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Balfour Beatty plc (BBY) is a leading engineering & construction business based in the UK. Balfour Beatty is listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and employs 26,130 staff. All prices are listed in pence sterling.
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52-week range | 162.2958p - 291.5384p |
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50-day moving average | 274.9p |
200-day moving average | 248.1775p |
Wall St. target price | 338.33p |
PE ratio | 18.4342 |
Dividend yield | 0.06p (2.21%) |
Earnings per share (TTM) | 15.2p |
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Valuing Balfour Beatty stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Balfour Beatty's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
Balfour Beatty's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 18x. In other words, Balfour Beatty shares trade at around 18x recent earnings.
That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the FTSE 250 at the end of September 2019 (19.71). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.
Balfour Beatty's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 9.71. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Balfour Beatty's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
Balfour Beatty's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is £72 million.
The EBITDA is a measure of a Balfour Beatty's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
Revenue TTM | £7.4 billion |
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Operating margin TTM | 0.58% |
Gross profit TTM | £382 million |
Return on assets TTM | 0.54% |
Return on equity TTM | 7.39% |
Profit margin | 1.4% |
Book value | 2.306p |
Market capitalisation | £1.9 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
Dividend payout ratio: 13.82% of net profits
Recently Balfour Beatty has paid out, on average, around 13.82% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 2.21% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Balfour Beatty shareholders could enjoy a 2.21% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Balfour Beatty's case, that would currently equate to about 0.06p per share.
While Balfour Beatty's payout ratio might seem low, this can signify that Balfour Beatty is investing more in its future growth.
The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 21 May 2020 (the "ex-dividend date").
Over the last 12 months, Balfour Beatty's shares have ranged in value from as little as 162.2958p up to 291.5384p. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (LSE average) beta is 1, while Balfour Beatty's is 0.8509. This would suggest that Balfour Beatty's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).
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Balfour Beatty plc finances, designs, develops, builds, and maintains infrastructure in the United Kingdom, the United States, and internationally. It operates through Construction Services, Support Services, and Infrastructure Investments segments. The Construction Services segment provides civil engineering, building, ground engineering, mechanical and electrical, refurbishment, fit-out, and rail engineering services. The Support Services segment designs, upgrades, manages, and maintains water, gas, and electricity networks, as well as rail and highways. The Infrastructure Investments segment is involved in the acquisition, operation, and disposal of infrastructure assets, such as roads, hospitals, student accommodation, military housing, offshore transmission networks, waste and biomass, and other concessions. This segment also develops and finances public and private infrastructure projects. The company serves government departments and agencies, regulated utilities, and private sector organizations. Balfour Beatty plc was founded in 1909 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.
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