Sse Plc Company Profile (LON:SSE)

About Sse Plc (LON:SSE)

SSE plc is engaged in producing, distributing and supplying electricity and gas, as well as other energy-related services to homes and businesses in Great Britain and Ireland. The Company's segments include Networks, which consists of electricity distribution, electricity transmission and gas distribution; Retail, which consists of energy supply, enterprise and energy-related services, and Wholesale, which consists of energy portfolio management and electricity generation, gas storage and gas production. The Networks segment is engaged in the distribution of electricity to customer premises in the North of Scotland and the South of England. Its Retail segment supplies electricity and gas to residential and business customers in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The Wholesale segment is engaged in the generation of power from renewable and thermal plant in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Europe, and the procurement and optimization of power and gas and other commodity requirements.

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Symbol: LON:SSE
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Capitalization:

Market Cap: £15.56 billion
Outstanding Shares: 1,011,570,000

Average Prices:

50 Day Moving Avg: GBX 1,458.17
200 Day Moving Avg: GBX 1,498.48
52 Week Range: GBX 1,369 - GBX 1,644

P/E:

Trailing P/E Ratio: 9.75
P/E Growth: 5.35

Sales & Book Value:

Annual Revenue: £29.04 billion
Price / Sales: 0.54
Book Value: GBX 6.19 per share
Price / Book: 2.48

Dividend:

Dividend Yield: 5.8%

Profitability:

EBIDTA: £2.89 billion

Misc:

Average Volume: 3.54 million shs.

Frequently Asked Questions for Sse Plc (LON:SSE)

What is Sse Plc's stock symbol?

Sse Plc trades on the London Stock Exchange (LON) under the ticker symbol "SSE."

How often does Sse Plc pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Sse Plc?

Sse Plc declared a dividend on Wednesday, May 17th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, July 27th will be paid a dividend of GBX 63.90 per share on Friday, September 22nd. This represents a dividend yield of 4.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, July 27th. This is a boost from Sse Plc's previous dividend of $27.40. The official announcement can be seen at this link. View Sse Plc's Dividend History.

Where is Sse Plc's stock going? Where will Sse Plc's stock price be in 2017?

15 analysts have issued twelve-month price objectives for Sse Plc's shares. Their forecasts range from GBX 1,300 to GBX 1,750. On average, they expect Sse Plc's share price to reach GBX 1,547 in the next twelve months. View Analyst Ratings for Sse Plc.

Who are some of Sse Plc's key competitors?

Some companies that are related to Sse Plc include COMPAGNIE DE SAINT-GOBAIN COMPAGNIE DE ST-GOBAIN (COD), Compass Group plc (CPG), Standard Chartered PLC (STAN), Associated British Foods plc (ABF), Crh Plc (CRH), Ryanair Holdings Plc (RYA), Wpp Plc (WPP), Aviva plc (AV), BAE Systems plc (BA), Sky Plc (SKY), International Consolidated Airlns Grp SA (IAG), Rolls-Royce Holding PLC (RR), Experian plc (EXPN), Tesco PLC (TSCO), Legal & General Group Plc (LGEN), Sky Plc (BSY), Kerry Group Public Ltd Co (KYGA) and Anglo American plc (AAL).

How do I buy Sse Plc stock?

Shares of Sse Plc 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.

How much does a share of Sse Plc stock cost?

One share of Sse Plc stock can currently be purchased for approximately GBX 1,536.

Consensus Ratings for Sse Plc (LON:SSE) (?)

Ratings Breakdown:	3 Sell Ratings, 5 Hold Ratings, 7 Buy Ratings
Consensus Rating:	Hold (Score: 2.27)
Consensus Price Target:	GBX 1,547

Analysts' Ratings History for Sse Plc (LON:SSE)

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Date	Firm	Action	Rating	Price Target
5/19/2017	Macquarie	Reiterated Rating	Outperform	GBX 1,735
5/18/2017	BNP Paribas	Reiterated Rating	Outperform	GBX 1,700
5/18/2017	Goldman Sachs Group Inc	Lower Price Target	Neutral	GBX 1,528 -> GBX 1,522
5/18/2017	Deutsche Bank AG	Reiterated Rating	Sell	GBX 1,300
5/18/2017	Investec	Reiterated Rating	Buy	GBX 1,520
5/16/2017	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Reiterated Rating	Neutral	GBX 1,540
5/5/2017	Jefferies Group LLC	Lower Price Target	Hold	GBX 1,550 -> GBX 1,400
5/4/2017	Citigroup Inc	Reiterated Rating	Sell	GBX 1,300
4/19/2017	Morgan Stanley	Reiterated Rating	Overweight
4/11/2017	Berenberg Bank	Upgrade	Buy	GBX 1,550 -> GBX 1,650
3/27/2017	Barclays PLC	Reiterated Rating	Overweight	GBX 1,695
3/24/2017	HSBC Holdings plc	Downgrade	Hold	GBX 1,740 -> GBX 1,620
2/10/2017	Credit Suisse Group AG	Lower Price Target	Neutral	GBX 1,550 -> GBX 1,500
1/30/2017	Royal Bank of Canada	Reiterated Rating	Outperform	GBX 1,650
10/18/2016	Societe Generale	Reiterated Rating	Sell	GBX 1,320
9/22/2016	H2O Markets	Lower Price Target	Hold	GBX 1,600 -> GBX 1,550
3/15/2016	Beaufort Securities	Reiterated Rating	Hold
3/11/2016	Sanford C. Bernstein	Reiterated Rating	Underperform	GBX 1,220
12/24/2015	AlphaValue	Reiterated Rating	Reduce	GBX 1,525
11/11/2015	Bank of America Corp	Reiterated Rating	Neutral	GBX 1,560
10/7/2015	Charles Stanley	Reiterated Rating	Hold

(Data available from 5/25/2015 forward)

Earnings History for Sse Plc (LON:SSE)
No earnings announcements for this company have been tracked by MarketBeat.com

Earnings Estimates for Sse Plc (LON:SSE)

Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $118.71 EPS

Dividend History by Quarter for Sse Plc (LON:SSE)

Announced	Amount	Yield	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
5/17/2017	GBX 63.90	4.4%	7/27/2017	7/27/2017	9/22/2017
11/9/2016	GBX 27.40	1.79%	1/19/2017	1/19/2017	3/17/2017
5/18/2016	GBX 62.50	4.1%	7/28/2016	7/28/2016	9/23/2016
11/11/2015	GBX 26.90	1.86%	1/21/2016	1/21/2016	3/18/2016
5/20/2015	GBX 61.80	3.68%	7/23/2015	7/23/2015	9/18/2015
11/12/2014	GBX 26.60	1.73%	1/22/2015	1/22/2015	3/20/2015
5/21/2014	GBX 60.70	3.9%	7/23/2014	7/23/2014	9/19/2014
11/13/2013	GBX 26	1.86%	1/22/2014	1/22/2014	3/21/2014

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Insider Trading and Institutional Ownership History for Sse Plc (LON:SSE)

Insider Trades by Quarter for Sse Plc (LON:SSE)

Transaction Date	Insider Name	Title	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction
5/5/2017	Gregor Alexander	Insider	Buy	10	GBX 1,403	£140.30
4/6/2017	Alistair Phillips-Davies	Insider	Buy	8	GBX 1,485	£118.80
3/6/2017	Gregor Alexander	Insider	Buy	10	GBX 1,536	£153.60
2/6/2017	Gregor Alexander	Insider	Buy	10	GBX 1,497	£149.70
1/6/2017	Gregor Alexander	Insider	Buy	10	GBX 1,540	£154
12/6/2016	Alistair Phillips-Davies	Insider	Buy	8	GBX 1,494	£119.52
11/16/2016	Katie Bickerstaffe	Insider	Buy	677	GBX 1,461	£9,890.97
11/4/2016	Alistair Phillips-Davies	Insider	Buy	8	GBX 1,580	£126.40
10/6/2016	Alistair Phillips-Davies	Insider	Buy	8	GBX 1,535	£122.80
9/6/2016	Alexander,Gregor	Insider	Buy	10	GBX 1,545	£154.50
8/5/2016	Phillips-Davies,Alistair	Insider	Buy	8	GBX 1,552	£124.16
7/11/2016	Phillips-Davies,Alistair	Insider	Buy	8	GBX 1,577	£126.16
6/21/2016	Phillips-Davies,Alistair	Insider	Sell	1,925	GBX 1,551	£29,856.75
6/6/2016	Alexander,Gregor	Insider	Buy	10	GBX 1,545	£154.50
5/6/2016	Alexander,Gregor	Insider	Buy	10	GBX 1,493	£149.30
4/6/2016	Alexander,Gregor	Insider	Buy	10	GBX 1,495	£149.50
3/18/2016	Bruce,Sue	Insider	Buy	26	GBX 1,461	£379.86
3/10/2016	Bruce,Sue	Insider	Buy	671	GBX 1,472	£9,877.12
3/4/2016	Alexander,Gregor	Insider	Buy	10	GBX 1,434	£143.40
2/18/2016	Bickerstaffe,Katie	Insider	Buy	1,421	GBX 1,394	£19,808.74
2/5/2016	Alexander,Gregor	Insider	Buy	11	GBX 1,406	£154.66
1/6/2016	Phillips-Davies,Alistair	Insider	Buy	8	GBX 1,513	£121.04
12/4/2015	Alexander,Gregor	Insider	Buy	10	GBX 1,445	£144.50
11/9/2015	Phillips-Davies,Alistair	Insider	Buy	8	GBX 1,526	£122.08
10/12/2015	Alexander,Gregor	Insider	Buy	42	GBX 1,548	£650.16
10/7/2015	Phillips-Davies,Alistair	Insider	Buy	8	GBX 1,536	£122.88
9/14/2015	Bickerstaffe,Katie	Insider	Buy	1,353	GBX 1,452	£19,645.56
9/8/2015	Alexander,Gregor	Insider	Buy	10	GBX 1,459	£145.90
8/26/2015	Gillies,Crawford S	Insider	Buy	5,000	GBX 1,429	£71,450
8/7/2015	Alexander,Gregor	Insider	Buy	10	GBX 1,529	£152.90
7/7/2015	Alexander,Gregor	Insider	Buy	10	GBX 1,577	£157.70
6/29/2015	Phillips-Davies,Alistair	Insider	Sell	1,370	GBX 16.13	£220.98

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Headline Trends for Sse Plc (LON:SSE) Latest Headlines for Sse Plc (LON:SSE)

Source:

Date	Headline
	Macquarie Reiterates Outperform Rating for Sse Plc (SSE) www.americanbankingnews.com - May 22 at 10:54 PM
	[$$] Power networks navigate electric car challenge finance.yahoo.com - May 22 at 8:50 AM
	[$$] Conservatives commit to shale gas and electric cars finance.yahoo.com - May 20 at 6:33 AM
	SSE Plc – Value Analysis (LONDON:SSE) : May 19, 2017 finance.yahoo.com - May 20 at 6:33 AM
	Sse Plc (SSE) Rating Reiterated by Investec www.americanbankingnews.com - May 18 at 5:56 PM
	Sse Plc (SSE) Earns Sell Rating from Deutsche Bank AG www.americanbankingnews.com - May 18 at 5:20 PM
	Sse Plc (SSE) Earns Outperform Rating from BNP Paribas www.americanbankingnews.com - May 18 at 6:02 AM
	Sse Plc (SSE) Given New GBX 1,522 Price Target at Goldman Sachs Group Inc www.americanbankingnews.com - May 18 at 6:02 AM
	SSE Plc Fiscal Year Pretax Profit Rises - Quick Facts www.rttnews.com - May 17 at 7:56 PM
	Edited Transcript of SSE.L earnings conference call or presentation 17-May-17 8:00am GMT finance.yahoo.com - May 17 at 7:55 PM
	Sse Plc (SSE) to Issue Dividend of GBX 63.90 www.americanbankingnews.com - May 17 at 12:48 PM
	SSE Sees 'Significant Challenges' as U.K. Price Cap Looms - Bloomberg www.bloomberg.com - May 17 at 9:56 AM
	[$$] SSE boosts profits on back of higher household energy bills finance.yahoo.com - May 17 at 9:56 AM
	[$$] SSE: sea of troubles finance.yahoo.com - May 17 at 9:56 AM
	U.K. Inflation Resumes Ascent on Air Fares, Energy Prices www.bloomberg.com - May 16 at 8:58 AM
	PRESS: SSE Warns UK Energy Price Cap Must Have "Robust" Methodology www.morningstar.co.uk - May 15 at 9:10 AM
	[$$] Conservatives defend plans to cap UK energy bills finance.yahoo.com - May 9 at 7:31 PM
	Sse Plc (SSE) Receives Sell Rating from Citigroup Inc www.americanbankingnews.com - May 7 at 7:34 PM
	Sse Plc (SSE) PT Lowered to GBX 1,400 at Jefferies Group LLC www.americanbankingnews.com - May 6 at 6:24 PM
	Sse Plc (SSE) Receives Average Rating of "Hold" from Brokerages www.americanbankingnews.com - May 3 at 10:44 AM
	Utility Companies (Global) - Industry Report 2017: Analysis On The Top 100 Companies, Including SSE, Huaneng Power International & Nrg Energy - Research and Markets www.businesswire.com - May 2 at 9:15 AM
	U.K. Companies Are Disclosing Gender Pay Gaps and They’re Huge www.bloomberg.com - April 24 at 11:23 AM
	Sse Plc (SSE) Earns "Overweight" Rating from Morgan Stanley www.americanbankingnews.com - April 23 at 5:02 PM
	U.K. Energy Industry Faults May's Election Pledge to Cap Prices www.bloomberg.com - April 23 at 8:47 AM
	Berenberg Bank Upgrades Sse Plc (SSE) to Buy www.americanbankingnews.com - April 17 at 3:06 AM
	Sse Plc (SSE) Rating Increased to Buy at Berenberg Bank www.americanbankingnews.com - April 15 at 12:27 PM
	Insider Buying: Sse Plc (SSE) Insider Purchases 8 Shares of Stock www.americanbankingnews.com - April 10 at 7:53 AM
	Sse Plc (SSE) Receives Average Rating of "Hold" from Analysts www.americanbankingnews.com - April 7 at 6:25 PM
	SSE Plc : SSE-GB: Dividend Analysis : January 20th, 2017 (record date) : By the numbers : April 5, 2017 finance.yahoo.com - April 7 at 12:46 PM
	SSE Plc : SSE-GB: Dividend Analysis : January 20th, 2017 (record date) : By the numbers : April 5, 2017 finance.yahoo.com - April 7 at 12:46 PM
	Sse Plc (SSE) Receives "Neutral" Rating from Credit Suisse Group AG www.americanbankingnews.com - April 2 at 12:27 PM
	Sse Plc (SSE) Stock Rating Reaffirmed by Barclays PLC www.americanbankingnews.com - April 1 at 4:42 PM
	Sse Plc (SSE) Stock Rating Reaffirmed by Deutsche Bank AG www.americanbankingnews.com - March 31 at 3:46 PM
	Sse Plc's (SSE) Neutral Rating Reaffirmed at JPMorgan Chase & Co. www.americanbankingnews.com - March 31 at 3:09 PM
	Sse Plc (SSE) Rating Reiterated by BNP Paribas www.americanbankingnews.com - March 30 at 11:57 PM
	FTSE 100 hangs onto small gain as Brexit work gets underway www.marketwatch.com - March 30 at 5:46 AM
	SSE: Lower networks profit to weigh on dividend - MarketWatch www.marketwatch.com - March 30 at 5:46 AM
	Sse Plc (SSE) Price Target Raised to GBX 1,596 www.americanbankingnews.com - March 29 at 10:21 AM
	Sse Plc (SSE) Stock Rating Lowered by HSBC Holdings plc www.americanbankingnews.com - March 24 at 9:07 PM
	Big Six Energy Suppliers To Lose More Market Share Due To Price Cap www.morningstar.co.uk - March 21 at 10:07 AM
	Statkraft eyes distressed assets after offshore wind exit this year uk.finance.yahoo.com - March 16 at 8:38 PM
	Families' energy bills '£800 more than they should be' uk.finance.yahoo.com - March 16 at 4:34 AM
	Centrica, SSE Drop as UK Patience Tested on Retail-Energy Fees - Bloomberg www.bloomberg.com - March 15 at 8:30 PM
	SSE to raise domestic electricity prices www.marketwatch.com - March 13 at 7:39 PM
	E.ON Ups Energy Prices To Follow Most Rivals, Only SSE Left To Decide - London South East (registration) (blog) www.lse.co.uk - March 8 at 8:11 AM
	E.ON Ups Energy Prices To Follow Most Rivals, Only SSE Left To Decide www.morningstar.co.uk - March 7 at 7:50 PM
	E.On to raise standard energy prices by average 8.8% from April uk.finance.yahoo.com - March 7 at 9:00 AM
	PRESS: SSE Launches Investigation After Smart Meter Glitch - Sky - London South East (registration) (blog) www.lse.co.uk - March 6 at 7:14 PM
	PRESS: SSE Launches Investigation After Smart Meter Glitch - Sky www.morningstar.co.uk - March 6 at 12:22 PM
	SSE customer charged £33k for one day's gas after meter glitch uk.finance.yahoo.com - March 5 at 8:53 AM

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Sse Plc (SSE) Chart for Thursday, May, 25, 2017

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