Ricardo (RCDO) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Ricardo plc is a global strategic, environmental, and engineering consulting company, listed on the London Stock Exchange. With over 100 years of engineering excellence and close to 3,000 employees in more than 20 countries, we provide exceptional levels of expertise in delivering innovative cross-sector sustainable outcomes to support energy transition and scarce resources, environmental services together with safe and smart mobility. Our global team of consultants, environmental specialists, engineers and scientists support our customers to solve the most complex and dynamic challenges to help achieve a safe and sustainable world.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 429 to 434
• 50-Day Range: 430 to 430
• 52-Week Range: 206 to 458
• Volume: 63,593 shs
• Average Volume: 480,610 shs
• Market Capitalization: £267.52 million
• P/E Ratio: 861.72
• Dividend Yield: 2.47%
• Price Target: GBX 430
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Ricardo Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Ricardo scored higher than 4% 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

Ricardo 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.

Upside/Downside

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

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Ricardo has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Ricardo is 861.72, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.47.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Ricardo is 861.72, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 28.43.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Ricardo has a P/B Ratio of 1.62. 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 RCDO.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Ricardo pays a meaningful dividend of 2.47%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Ricardo is 25.45%. 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 Ricardo this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

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

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.21% of the stock of Ricardo is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

61.12% of the stock of Ricardo is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 3/05/2025
• Today: 8/10/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Professional Services
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:RCDO
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.ricardo.com
• Phone: +44-1273-455611
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 2,978
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Ricardo: GBX 430
• High Price Target: GBX 430
• Low Price Target: GBX 430
• Potential Upside/Downside: 0.0%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 0.50
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 861.72
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.41
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: £693.06 thousand
• Net Margins: 0.15%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 0.41%
• Return on Assets: 4.91%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 79.36
• Current Ratio: 1.86
• Quick Ratio: 1.57

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £476.20 million
• Price / Sales: 0.56
• Cash Flow: GBX 72.68 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.92
• Book Value: GBX 265.52 per share
• Price / Book: 1.62

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 62,213,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £267.52 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.58