LON:RKT Reckitt Benckiser Group (RKT) Share Price, News & Analysis GBX 5,460 -6.00 (-0.11%) As of 03:44 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock About Reckitt Benckiser Group Stock (LON:RKT) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get RKT alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range 5,446▼ 5,462.5650-Day Range 4,932▼ 5,67252-Week Range 4,138▼ 5,722Volume12.96 million shsAverage Volume3.58 million shsMarket Capitalization£37.25 billionP/E Ratio24.99Dividend Yield3.59%Price TargetGBX 5,618.33Consensus RatingHold Company Overview At Reckitt, we protect, heal and nurture. We are the company behind some of the world’s best known and most trusted Health and Hygiene consumer brands. Delivering for a cleaner, healthier world requires strong brands with a global footprint. From Dettol, Lysol, Durex, Finish, Harpic and Vanish, Mucinex, Nurofen, Gaviscon, Veet and Strepsils, consumers love and rely on our brands to care for their families, as they have done for over 200 years. We use our scientific expertise and deep human understanding to develop solutions to help people improve their lives – that is why over 30 million Reckitt products are sold each day worldwide. At Reckitt, we’re all making a real difference to people all over the world, every day. Read More Reckitt Benckiser Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks31st Percentile Overall ScoreRKT MarketRank™: Reckitt Benckiser Group scored higher than 31% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion1.1 / 5Analyst RatingHold Consensus RatingReckitt Benckiser Group 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.Amount of Analyst CoverageReckitt Benckiser Group has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Reckitt Benckiser Group's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation0.6 / 5Proj. Earnings GrowthN/A Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Reckitt Benckiser Group is 25.01, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.80.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Reckitt Benckiser Group is 25.01, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Defensive sector average P/E ratio of about 13.64.Price to Earnings Growth RatioReckitt Benckiser Group has a PEG Ratio of 1.10. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioReckitt Benckiser Group has a P/B Ratio of 4.79. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Short InterestN/AShort Interest LevelN/A Short InterestThere is no current short interest data available for RKT. Dividend1.7 / 5Dividend StrengthWeak Dividend LeadershipReckitt Benckiser Group is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.82%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthReckitt Benckiser Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Reckitt Benckiser Group is 89.69%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.Read more about Reckitt Benckiser Group's dividend. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Short InterestThere is no current short interest data available for RKT. News and Social Media3.7 / 5News Sentiment0.74 News SentimentReckitt Benckiser Group has a news sentiment score of 0.74. 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 0.25 average news sentiment score of Consumer Defensive companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for Reckitt Benckiser Group this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.Search Interest93 people have searched for RKT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 221% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows2 people have added Reckitt Benckiser Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. Company Ownership3.3 / 5Insider TradingAcquiring Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Reckitt Benckiser Group insiders have bought 22.85% more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £124,888.49 in company stock and sold £101,658.92 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 0.05% of the stock of Reckitt Benckiser Group is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions60.25% of the stock of Reckitt Benckiser Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Reckitt Benckiser Group's insider trading history. Receive RKT Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Reckitt Benckiser Group and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address RKT Stock News HeadlinesInsider Buying: Reckitt Benckiser Group plc (LON:RKT) Insider Purchases 293 Shares of StockAugust 1, 2025 | insidertrades.comReckitt Benckiser Group plc (LON:RKT) Insider Buys £15,082.83 in StockJuly 31, 2025 | insidertrades.comAmazon’s big Bitcoin embarrassmentBitcoin just passed Amazon in total market cap — but most investors are missing the bigger opportunity. While the crowd buys Bitcoin outright, trader Larry Benedict is using a method called “Bitcoin Skimming” to target 6x, 9x, even 22x bigger profits. He reveals how it works in a free video. | Brownstone Research (Ad)Reckitt Benckiser Group plc (LON:RKT) Insider Shannon Eisenhardt Sells 1,798 SharesAugust 7 at 2:09 AM | americanbankingnews.comTamara Ingram Purchases 293 Shares of Reckitt Benckiser Group plc (LON:RKT) StockAugust 2, 2025 | americanbankingnews.comReckitt Benckiser Updates on Voting Rights and Capital StructureAugust 1, 2025 | msn.comJeremy Darroch Buys 1,652 Shares of Reckitt Benckiser Group plc (LON:RKT) StockAugust 1, 2025 | americanbankingnews.comReckitt Benckiser Group (LON:RKT) Will Pay A Dividend Of £0.844July 27, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comSee More Headlines RKT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have RKT shares performed this year? Reckitt Benckiser Group's stock was trading at GBX 4,833 at the start of the year. Since then, RKT shares have increased by 13.1% and is now trading at GBX 5,466. How were Reckitt Benckiser Group's earnings last quarter? Reckitt Benckiser Group plc (LON:RKT) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July, 24th. The company reported $141.20 earnings per share for the quarter. Reckitt Benckiser Group had a net margin of 10.78% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 18.70%. Read the conference call transcript. How do I buy shares of Reckitt Benckiser Group? Shares of RKT stock 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 other stocks do shareholders of Reckitt Benckiser Group own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Reckitt Benckiser Group investors own include Barclays (BARC), Vodafone Group Public (VOD), Diageo (DGE), Unilever (ULVR), Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), BP (BP) and Reckitt Benckiser Group (RB). Company Calendar Record date for 5/29 Dividend4/10/2025Ex-Dividend for 5/29 Dividend4/10/2025Dividend Payable5/29/2025Last Earnings7/24/2025Today8/07/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeLON SectorConsumer Defensive Industry Household & Personal Products Sub-IndustryBanking Current SymbolLON:RKT CIKN/A Webwww.reckitt.com Phone44 17 5321 7800FaxN/AEmployees26,000Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Price Target for Reckitt Benckiser GroupGBX 5,618.33 High Price TargetGBX 6,000 Low Price TargetGBX 5,300 Potential Upside/Downside+2.8%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.25 Research Coverage4 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)GBX 218.52 Trailing P/E Ratio25.01 Forward P/E Ratio16.50 P/E Growth1.1Net Income£1.49 billion Net Margins10.78% Pretax MarginN/A Return on Equity18.70% Return on Assets7.51% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio110.26 Current Ratio0.69 Quick Ratio0.46 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales£13.78 billion Price / Sales2.71 Cash FlowGBX 167.14 per share Price / Cash Flow32.70 Book ValueGBX 1,140.68 per share Price / Book4.79Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares682,258,265Free FloatN/AMarket Cap£37.29 billion OptionableNot Optionable Beta0.09 Ten Starter Stocks For Beginners to Buy NowJust getting into the stock market? 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