John Wood Group (WG) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

John Wood Group PLC, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of consulting, project management, and engineering solutions to energy and built environment worldwide. It operates through Projects, Operations, Consulting, and Investment Services segments. The Projects segment provides engineering design and project management services across energy and materials markets including oil and gas, chemicals, mining, minerals, and life sciences. The Operations segment offers maintenance, modifications, brownfield engineering, asset management, repair and overhaul, and decommissioning services. The Consulting segment provides technical consulting, digital consulting, decarbonization, and energy asset and technology solutions. The Investment Services segment engages in industrial power and heavy civil engineering activities. The company was incorporated in 1961 and is headquartered in Aberdeen, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 29.40 to 29.40
• 50-Day Range: 26.08 to 29.40
• 52-Week Range: N/A
• Volume: 12.62 million shs
• Average Volume: 530,810 shs
• Market Capitalization: £243.33 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 18.59%
• Price Target: GBX 30
• Consensus Rating: Buy

WG Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have WG shares performed this year?

John Wood Group's stock was trading at GBX 23.70 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, WG stock has increased by 24.1% and is now trading at GBX 29.40.

How do I buy shares of John Wood Group?

Shares of WG 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.

What other stocks do shareholders of John Wood Group own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that John Wood Group investors own include Fluor (FLR), Jacobs Engineering Group (JEC), KBR (KBR), John Wood Group (WDGJF), Air Products and Chemicals (APD) and Costain Group (COST).

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Oil & Gas Integrated
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:WG
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.woodgroup.com
• Phone: +44-1224-851000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 35,000
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for John Wood Group: GBX 30
• High Price Target: GBX 30
• Low Price Target: GBX 30
• Potential Upside/Downside: +2.0%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX (126.52)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 2.74
• P/E Growth: 0.33
• Net Income: -£1.28 billion
• Net Margins: -43.27%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: -450.99%
• Return on Assets: -0.19%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 486.52
• Current Ratio: 0.58
• Quick Ratio: 0.75

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £6.89 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.04
• Cash Flow: GBX 13.10 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 2.24
• Book Value: GBX 377.44 per share
• Price / Book: 0.08

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 827,636,269
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £243.33 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.23