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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 1,939.00p
The price at which you can sell a share or investment. It is lower than the offer (buy) price. Bid 1,938.00p
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 0.05

Today's trading

Range The lowest and the highest price a share has reached in the trading day. 1,935.58p-1,999.00p
The lowest and the highest price a share has reached in the trading day. Volume 715,451.00
The lowest and the highest price a share has reached in the trading day. Today's open 1,998.50p
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 1,996.50p

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 1,508.00p-2,013.00p

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 £21,433.76
The number of shares a company has in circulation, in millions. Shares in issue 1,093.46
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 10.9
PEG ratio 0.1
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 -14.70p
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 75
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 -0.72
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 1.13
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 1.21
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 20.00p
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 5.4
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 1.72
Dividend per share growth 12.84

SSE Fundamentals

SSE is the third largest supplier of electricity and gas in the UK. It supplies electricity and gas under Southern Electric, Scottish Hydro Electric, SWALEC and Atlantic brands and has over 7m customers. We develop, own and operate low carbon infrastructure to support the zero-carbon transition. This includes onshore and offshore wind, hydro power, electricity transmission and distribution grids, and efficient gas-fired generation, alongside providing energy products and services for businesses, and we have interests across Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, Japan, Spain, Portugal, Denmark and Poland.

SSE Regulatory news

Date Time Headline Source
17/09/2024 08:00 Additional Listing RNS
10/09/2024 16:44 Director/PDMR Shareholding RNS
03/09/2024 08:25 UK Contracts for Difference Allocation Round 6 RNS
02/09/2024 07:00 Total Voting Rights RNS
30/08/2024 10:00 Block Listing Six Monthly Return RNS
30/08/2024 08:30 Director/PDMR Shareholding RNS
29/08/2024 12:00 Scrip Alternative RNS
28/08/2024 17:12 Issuance of Green Bond RNS
09/08/2024 10:57 Director/PDMR Shareholding RNS
01/08/2024 11:32 Scrip Dividend Scheme RNS

SSE Latest trades

Latest trades

Date Time Price Amount Value Type Buy / sell
19/09/2024 14:36:00 1939p 196 £3,800.44 AT Buy
19/09/2024 14:36:00 1939p 437 £8,473.43 AT Sell
19/09/2024 14:36:00 1939p 184 £3,567.76 AT Sell
19/09/2024 14:36:00 1939p 3 £58.17 AT Sell
19/09/2024 14:36:00 1939p 158 £3,063.62 AT Sell

Analysis

Buy Sell Unknown
Quantity 1,982 1,553 138
Volume 350,762 341,765 36,682
Value £6,855,812 £6,683,266 £721,239

SSE Director dealings

Trade date Director Volume / Price Trade value Trade type
06/09/2024 Martin Pibworth 2 @ 0.00 0.00 Transfer From
06/09/2024 Martin Pibworth 2 @ 1,974.97p £39.50 Buy
06/09/2024 Alistair Phillips-Davies 3 @ 0.00 0.00 Transfer From
06/09/2024 Alistair Phillips-Davies 7 @ 1,974.97p £138.25 Buy
06/08/2024 Martin Pibworth 2 @ 0.00 0.00 Transfer From
06/08/2024 Martin Pibworth 2 @ 1,854.68p £37.09 Buy
06/08/2024 Alistair Phillips-Davies 3 @ 0.00 0.00 Transfer From
06/08/2024 Alistair Phillips-Davies 6 @ 1,854.68p £111.28 Buy
06/08/2024 Alistair Phillips-Davies 6 @ 1,854.68p £111.28 Buy
06/08/2024 Alistair Phillips-Davies 6 @ 1,854.68p £111.28 Buy

SSE Broker views

Date Broker Recomm. Old target price New target price Notes
05/07/2024 JP Morgan Cazenove overweight - - reiteration
28/05/2024 Jefferies buy - 2,050.00p reiteration
12/04/2024 JP Morgan Cazenove overweight 2,050.00p 2,075.00p reiteration
07/03/2024 JP Morgan Cazenove top pick 2,125.00p 2,050.00p reiteration
01/03/2024 Berenberg Bank buy 2,300.00p 2,000.00p reiteration
14/12/2023 JP Morgan Cazenove overweight 2,100.00p 2,125.00p reiteration
23/11/2023 RBC Capital Markets outperform 1,950.00p 2,050.00p reiteration
24/07/2023 Berenberg Bank buy 2,200.00p 2,300.00p reiteration
25/05/2023 Deutsche buy - 2,050.00p reiteration
24/04/2023 JP Morgan Cazenove overweight - 2,100.00p reiteration
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