Speedy Hire (SDY) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Speedy Hire Plc, together with its subsidiaries, provides tools, equipment, and plant hire services to the construction, infrastructure, and industrial markets in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The company hires a range of tools and accessories, including access, lighting, lifting, rail, survey and safety, ATEX, plant, communications, and pipework and engineering equipment; compressors, generators, and pumps; and heating, ventilation, and cooling equipment. It also sells access, lifting, survey, rail, and personal protective and safety equipment; various tools and equipment; and cutting, grinding, and sanding equipment, as well as site supplies. In addition, the company offers rehire, partnered, fuel management, testing, inspection, certification, advisory/technical, powered access, out of hours, building information modelling, and aviation services, as well as customer service centers; and site and traffic management and other training services. It sells its products through a network of approximately 207 depots, as well as online. Speedy Hire Plc was incorporated in 1968 and is headquartered in Newton-le-Willows, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 29.80 to 30.95
• 50-Day Range: 18.80 to 30.60
• 52-Week Range: 17.62 to 41
• Volume: 2.65 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.13 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £139.15 million
• P/E Ratio: 51.08
• Dividend Yield: 10.02%
• Price Target: GBX 70
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Speedy Hire Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Speedy Hire scored higher than 70% 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: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Speedy Hire has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Speedy Hire has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Speedy Hire is 51.08, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.02.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Speedy Hire is 51.08, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 24.50.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Speedy Hire has a PEG Ratio of 0.21. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Speedy Hire has a P/B Ratio of 0.78. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued 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 SDY.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Speedy Hire is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 13.25%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Speedy Hire does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Speedy Hire is 511.72%. 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 SDY.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.50

News Sentiment

Speedy Hire has a news sentiment score of 0.50. 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 0.62 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Speedy Hire this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 2 people have searched for SDY on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 5.33% of the stock of Speedy Hire is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

80.98% of the stock of Speedy Hire is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

SDY Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have SDY shares performed this year?

Speedy Hire's stock was trading at GBX 28 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, SDY stock has increased by 7.0% and is now trading at GBX 29.95.
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How were Speedy Hire's earnings last quarter?

Speedy Hire Plc (LON:SDY) announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, June, 18th. The company reported $1.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Speedy Hire had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 1.51% and a net margin of 0.64%.
Read the conference call transcript.

How do I buy shares of Speedy Hire?

Shares of SDY 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 Speedy Hire own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Speedy Hire investors own include HSS Hire Group (HSS), Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), GE Aerospace (GE), SIG (SHI), TJX Companies (TJX), Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) and Clinigen Group (CLIN).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 6/18/2025
• Today: 7/02/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Rental & Leasing Services
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:SDY
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.speedyservices.com
• Phone: +44-1942-720000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 3,435
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 70
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 70
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 70
• Potential Upside/Downside: +130.7%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 0.59
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 51.76
• Forward P/E Ratio: 8.41
• P/E Growth: 0.21
• Net Income: £2.74 million
• Net Margins: 0.64%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 1.51%
• Return on Assets: 3.06%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 115.48
• Current Ratio: 0.94
• Quick Ratio: 0.90

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £427.90 million
• Price / Sales: 0.33
• Cash Flow: GBX 0.16 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 192.46
• Book Value: GBX 38.39 per share
• Price / Book: 0.79

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 464,684,103
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £141.01 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.25