S&U (SUS) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

S&U plc provides motor, property bridging, and specialist finance in the United Kingdom. The company was incorporated in 1938 and is headquartered in Solihull, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 1,880 to 1,925
• 50-Day Range: 1,880 to 2,010
• 52-Week Range: 1,620 to 2,458.50
• Volume: 2,197 shs
• Average Volume: 7,513 shs
• Market Capitalization: £232.08 million
• P/E Ratio: 9.78
• Dividend Yield: 7.91%
• Price Target: GBX 2,155
• Consensus Rating: Buy

S&U Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

S&U 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: 2.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

S&U has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

S&U has a consensus price target of GBX 2,155, representing about 12.8% upside from its current price of GBX 1,910.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

S&U has only been the subject of 1 research reports 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 S&U is 9.78, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.65.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of S&U is 9.78, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 24.42.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

S&U has a P/B Ratio of 0.99. 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 SUS.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

S&U is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 7.91%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

S&U does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of S&U is 53.79%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.74

News Sentiment

S&U has a news sentiment score of 0.74. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.61 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for S&U this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, S&U insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought GBX 0 in company stock and sold £64,020 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

62.01% of the stock of S&U is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

4.32% of the stock of S&U is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 9/29/2026
• Today: 10/04/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Consumer Finance
• Sub-Industry: Consumer Finance
• Current Symbol: LON:SUS
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.suplc.co.uk
• Phone: +44-121-7057777
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 224
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for S&U: GBX 2,155
• High Price Target: GBX 2,310
• Low Price Target: GBX 2,000
• Potential Upside/Downside: +12.8%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 195.20
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 9.78
• Forward P/E Ratio: 8.26
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: £18.35 million
• Net Margins: 21.13%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 9.55%
• Return on Assets: 4.18%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 113.78
• Current Ratio: 56.94
• Quick Ratio: 58.00

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £93.22 million
• Price / Sales: 2.49
• Cash Flow: GBX 8.29 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 230.32
• Book Value: GBX 1,920.80 per share
• Price / Book: 0.99

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 12,151,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £232.08 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.56