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The Weir Group (WEIR) Share Price, News & Analysis

GBX 2,128
-28.00 (-1.30%)
(As of 12:23 PM ET)

About The Weir Group Stock (LON:WEIR)

Key Stats

Today's Range
2,114
2,147.91
50-Day Range
1,861.33
2,198
52-Week Range
1,652.50
2,224
Volume
346,492 shs
Average Volume
1.07 million shs
Market Capitalization
£5.52 billion
P/E Ratio
2,503.53
Dividend Yield
1.83%
Price Target
GBX 2,341.67
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

The Weir Group PLC produces and sells highly engineered original equipment worldwide. It operates in two segments, Minerals and ESCO. The Minerals segment offers engineering, manufacturing, and service processing technology for the use in abrasive high-wear mining applications; and differentiated technology for the use in infrastructure and general industrial markets. The ESCO segment provides ground engaging tools for large mining machines. This segment also offers cloud-based Artificial Intelligence solutions to the mining industry; manufactures and distributes highly engineered wear parts; and offers aftermarket services to the mining industry. The company offers its products under the Accumin, All-Cast, Aspir, Bucyrus Blades, Carbide Plus, Cavex, Delta Industrial, Enduron, ESCO, EverSharp, GEHO, GeoVor, Infinity, Isogate, Kwik-Lok, Lewis, Linacure, Linagard, Linard, Linatex, Loadmaster, MaxTemp, Motion Metrics, Multiflo, Nemisys, Posilok, Production Master, ProFill, Sand,aster, Super V, SV2, Synertrex, TopLock, Trio, UltraEdge, Ultrlok, Uni-Lok, Vulco, Warman, and Whisler Plus brands. The Weir Group PLC was founded in 1871 and is headquartered in Glasgow, the United Kingdom.

The Weir Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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37th Percentile Overall Score

WEIR MarketRank™: 

The Weir Group scored higher than 37% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    The Weir Group has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 4 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    The Weir Group has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

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

    The P/E ratio of The Weir Group is 2,503.53, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 129.57.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of The Weir Group is 2,503.53, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 517.92.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    The Weir Group has a PEG Ratio of 2.59. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    The Weir Group has a P/B Ratio of 3.17. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for WEIR.
  • Dividend Yield

    The Weir Group pays a meaningful dividend of 1.82%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    The Weir Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of The Weir Group is 4,588.24%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Read more about The Weir Group's dividend.
  • Short Interest

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

    The Weir Group has a news sentiment score of 0.16. 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 0.37 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for The Weir Group this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    1 people have searched for WEIR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, The Weir Group insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £60,729 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.42% of the stock of The Weir Group is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    67.57% of the stock of The Weir Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about The Weir Group's insider trading history.
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WEIR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

The Weir Group's stock was trading at GBX 1,886.50 at the start of the year. Since then, WEIR shares have increased by 12.8% and is now trading at GBX 2,128.
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The Weir Group PLC (LON:WEIR) posted its earnings results on Tuesday, July, 31st. The company reported $46.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $48.20 by $1.90. The Weir Group had a net margin of 8.60% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 13.00%.

Shares of WEIR 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.
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that The Weir Group investors own include Royal Dutch Shell (RDSB), Tullow Oil (TLW), Vodafone Group Public (VOD), Aviva (AV), Barclays (BARC), 8072713 (GKN.L) (GKN) and Barratt Developments (BDEV).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
7/31/2018
Today
10/03/2024
Ex-Dividend for 11/1 Dividend
10/03/2024
Dividend Payable
11/01/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Specialty Industrial Machinery
Sub-Industry
N/A
CIK
N/A
Fax
N/A
Employees
12,391
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
GBX 2,341.67
High Stock Price Target
GBX 2,500
Low Stock Price Target
GBX 2,075
Potential Upside/Downside
+10.0%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
4 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
£220.60 million
Pretax Margin
N/A

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
£2.54 billion
Cash Flow
GBX 225.55 per share
Book Value
GBX 671 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
£5.52 billion
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
1.41
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This page (LON:WEIR) was last updated on 10/3/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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