Spectris (SXS) Share Forecast, Price & News

5 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Spectris in the last twelve months. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "hold" SXS shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in SXS, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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5 equities research analysts have issued 12 month target prices for Spectris' stock. Their SXS share price forecasts range from GBX 3,485 to GBX 3,870. On average, they expect the company's stock price to reach GBX 3,668.33 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 0.9%.
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Spectris' stock was trading at GBX 3,002 at the beginning of 2023. Since then, SXS stock has increased by 23.3% and is now trading at GBX 3,701.
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Spectris plc (LON:SXS) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February, 20th. The company reported $168.00 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $163.20 by $4.80. Spectris had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 8.51% and a net margin of 30.25%.

Spectris declared a dividend on Thursday, February 23rd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 18th will be paid a dividend of GBX 51.30 per share on Friday, June 30th. This represents a dividend yield of 1.63%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 18th. This is a positive change from the stock's previous dividend of GBX 24.10. The official announcement can be viewed at this link.
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Spectris (LON:SXS) pays an annual dividend of GBX 75 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.08%. The dividend payout ratio is 7,075.47%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.
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Spectris trades on the London Stock Exchange (LON) under the ticker symbol "SXS."

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One share of SXS stock can currently be purchased for approximately GBX 3,701.

Spectris (LON:SXS) has a market capitalization of £3.87 billion and generates £1.33 billion in revenue each year. The company earns £114.80 million in net income (profit) each year or GBX 1.06 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 7,788 workers across the globe.

Spectris' mailing address is Heritage House, Church Road, EGHAM, TW20 9QD, United Kingdom. The official website for the company is www.spectris.com. The company can be reached via phone at +44-1784-470470.