Severn Trent

(SVT)
Sector: Gas, Water & Multiutilities
2,769.00p
-6.00p -0.22
Last updated: 10:21:40

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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 2,769.00p
The price at which you can sell a share or investment. It is lower than the offer (buy) price. Bid 2,767.00p
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. 2,768.00p-2,789.00p
The lowest and the highest price a share has reached in the trading day. Volume 18,783.00
The lowest and the highest price a share has reached in the trading day. Today's open 2,783.00p
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 2,737.00p

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 2,336.00p-2,789.00p

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 £8,312.48
The number of shares a company has in circulation, in millions. Shares in issue 299.81
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 49.5
PEG ratio n/a
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 52.70p
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 -39
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 5.69
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 0.73
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 0.76
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 106.82p
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 3.7
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 0.54
Dividend per share growth 4.58

Severn Trent Fundamentals

Severn Trent Plc provides water and wastewater services. The Company operates through two segments: Regulated Water and Waste Water and Business Services. The Regulated Water and Waste Water segment includes the wholesale water and waste water activities of Severn Trent Water Limited, its retail services to domestic customers, and Hafren Dyfrdwy Cyfyngedig. The Business Services segment includes its operating services businesses, the Green Power business, the Property Development business, and its other non-regulated businesses, including affinity products and searches.

Severn Trent Regulatory news

Severn Trent Latest trades

Latest trades

Date Time Price Amount Value Type Buy / sell
25/11/2024 10:18:04 2768p 3 £83.04 AT Buy
25/11/2024 10:18:04 2768p 29 £802.72 AT Buy
25/11/2024 10:13:03 2771p 116 £3,214.36 AT Sell
25/11/2024 10:13:03 2771p 27 £748.17 AT Sell
25/11/2024 10:12:05 2773p 2 £55.46 O Buy

Analysis

Buy Sell Unknown
Quantity 116 90 97
Volume 7,488 12,173 4,224
Value £208,044 £338,193 £117,554

Severn Trent Director dealings

Trade date Director Volume / Price Trade value Trade type
16/10/2024 Helen Miles 18,472 @ 2,713.64p £501,263.58 Sell
12/09/2024 Christine Mary Hodgson 2,325 @ 0.00 0.00 Transfer To
25/07/2024 Helen Miles 8,379 @ 2,499.79p £209,457.40 Sell
25/07/2024 Helen Miles 17,765 @ 0.00 0.00 Transfer From
25/07/2024 Olivia (Liv) Garfield 29,388 @ 2,499.79p £734,638.29 Sell
25/07/2024 Olivia (Liv) Garfield 62,308 @ 0.00 0.00 Transfer From
10/06/2024 Helen Miles 2,852 @ 2,413.08p £68,821.04 Sell
10/06/2024 Helen Miles 6,046 @ 0.00 0.00 Transfer From
10/06/2024 Olivia (Liv) Garfield 6,076 @ 2,413.08p £146,618.74 Sell
10/06/2024 Olivia (Liv) Garfield 12,882 @ 0.00 0.00 Transfer From

Severn Trent Broker views

Date Broker Recomm. Old target price New target price Notes
05/07/2024 JP Morgan Cazenove neutral - - reiteration
14/05/2024 Morgan Stanley overweight - - reiteration
11/04/2024 Jefferies buy - 2,880.00p reiteration
14/12/2023 JP Morgan Cazenove underweight 2,400.00p 2,450.00p downgrade
28/09/2023 Barclays overweight 3,400.00p 3,360.00p upgrade
06/07/2023 Morgan Stanley overweight 3,290.00p 3,160.00p reiteration
02/06/2023 Deutsche hold 3,000.00p 2,850.00p reiteration
13/02/2023 RBC Capital Markets sector perform 2,900.00p 3,000.00p downgrade
09/02/2023 Barclays equal-weight - 3,280.00p reiteration
12/10/2022 Deutsche buy 3,300.00p 3,000.00p reiteration
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