NEXT (NXGPF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

NEXT plc is a United Kingdom-based multichannel retailer offering clothing, footwear, accessories, home furnishings, beauty products and related merchandise. The company sells products under its NEXT brand and also offers selected third-party brands through its retail and digital channels.

NEXT serves customers through a network of stores and websites, with the United Kingdom and Ireland representing its core markets. The company also operates internationally through online sales, franchise arrangements and selected overseas stores, providing access to its fashion and home product ranges in markets outside the UK.

In addition to retailing its own products, NEXT has developed digital, logistics and platform capabilities that support online retail operations and can be used by other brands. The company traces its roots to the British clothing retailer J. Hepworth & Son and adopted the NEXT name in the 1980s. Simon Wolfson has served as chief executive officer since 2001.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $206.92 to $206.92
• 50-Day Range: $189.93 to $210.30
• 52-Week Range: $169.63 to $210.30
• Volume: 1,295 shs
• Average Volume: 98 shs
• Market Capitalization: N/A
• P/E Ratio: 53.42
• Dividend Yield: 0.62%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

NEXT Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

NEXT scored higher than 26% 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: 1.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

NEXT has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

NEXT has only been the subject of 3 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 NEXT is 53.42, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.05.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of NEXT is 53.42, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 25.49.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

NEXT has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.85.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in NEXT has recently decreased by 21.29%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

NEXT pays a meaningful dividend of 2.19%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of NEXT is 33.30%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.22

News Sentiment

NEXT has a news sentiment score of 0.22. 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 0.43 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for NEXT this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Institutions

47.23% of the stock of NEXT is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Specialty Retail
• Sub-Industry: Apparel Retail
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:NXGPF
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.nextplc.co.uk
• Phone: 443337774577
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 31,589
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 53.42
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• 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: N/A
• Current Ratio: N/A
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: N/A
• Price / Sales: N/A
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: N/A
• Price / Book: N/A

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: N/A
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: N/A
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: N/A