LON:SCT Softcat Share Forecast, Price & 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 Softcat PLC Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add GBX 1,187 -57.00 (-4.58 %) (As of 09/21/2020 12:00 AM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range 1,167Now: GBX 1,187▼ 1,24250-Day Range 1,237MA: GBX 1,319▼ 1,42552-Week Range 832.17Now: GBX 1,187▼ 1,464Volume371,863 shsAverage Volume323,798 shsMarket Capitalization£2.36 billionP/E Ratio31.91Dividend Yield1.70%BetaN/A ProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsInsider TradesHeadlines Softcat plc primarily acts as a value-added IT reseller and IT infrastructure solutions provider in the United Kingdom. The company advices, designs, procures, implements, and manages technology for businesses and public sector organizations, such as software licensing, workplace technology, networking, security, and cloud and datacenter. It also offers asset management, business intelligence and analytics, collaboration, commodity sourcing, end user computing and mobility, and general data protection regulation solutions, as well as consulting, design, and professional services. Softcat plc was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Marlow, the United Kingdom.Read More Beat the Market (BTM) Rank™ 1.3 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingSoftcat has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of GBX 1,179, Softcat has a forecasted downside of 0.7% from its current price of GBX 1,187.Amount of Analyst CoverageSoftcat has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days. Previous Next 2.7 Community Rank Outperform VotesSoftcat has received 265 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesSoftcat has received 224 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentSoftcat has received 54.19% “outperform” votes from our community.MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Softcat and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe SCT will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe SCT will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Previous Next 1.7 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldSoftcat pays a meaningful dividend of 1.70%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthSoftcat does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Softcat is 0.43%. 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, Softcat insiders have not sold or bought any company stock. Previous Next 0.6 Earnings and Valuation Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Softcat is 31.91, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 18.43.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Softcat is 31.91, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 60.83.Price to Book Value per Share RatioSoftcat has a P/B Ratio of 23.93. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 1.3Community Rank: 2.7Dividend Strength: 1.7Insider Behavior: 0.0Valuation: 0.6 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™1.25 out of 5 stars Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange LON Industry Information Technology Services Sub-IndustryN/A SectorComputer and Technology Current SymbolLON:SCT Previous Symbol CUSIPN/A CIKN/A Webwww.softcat.com Phone+44-1628-403403Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio7.73 Current Ratio1.33 Quick Ratio1.22Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio31.91 Forward P/E RatioN/A P/E GrowthN/A Sales & Book Value Annual Sales£1.08 billion Price / Sales2.18 Cash FlowGBX 23.84 per share Price / Cash Flow49.80 Book ValueGBX 49.60 per share Price / Book23.93Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)N/A Net IncomeN/A Net MarginsN/A Return on EquityN/A Return on AssetsN/AMiscellaneous EmployeesN/A Outstanding Shares198,684,000Market Cap£2.36 billion Next Earnings DateN/A OptionableNot Optionable GBX 1,187 -57.00 (-4.58 %) (As of 09/21/2020 12:00 AM ET) 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart Receive SCT News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for SCT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Softcat (LON:SCT) Frequently Asked Questions How has Softcat's stock price been impacted by Coronavirus? Softcat's stock was trading at GBX 992 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, SCT stock has increased by 19.7% and is now trading at GBX 1,187. View which stocks have been most impacted by COVID-19. Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of Softcat? 6 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Softcat in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 1 hold rating and 4 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Softcat. How were Softcat's earnings last quarter? Softcat PLC (LON:SCT) issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March, 17th. The company reported $16.70 earnings per share for the quarter. View Softcat's earnings history. How often does Softcat pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Softcat? Softcat declared a dividend on Tuesday, March 17th. Investors of record on Thursday, April 2nd will be paid a dividend of GBX 5.40 per share on Friday, May 15th. This represents a dividend yield of 0.58%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 2nd. The official announcement can be seen at this link. View Softcat's dividend history. What price target have analysts set for SCT? 6 analysts have issued 1-year target prices for Softcat's shares. Their forecasts range from GBX 950 to GBX 1,440. On average, they anticipate Softcat's share price to reach GBX 1,179 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 0.7%. View analysts' price targets for Softcat. Who are some of Softcat's key competitors? Some companies that are related to Softcat include Bechtle (BC8), Perspecta (PRSP), Computacenter (CCC), Cancom (COK), FDM Group (FDM), Solium Capital (SUM), First Derivatives (FDP), Nasstar (NASA), GFT Technologies (GFT), Sylogist (SYZ), Redcentric (RCN), Pivot Technology Solutions (PTG), The Panoply (TPX), RumbleON (RMBL) and Issuer Direct (ISDR). View all competitors. What other stocks do shareholders of Softcat own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Softcat investors own include Tesla (TSLA), CBTX (CBTX), Computacenter (CCC), Paysafe Group (PAYS), WEST JAPAN RWY/S (WJRYY), Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH), BankUnited (BKU), B&M European Value Retail (BME), BioMarin Pharmaceutical (BMRN) and Invesco BulletShares 2020 Corporate Bond ETF (BSCK). Who are Softcat's key executives? Softcat's management team includes the following people: Mr. Graeme A. Watt, CEO & Exec. Director (Age 57)Mr. Graham L. Charlton, CFO & Exec. DirectorMr. Sam Routledge, Chief Technology OfficerMr. Doug Fawell, Chief Information OfficerMr. Stewart Hayward, Head of Marketing & Bids What is Softcat's stock symbol? Softcat trades on the London Stock Exchange (LON) under the ticker symbol "SCT." How do I buy shares of Softcat? Shares of SCT 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 Softcat's stock price today? One share of SCT stock can currently be purchased for approximately GBX 1,187. How big of a company is Softcat? Softcat has a market capitalization of £2.36 billion and generates £1.08 billion in revenue each year. What is Softcat's official website? The official website for Softcat is www.softcat.com. How can I contact Softcat? Softcat's mailing address is Fieldhouse Lane, MARLOW, SL7 1TB, United Kingdom. The company can be reached via phone at +44-1628-403403. This page was last updated on 9/22/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access for $1.00 Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools: Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring View the latest news, buy/sell ratings, SEC filings and insider transactions for your stocks. Compare your portfolio performance to leading indices and get personalized stock ideas based on your portfolio. Stock Ideas and Recommendations Get daily stock ideas top-performing Wall Street analysts. Get short term trading ideas from the MarketBeat Idea Engine. View which stocks are hot on social media with MarketBeat's trending stocks report. Advanced Stock Screeners and Research Tools Identify stocks that meet your criteria using seven unique stock screeners. 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