RS Group (RS1) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

RS Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, distributes various electronics and industrial products and solutions in the United Kingdom, the United States, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, and internationally. The company provides industrial interconnect and test, industrial automation and control, board-level electronics, and single-board computing products; and tools, consumables, and facilities maintenance products, such as personal protective equipment, site safety products, and 3D printing products. It offers DesignSpark, a software tool, for design engineers; procurement solutions for buyers; and onsite stock solutions for maintenance engineers, as well as provides value added solutions, such as design, procurement, inventory, and maintenance. The company offers its products under the RS, RS Safety Solutions, RS Integrated Supply, RS PRO, DesignSpark, and OKdo brands to designers, builders, and maintainers of industrial equipment and operations. It serves manufacturing, services, and infrastructure industries. The company was formerly known as Electrocomponents plc. RS Group plc was founded in 1928 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 773 to 804
• 50-Day Range: 701 to 818
• 52-Week Range: 551.20 to 852.60
• Volume: 581,836 shs
• Average Volume: 1.53 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £3.77 billion
• P/E Ratio: 2,039.74
• Dividend Yield: 2.77%
• Price Target: GBX 841.67
• Consensus Rating: Hold

RS Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

RS Group scored higher than 11% 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: 1.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

RS Group has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.40, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

RS Group has only been the subject of 2 research reports 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 RS Group is 2,039.74, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 120.08.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of RS Group is 2,039.74, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 364.10.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

RS Group has a PEG Ratio of 1.85. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

RS Group has a P/B Ratio of 2.63. 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 RS1.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

RS Group pays a meaningful dividend of 2.83%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of RS Group is 5,641.03%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for RS1.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.19

News Sentiment

RS Group has a news sentiment score of 0.19. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.34 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 11 news articles for RS Group this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

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

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, RS Group insiders have sold 178.65% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought £23,859.15 in company stock and sold £66,482.84 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.52% of the stock of RS Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

77.74% of the stock of RS Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

RS1 Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have RS1 shares performed this year?

RS Group's stock was trading at GBX 819.60 at the beginning of the year. Since then, RS1 stock has decreased by 2.9% and is now trading at GBX 795.50.
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How do I buy shares of RS Group?

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Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 7/19 Dividend: 6/13/2024
• Dividend Payable: 7/19/2024
• Today: 9/16/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Industrial Distribution
• Sub-Industry: Retail
• Current Symbol: LON:RS1
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.rsgroup.com
• Phone: 44 20 7239 8400
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 6,500
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 841.67
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 900
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 785
• Potential Upside/Downside: +5.8%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.40
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 0.39
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 2,039.74
• Forward P/E Ratio: 19.24
• P/E Growth: 1.85
• Net Income: £183.70 million
• Net Margins: 6.24%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 13.23%
• Return on Assets: 6.58%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 47.24
• Current Ratio: 2.01
• Quick Ratio: 1.24

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £2.94 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.28
• Cash Flow: GBX 68.93 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 11.54
• Book Value: GBX 302 per share
• Price / Book: 2.63

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 473,700,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £3.77 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.86