Next (NXGPY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Next plc is a United Kingdom-based multichannel retailer that sells clothing, footwear, accessories, beauty products and home furnishings. The company markets products under the NEXT brand and also offers selected third-party brands through its retail stores, websites and catalog services.

Next serves customers primarily in the United Kingdom and Ireland, with international sales through online channels and operations in other markets. Its digital business supports home delivery, delivery-to-store and other fulfillment services, complementing a network of physical retail locations.

In addition to selling its own merchandise, Next provides technology, e-commerce and logistics services to selected third-party brands through its Total Platform proposition. The company traces its retail history to 1982 and is headquartered in Enderby, Leicestershire, England. Simon Wolfson has served as chief executive since 2001.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $101.50 to $101.50
• 50-Day Range: $97.82 to $111.55
• 52-Week Range: $81.52 to $111.55
• Volume: 269 shs
• Average Volume: 284 shs
• Market Capitalization: $24.29 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 2.25%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Next Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Next scored higher than 12% 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: 1.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Next has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Next has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 6.18%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Next are expected to grow by 6.18% in the coming year, from $5.66 to $6.01 per share.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Next has a P/B Ratio of 21.41. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.00% of the float of Next has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Next has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.56.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Next has recently increased by 73.79%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Next pays a meaningful dividend of 2.25%, 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 Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Next will have a dividend payout ratio of 37.94% next year. This indicates that Next will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

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

News Sentiment

Next has a news sentiment score of -1.00. 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 0.70 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Next this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: N/A
• 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

Next has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Today: 9/13/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 1/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Specialty Retail
• Sub-Industry: Apparel Retail
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:NXGPY
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.nextplc.co.uk
• Phone: 443337774577
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 31,589
• Year Founded: 1864

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• 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: 0.80
• Current Ratio: 1.76
• Quick Ratio: 1.15

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $9.16 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.65
• Cash Flow: $5.72 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 17.73
• Book Value: $4.74 per share
• Price / Book: 21.41

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 239,314,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $24.29 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.02