LON:RCDORicardo Share Price, Forecast & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Ricardo plc Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add GBX 388 -7.00 (-1.77 %) (As of 06/3/2020 08:07 AM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range 373.44Now: GBX 388▼ 39050-Day Range 336MA: GBX 377.18▼ 42752-Week Range 286.93Now: GBX 388▼ 846Volume3,491 shsAverage Volume37,231 shsMarket Capitalization£207.22 millionP/E Ratio11.38Dividend Yield5.82%BetaN/A ProfileAnalyst RatingsAdvanced ChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsInsider TradesHeadlines Ricardo plc primarily provides engineering, technical, environmental, and strategic consultancy services for transportation original equipment manufacturers and operators, energy companies, financial institutions, and government agencies. The company operates through Technical Consulting and Performance Products segments. The Technical Consulting segment delivers engineering programs and technology projects, as well as provides environmental and management consultancy services in automotive, rail, environmental, and strategy and defense. This segment also offers independent assurance services to the rail industry. The Performance Products segment manufactures and assembles prototypes, engine, transmission, and vehicle products; and develops, commercializes, and sells various computer-aided engineering and simulation software products for conventional and electrified powertrains, as well as physical systems, such as water networks. The company also offers business development services. It operates in the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and North America. Ricardo plc was founded in 1915 and is headquartered in Shoreham-by-Sea, the United Kingdom.Read More Beat the Market (BTM) Rank™ 3.1 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingRicardo has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.25, and is based on 1 buy rating, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of GBX 689, Ricardo has a potential upside of 77.6% from its current price of GBX 388.Amount of Analyst CoverageRicardo has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days. Previous Next 2.6 Community Rank Outperform VotesRicardo has received 243 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesRicardo has received 221 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentRicardo has received 52.37% “outperform” votes from our community.MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Ricardo and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe RCDO will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe RCDO will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Previous Next 2.5 Dividend Strength Dividend LeadershipRicardo is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.82%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthRicardo does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Ricardo is 64.52 %. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Previous Next 0.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Ricardo insiders have not sold or bought any company stock. Previous Next 0.6 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Ricardo are expected to decrease by -100.00% in the coming year, from GBX 5,863 to GBX 0 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Ricardo is 11.38, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 15.63.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Ricardo is 11.38, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 11.19.Price to Book Value per Share RatioRicardo has a P/B Ratio of 1.28. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 3.1Community Rank: 2.6Dividend Strength: 2.5Insider Behavior: 0.0Valuation: 0.6 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™1.77 out of 5 stars Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange LON Industry Business Services Sub-IndustryN/A SectorIndustrials Current SymbolLON:RCDO Previous Symbol CUSIPN/A CIKN/A Webwww.ricardo.com Phone+44-1273-455611Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio87.82 Current Ratio2.12 Quick Ratio1.77Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio11.38 Forward P/E Ratio0.07 P/E GrowthN/A Sales & Book Value Annual Sales£389.20 million Price / Sales0.53 Cash FlowGBX 73.78 per share Price / Cash Flow5.26 Book ValueGBX 303.60 per share Price / Book1.28Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)N/A Net IncomeN/A Net MarginsN/A Return on EquityN/A Return on AssetsN/AMiscellaneous Employees3,000 Outstanding Shares53,406,200Market Cap£207.22 million Next Earnings DateN/A OptionableNot Optionable LSE:RCDO Rates by TradingView Receive RCDO News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for RCDO and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Ricardo (LON:RCDO) Frequently Asked Questions How has Ricardo's stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)? Ricardo's stock was trading at GBX 606 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, RCDO stock has decreased by 36.0% and is now trading at GBX 388. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus. Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of Ricardo? 4 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Ricardo in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for Ricardo. How were Ricardo's earnings last quarter? Ricardo plc (LON:RCDO) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, September, 13th. The company reported $57.30 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $55.90 by $1.40. View Ricardo's earnings history. How often does Ricardo pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Ricardo? Ricardo announced a dividend on Tuesday, February 25th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 12th will be given a dividend of GBX 6.24 per share on Monday, April 6th. This represents a yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 12th. The official announcement can be seen at this link. View Ricardo's dividend history. What price target have analysts set for RCDO? 4 Wall Street analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for Ricardo's shares. Their forecasts range from GBX 470 to GBX 783. On average, they expect Ricardo's share price to reach GBX 689 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 77.6% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Ricardo. Has Ricardo been receiving favorable news coverage? News coverage about RCDO stock has been trending extremely negative recently, according to InfoTrie. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Ricardo earned a media sentiment score of -4.6 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned press coverage about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near future. View the latest news aboutRicardo. Who are some of Ricardo's key competitors? Some companies that are related to Ricardo include Hyve Group (HYVE), Smartgroup (SIQ), GDI Integrated Facility Services (GDI), People (PEO), Smart Metering Systems (SMS), Capita (CPI), ITE Group (ITE), James Fisher & Sons (FSJ), Equiniti Group (EQN), Paypoint (PAY), Calian Group (CGY), Restore (RST), Johnson Service Group (JSG), OFX Group Ltd Fully Paid Ord. Shrs (OFX) and K-Bro Linen (KBL). View all competitors. What other stocks do shareholders of Ricardo own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Ricardo investors own include Yamana Gold (YRI), Eldorado Gold (ELD), Polo Resources (POL), Silvercorp Metals (SVM), Ariana Resources (AAU), First Majestic Silver (AG), Alamos Gold (AGI), Dekeloil Public (DKL), Eldorado Gold (EGO) and First Majestic Silver (FR). Who are Ricardo's key executives? Ricardo's management team includes the following people: Mr. David Shemmans, CEO, MD of International Operations & Exec. Director (Age 53)Sir Ian Gibson, CFO & Director (Age 59)Mr. Mark Garrett, COO & Exec. Director (Age 56)Mr. Neville Jackson, Chief Technology & Innovation OfficerMs. Patricia Ryan LLB (Hons), Group Gen. Counsel & Company Sec. (Age 54) What is Ricardo's stock symbol? Ricardo trades on the London Stock Exchange (LON) under the ticker symbol "RCDO." How do I buy shares of Ricardo? Shares of RCDO 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. What is Ricardo's stock price today? One share of RCDO stock can currently be purchased for approximately GBX 388. How big of a company is Ricardo? Ricardo has a market capitalization of £207.22 million and generates £389.20 million in revenue each year. Ricardo employs 3,000 workers across the globe. What is Ricardo's official website? The official website for Ricardo is www.ricardo.com. How can I contact Ricardo? Ricardo's mailing address is Bridge Works, SHOREHAM BY SEA, BN43 5FG, United Kingdom. The company can be reached via phone at +44-1273-455611. This page was last updated on 6/3/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff
