Xaar (XAR) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Xaar plc designs, develops, manufactures, markets, and sells printheads and associated products in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and the Americas. It operates through four segments: Printhead, Product Print Systems, Digital Imaging, and Ink Supply Systems segments. The company offers print head products; digital imaging solutions, comprising digital inkjet label presses and digital pathology scanners; industrial ink management and supply systems for digital inkjet; electronic products; industrial printing machines; and system components, such as ink system test kit, print manager, hydra ink supply system, midas ink supply system, inkjet development system, head personality card 1000, and 2001+ head personality card. Its products are used in 3D printing, ceramic tile decoration, coding and marking, decorative laminates, direct-to-shape, functional fluid deposition, glass printing, graphics, primary labels, textiles, packaging, and product printing. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Cambridge, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 118 to 123.43
• 50-Day Range: 113.10 to 145
• 52-Week Range: 57.60 to 148
• Volume: 174,614 shs
• Average Volume: 122,452 shs
• Market Capitalization: £96.48 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 10.92%
• Price Target: GBX 160
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Xaar Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Xaar scored higher than 47% 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: 3.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Xaar has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Xaar has a consensus price target of GBX 160, representing about 31.2% upside from its current price of GBX 121.99.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Xaar has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Xaar is -865.19, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Xaar is -865.19, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Xaar has a PEG Ratio of 3.73. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Xaar has a P/B Ratio of 1.36. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued 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 XAR.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Xaar is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 10.92%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

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

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for XAR.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Xaar has a news sentiment score of 0.69. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Xaar this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 5 people have searched for XAR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -58% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Xaar insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £30,715.39 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 2.68% of the stock of Xaar is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

47.48% of the stock of Xaar is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

XAR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have XAR shares performed this year?

Xaar's stock was trading at GBX 71 at the start of the year. Since then, XAR stock has increased by 71.8% and is now trading at GBX 121.99.

How were Xaar's earnings last quarter?

Xaar plc (LON:XAR) announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March, 25th. The company reported $0.70 earnings per share for the quarter. Xaar had a negative net margin of 5.32% and a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 4.85%.
Read the conference call transcript.

How do I buy shares of Xaar?

Shares of XAR 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 Xaar own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Xaar investors own include Intel (INTC), Walt Disney (DIS), PayPal (PYPL), Alibaba Group (BABA), CocaCola (KO), Meta Platforms (META) and Micron Technology (MU).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 3/25/2025
• Today: 10/11/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: Computer Hardware
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:XAR
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.xaar.com
• Phone: +44-1223-423663
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 444
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Xaar: GBX 160
• High Price Target: GBX 160
• Low Price Target: GBX 160
• Potential Upside/Downside: +31.2%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX (0.14)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 24.55
• P/E Growth: 3.73
• Net Income: -£3.48 million
• Net Margins: -5.32%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: -4.85%
• Return on Assets: -3.65%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 14.19
• Current Ratio: 2.72
• Quick Ratio: 1.31

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £63.09 million
• Price / Sales: 1.53
• Cash Flow: GBX 11.05 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 11.04
• Book Value: GBX 89.49 per share
• Price / Book: 1.36

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 79,085,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £96.48 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.66