OSB Group (OSB) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

OSB Group Plc, through its subsidiaries, operates as a specialist mortgage lending and retail savings company in the United Kingdom and the Channel Islands. It provides private rented sector related buy-to-let, commercial and semi-commercial mortgages, residential development finance, secured funding, bridging, and asset finance services. The company also provides buy-to-let and specialist residential mortgages, mortgage servicing, administration and analytical, mortgage originator and servicer, and retail savings products; and back office processing services. OSB Group Plc was founded in 1847 and is based in Chatham, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 476.60 to 485
• 50-Day Range: 473.60 to 530.69
• 52-Week Range: 470.80 to 647.50
• Volume: 12.32 million shs
• Average Volume: 4.38 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £1.63 billion
• P/E Ratio: 6.45
• Dividend Yield: 7.49%
• Price Target: GBX 665.80
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

OSB Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

OSB Group scored higher than 80% 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: 3.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

OSB Group has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.60, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

OSB Group has a consensus price target of GBX 665.80, representing about 38.3% upside from its current price of GBX 481.50.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

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

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of OSB Group is 6.45, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.80.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of OSB Group is 6.45, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 25.35.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

OSB Group has a P/B Ratio of 0.86. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued 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 OSB.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

OSB Group is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 7.49%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of OSB Group is 47.32%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

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

News Sentiment

OSB Group has a news sentiment score of -1.10. 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 0.60 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

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

Search Interest

Only 2 people have searched for OSB on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, OSB Group insiders have sold 2,033.36% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought £50,500 in company stock and sold £1,077,344.58 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.63% of the stock of OSB Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

65.75% of the stock of OSB Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/06/2026
• Today: 10/24/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Financial Services
• Sub-Industry: Commercial & Residential Mortgage Finance
• Current Symbol: LON:OSB
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.osb.co.uk
• Phone: 44 1634 848 944
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 2,431
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for OSB Group: GBX 665.80
• High Price Target: GBX 750
• Low Price Target: GBX 564
• Potential Upside/Downside: +38.3%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.60
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 74.60
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 6.45
• Forward P/E Ratio: 5.66
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: £370.52 million
• Net Margins: 15.38%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 13.06%
• Return on Assets: 1.35%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 110.97
• Current Ratio: N/A
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £682.50 million
• Price / Sales: 2.39
• Cash Flow: GBX 691.81 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 0.70
• Book Value: GBX 558.74 per share
• Price / Book: 0.86

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 338,441,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £1.63 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.05