ Group has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

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

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of QinetiQ Group is 23.31, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 45.61.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of QinetiQ Group is 23.31, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 27.98.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

QinetiQ Group has a PEG Ratio of 1.47. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

QinetiQ Group has a P/B Ratio of 3.51. 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 QQ.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

QinetiQ Group pays a meaningful dividend of 2.29%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

QinetiQ Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of QinetiQ Group is 33.13%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.96

News Sentiment

QinetiQ Group has a news sentiment score of 0.96. 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 0.65 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for QinetiQ Group this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

3 people have searched for QQ on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Cluster Insider Buying

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

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, QinetiQ Group insiders have sold 1,238.43% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought £50,089.46 in company stock and sold £670,413.51 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

12.14% of the stock of QinetiQ Group is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

59.54% of the stock of QinetiQ Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/21/2026
• Today: 8/15/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Aerospace & Defense
• Sub-Industry: Aerospace & Defense
• Current Symbol: LON:QQ
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.qinetiq.com
• Phone: +44-8700-100942
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 8,588
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for QinetiQ Group: GBX 1,663.40
• High Price Target: GBX 6,050
• Low Price Target: GBX 487
• Potential Upside/Downside: +195.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.60
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 24.15
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 23.31
• Forward P/E Ratio: 21.54
• P/E Growth: 1.47
• Net Income: £132.62 million
• Net Margins: 5.59%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 19.34%
• Return on Assets: 6.47%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 74.20
• Current Ratio: 1.13
• Quick Ratio: 1.15

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £1.89 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.65
• Cash Flow: GBX 61.75 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.12
• Book Value: GBX 160.56 per share
• Price / Book: 3.51

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 551,834,054
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £3.11 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.33