Superior Plus (SPB) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Superior is a North American distributor and marketer of propane, compressed natural gas ('CNG'), hydrogen and related products and services, and transports renewable natural gas ('RNG') from production facilities to natural gas distribution networks. The company is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, and trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange ('TSX') under the symbol SPB. Superior has approximately 4,400 employees located in Canada and the United States.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$7.45 to C$7.72
• 50-Day Range: C$7.46 to C$8.49
• 52-Week Range: C$6.06 to C$8.86
• Volume: 1.13 million shs
• Average Volume: 906,227 shs
• Market Capitalization: C$1.60 billion
• P/E Ratio: 747.00
• Dividend Yield: 1.73%
• Price Target: C$8.60
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Superior Plus Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Superior Plus scored higher than 54% 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: 3.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Superior Plus has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.25, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 9 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Superior Plus has a consensus price target of C$8.60, representing about 14.7% upside from its current price of C$7.50.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Superior Plus has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

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

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Superior Plus is 750.00, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.77.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Superior Plus is 750.00, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 25.19.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Superior Plus has a P/B Ratio of 1.44. 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 SPB.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Superior Plus pays a meaningful dividend of 2.34%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Superior Plus does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Superior Plus is 1,291.59%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.56

News Sentiment

Superior Plus has a news sentiment score of 0.56. 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 0.72 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for Superior Plus this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

3 people have searched for SPB on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Superior Plus to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net C$41,860.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0026% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Superior Plus insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought C$41,860.00 in company stock and sold C$0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.54% of the stock of Superior Plus is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

21.24% of the stock of Superior Plus is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 11/06/2024
• Today: 8/17/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TSE
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: Gas Utilities
• Sub-Industry: Gas Utilities
• Current Symbol: TSE:SPB
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.superiorplus.com
• Phone: +1-416-3406015
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 11,000
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Superior Plus: C$8.60
• High Price Target: C$10.00
• Low Price Target: C$7.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +15.2%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.25
• Research Coverage: 12 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): C$0.01
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 747.00
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: C$32.37 million
• Net Margins: -0.15%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: -0.41%
• Return on Assets: 3.17%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 193.48
• Current Ratio: 0.91
• Quick Ratio: 0.46

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$2.36 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.68
• Cash Flow: C$0.15 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 48.65
• Book Value: C$5.19 per share
• Price / Book: 1.44

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 214,600,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$1.60 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.35