Spectris (SXS) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

The experts in providing insight through precision measurement. Our purpose is to deliver value beyond measure – going beyond just the measurement. Precision is at the heart of what we do. Spectris provides global customers with specialist insight through our high-tech instruments and test equipment, augmented by the power of our software. Through a combination of our hardware, analytical and simulation software, we provide our customers with superior data and invaluable insights that enable them to work faster, smarter and more efficiently. This equips them with the ability to reduce time to market, improve processes, quality and yield. In this way, our know-how creates value for wider society, as our customers manufacture and develop new products to make the world cleaner, healthier and more productive. Delivering value beyond measure.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 4,142 to 4,142
• 50-Day Range: 4,142 to 4,142
• 52-Week Range: 1,877 to 4,170
• Volume: 1.99 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.08 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £4.12 billion
• P/E Ratio: 71.91
• Dividend Yield: 2.04%
• Price Target: GBX 4,147
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Spectris Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Spectris scored higher than 32% 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: 3.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

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

Upside Potential

Spectris has a consensus price target of GBX 4,147, representing about ∞ upside from its current price of GBX 0.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Spectris has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Spectris is 71.91, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 46.29.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Spectris is 71.91, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 170.26.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Spectris has a PEG Ratio of 2.74. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for SXS.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Spectris pays a meaningful dividend of 2.04%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Spectris is 144.44%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

Search Interest

1 people have searched for SXS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.84% of the stock of Spectris is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

99.23% of the stock of Spectris is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/07/2025
• Today: 7/05/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: Scientific & Technical Instruments
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:SXS
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.spectris.com
• Phone: +44-1784-470470
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 7,266
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Spectris: GBX 4,147
• High Price Target: GBX 4,147
• Low Price Target: GBX 4,147
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 57.60
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 71.91
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: 2.74
• Net Income: £270.93 million
• Net Margins: 17.96%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 17.30%
• Return on Assets: 5.42%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 52.98
• Current Ratio: 1.83
• Quick Ratio: 1.03

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £1.35 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.00
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: 28.51
• Book Value: GBX 1,397.02 per share
• Price / Book: N/A

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 99,354,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £4.12 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.61