BAE Systems

(BA.)
Sector: Aerospace and Defence
1,345.50p
12.00p 0.90
Last updated: 09:30:33

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Today's buy and sell prices

The price at which you can buy a share or investment. It is usually higher than the bid (sell) price. It’s the price you are being offered. Offer 1,346.00p
The price at which you can sell a share or investment. It is lower than the offer (buy) price. Bid 1,345.00p
The difference between the bid and offer prices expressed as a percentage. When you buy shares you pay a higher price than you get when you sell them. The difference between these prices is the profit made by the market maker who puts the deals together. Spread 0.07

Today's trading

Range The lowest and the highest price a share has reached in the trading day. 1,326.00p-1,348.50p
The lowest and the highest price a share has reached in the trading day. Volume 622,804.00
The lowest and the highest price a share has reached in the trading day. Today's open 1,340.50p
At the end of the trading day there is an official closing price for every share. The previous session’s close is used as the base to calculate the following day’s price changes. Previous close 1,325.00p

Yearly summary

The highest and lowest prices the shares have traded at over a rolling 52-week period. It gives you a good indication of how the share price is performing now relative to its recent past performance. 52wk range 1,019.00p-1,400.00p

Fundamentals and health

A measure of the company's worth on the stock market. We display the previous closing share price multiplied by the number of shares in issue. Market capitalisation £40,623.41
The number of shares a company has in circulation, in millions. Shares in issue 3,032.95
The main valuation used by investors and a way of gauging whether a company's share price is cheap or expensive compared to competitors. You get PE by dividing the share price by the earnings per share (EPS). Our figure is last basic unadjusted - reported - annual EPS / current share price x 100. Companies also quote adjusted EPS figures to remove the effect of one-off exceptional figures from the profit figures. There is debate among investors as to whether this should be used. We use basic EPS – the purest figure. PE ratio 17.6
PEG ratio 1.3
An important ratio for showing how much profit after tax and other deductions (net profit) is actually being earned per share. You divide the net profit by the number of shares in issue. Expressed in pence per share. Looking at whether the EPS is rising or falling over time is one of the most important indicators of whether a company is really making money for its shareholders. Our figure is undiluted, meaning it is not adjusted for exceptional costs. EPS 61.30p
Earnings per share growth illustrates the growth of earning per share over the last two reporting periods. It helps investors identify stocks that are increasing or decreasing in profitability. A minus sign indicates negative growth. EPS growth 14
Return on capital employed measures a company's profitability in relation to how much capital is invested in the business. Generally, the higher the figure the better but with all these ratios it is best to compare companies from the same sector. A high double digit figure may mean a company has an advantage over its competitors because of a unique product but an oil company, for example, will have higher capital outlay than an online retailer. Our formula: [Pre-tax profit / (total assets – short-term liabilities)] * 100 ROCE 46.81
Also known as the acid test ratio, it's a quick guide to how well a company can pay its short-term debts. Above 1 is considered healthy. A ratio of 1.5 would mean the company has £1.50 of liquid (accessible) assets to cover each £1 of debt (current liabilities). Formula: Current assets minus inventory / current liabilities. Quick ratio 0.97
Indicates whether a company can convert assets into cash to pay its debts within the next 12 months. It is calculated as current assets / current liabilities for the same period but will display as '0' for companies such as banks that don't distinguish between short and long-term liabilities. Current ratio 1.08
The amount of money a company paid to a shareholder for each share they own over the past 12 months, expressed in pence. Total dividends per share 30.00p
The dividends paid per share over the past 12 months (interim plus final) as a percentage of the share price. Our figure includes recurring special dividends. Dividend yield 2.7
The number of times the dividend could have been paid out from net profits. It is a good indicator of the company's ability to pay the dividend and its level of generosity. Formula: earnings per share / dividends per share. More than 2 is considered healthy, less than 1.5 may hint that a dividend is at risk of being cut. Dividend cover 2.11
Dividend per share growth 11.11

BAE Systems Fundamentals

At BAE Systems, we provide some of the world's most advanced, technology-led defence, aerospace and security solutions. We employ a skilled workforce of 93,100 people in around 40 countries. Working with customers and local partners, we develop, engineer, manufacture, and support products and systems to deliver military capability, protect national security, and keep critical information and infrastructure secure.

BAE Systems Regulatory news

Date Time Headline Source
25/11/2024 07:00 Transaction in Own Shares RNS
22/11/2024 15:00 Director/PDMR Shareholding RNS
22/11/2024 07:00 Transaction in Own Shares RNS
21/11/2024 07:00 Transaction in Own Shares RNS
20/11/2024 07:00 Transaction in Own Shares RNS
19/11/2024 07:00 Transaction in Own Shares RNS
18/11/2024 07:00 Transaction in Own Shares RNS
15/11/2024 14:22 Director/PDMR Shareholding RNS
15/11/2024 07:00 Transaction in Own Shares RNS
14/11/2024 07:00 Transaction in Own Shares RNS

BAE Systems Latest trades

Latest trades

Date Time Price Amount Value Type Buy / sell
25/11/2024 09:26:05 1344p 200 £2,688.00 AT Buy
25/11/2024 09:26:05 1344p 213 £2,862.72 AT Buy
25/11/2024 09:26:04 1344p 204 £2,741.76 AT Buy
25/11/2024 09:26:04 1344p 2,510 £33,734.40 O Buy
25/11/2024 09:26:04 1344p 117 £1,572.48 AT Sell

Analysis

Buy Sell Unknown
Quantity 1,295 866 135
Volume 378,854 237,059 61,153
Value £5,076,188 £3,181,618 £819,722

BAE Systems Director dealings

Trade date Director Volume / Price Trade value Trade type
14/11/2024 Brad Greve 5 @ 0.00 0.00 Transfer From
14/11/2024 Brad Greve 11 @ 1,341.14p £147.53 Buy
14/11/2024 Charles Woodburn 5 @ 0.00 0.00 Transfer From
14/11/2024 Charles Woodburn 11 @ 1,341.14p £147.53 Buy
22/10/2024 Tom Arseneault 180,787 @ 1,330.15p £2,404,738.28 Sell
22/10/2024 Tom Arseneault 108,471 @ 1,330.15p £1,442,827.01 Transfer From
22/10/2024 Tom Arseneault 289,258 @ 498.80p £1,442,818.90 Buy
17/10/2024 Tom Arseneault 152,999 @ 1,330.15p £2,035,116.20 Sell
17/10/2024 Tom Arseneault 105,381 @ 0.00 0.00 Transfer From
17/10/2024 Tom Arseneault 258,380 @ 542.50p £1,401,711.50 Buy

BAE Systems Broker views

Date Broker Recomm. Old target price New target price Notes
06/09/2024 Berenberg Bank buy - 1,360.00p reiteration
01/08/2024 Shore Capital hold - - reiteration
29/07/2024 Citigroup buy - 1,440.00p upgrade
25/07/2024 JP Morgan Cazenove overweight - 1,500.00p reiteration
12/07/2024 JP Morgan Cazenove overweight - 1,500.00p reiteration
02/07/2024 JP Morgan Cazenove overweight - 1,500.00p reiteration
12/04/2024 Deutsche buy 1,290.00p 1,440.00p reiteration
12/03/2024 Barclays overweight 1,250.00p 1,450.00p reiteration
08/03/2024 Citigroup neutral - 1,400.00p restart coverage
21/02/2024 Berenberg Bank buy - 1,220.00p reiteration
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