Bae Systems (BAESY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

BAE Systems plc is a global defense, aerospace and security company headquartered in the United Kingdom. It develops and supports products and services for governments and military customers, including combat aircraft, naval ships and submarines, armored vehicles, munitions, sensors and electronic warfare systems. The company also provides cybersecurity, intelligence and other technology services.

Its operations span the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, Saudi Arabia and other markets. BAE Systems works on major defense programs, including the Eurofighter Typhoon and the F-35, and provides equipment and support across air, land and maritime domains.

The company was formed in 1999 through the merger of British Aerospace and Marconi Electronic Systems. It is organized around defense and security businesses that serve government and military customers worldwide.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $99.10 to $99.91
• 50-Day Range: $96.53 to $110.90
• 52-Week Range: $84.50 to $126.00
• Volume: 222,027 shs
• Average Volume: 185,913 shs
• Market Capitalization: $74.75 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 1.53%
• Price Target: $113.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Bae Systems Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Bae Systems scored higher than 61% 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: 2.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Bae Systems has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.25, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Bae Systems has a consensus price target of $113.00, representing about 13.4% upside from its current price of $99.64.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

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

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 14.35%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Bae Systems are expected to grow by 14.35% in the coming year, from $4.60 to $5.26 per share.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Bae Systems has a PEG Ratio of 1.38. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Bae Systems has a P/B Ratio of 4.75. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.00% of the float of Bae Systems has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Bae Systems has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.05, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Bae Systems has recently decreased by 71.45%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Bae Systems pays a meaningful dividend of 1.50%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Bae Systems does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Bae Systems will have a dividend payout ratio of 28.90% next year. This indicates that Bae Systems will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.99

News Sentiment

Bae Systems has a news sentiment score of 0.99. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.57 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Bae Systems this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Institutions

0.21% of the stock of Bae Systems is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Today: 11/15/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Aerospace & Defense
• Sub-Industry: Aerospace & Defense
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:BAESY
• CIK: 895564
• Web: www.baesystems.com
• Phone: 441252373232
• Fax: 44-12-5238-3991
• Employees: 111,400
• Year Founded: 1999

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Bae Systems: $113.00
• High Price Target: $113.00
• Low Price Target: $113.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +13.4%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.25
• Research Coverage: 8 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 18.94
• P/E Growth: 1.38
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.53
• Current Ratio: 1.02
• Quick Ratio: 0.91

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $37.36 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.00
• Cash Flow: $6.02 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 16.55
• Book Value: $20.98 per share
• Price / Book: 4.75

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 750,205,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $74.75 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: -0.12