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SSE (SSE) Share Price, News & Analysis

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GBX 1,668.15 +26.15 (+1.59%)
As of 12:56 PM Eastern

About SSE Stock (LON:SSE)

Key Stats

Today's Range
1,656.50
1,671.50
50-Day Range
1,612
1,970.10
52-Week Range
1,446.89
2,019
Volume
1.92 million shs
Average Volume
15.76 million shs
Market Capitalization
£18.35 billion
P/E Ratio
1,543.15
Dividend Yield
0.04%
Price Target
GBX 2,425
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

SSE Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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51st Percentile Overall Score

SSE MarketRank™: 

SSE scored higher than 51% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    SSE has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Upside Potential

    SSE has a consensus price target of GBX 2,425, representing about 45.4% upside from its current price of GBX 1,668.15.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    SSE has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about SSE's stock forecast and price target.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of SSE is 1,543.15, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 280.46.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of SSE is 1,543.15, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 52.12.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    SSE has a PEG Ratio of 3.06. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    SSE has a P/B Ratio of 1.55. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for SSE.
  • Dividend Leadership

    SSE is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.89%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

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

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of SSE is 56.61%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Read more about SSE's dividend.
  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for SSE.
  • News Sentiment

    SSE has a news sentiment score of 0.25. 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 0.85 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for SSE this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 1 people have searched for SSE on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    3 people have added SSE to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, SSE insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £199.22 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.15% of the stock of SSE is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    63.95% of the stock of SSE is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about SSE's insider trading history.
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SSE Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

SSE's stock was trading at GBX 1,604 at the beginning of the year. Since then, SSE shares have increased by 4.0% and is now trading at GBX 1,668.15.

SSE plc (LON:SSE) issued its earnings results on Wednesday, May, 21st. The company reported $160.90 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. SSE had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 17.83% and a net margin of 16.36%.
Read the conference call transcript
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Shares of SSE 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.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that SSE investors own include Hawkins (HWKN), Xtrackers California Municipal Bond ETF (CA), BlackRock (BLK), Barclays (BARC), BP (BP), Endologix (ELGX) and Legal & General Group (LGEN).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
5/21/2025
Today
9/12/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
LON
Sector
Utilities
Industry
Utilities - Diversified
Sub-Industry
N/A
Current Symbol
LON:SSE
CIK
N/A
Fax
N/A
Employees
12,180
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
GBX 2,425
Low Price Target
GBX 2,425
Potential Upside/Downside
+45.4%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.00
Research Coverage
2 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
GBX 1.08
Trailing P/E Ratio
1,543.15
Forward P/E Ratio
10.18
P/E Growth
3.06
Net Income
£1.71 billion
Net Margins
16.36%
Pretax Margin
N/A
Return on Equity
17.83%
Return on Assets
6.57%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
82.62
Current Ratio
1.10
Quick Ratio
0.50

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
£10.13 billion
Price / Sales
1.81
Cash Flow
GBX 26.43 per share
Price / Cash Flow
63.12
Book Value
GBX 1,078.98 per share
Price / Book
1.55

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
1,099,854,000
Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
£18.35 billion
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
0.56
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This page (LON:SSE) was last updated on 9/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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