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Halma plc (HLMA) is a leading conglomerates business based in the UK. Halma is listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and employs 6,992 staff. All prices are listed in pence sterling.
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- Search the platform for stock code: HLMA in this case.
- Research Halma shares. The platform should provide the latest information available.
- Buy your Halma shares. It's that simple.
Halma share price
Use our graph to track the performance of HLMA stocks over time.Halma shares at a glance
Information last updated 2021-01-23.
| 52-week range | 1648.0061p - 2637p |
|---|---|
| 50-day moving average | 2464.3823p |
| 200-day moving average | 2348.1267p |
| Wall St. target price | 1370.42p |
| PE ratio | 55.3219 |
| Dividend yield | 0.14p (0.53%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | 46.6p |
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Is it a good time to buy Halma stock?
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Is Halma under- or over-valued?
Valuing Halma stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Halma's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
Halma's P/E ratio
Halma's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 55x. In other words, Halma shares trade at around 55x recent earnings.
That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the FTSE 250 at the end of September 2019 (19.71). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.
Halma's PEG ratio
Halma's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 4.32. 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 Halma's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
Halma's EBITDA
Halma's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is £296.6 million.
The EBITDA is a measure of a Halma's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
Halma financials
| Revenue TTM | £1.3 billion |
|---|---|
| Operating margin TTM | 17.68% |
| Gross profit TTM | £669.6 million |
| Return on assets TTM | 7.94% |
| Return on equity TTM | 16.13% |
| Profit margin | 13.56% |
| Book value | 2.962p |
| Market capitalisation | £9.8 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
Halma share dividends
Dividend payout ratio: 3658.7% of net profits
Recently Halma has paid out, on average, around 3658.7% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0.53% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Halma shareholders could enjoy a 0.53% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Halma's case, that would currently equate to about 0.14p per share.
Halma's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.
The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 24 December 2020 (the "ex-dividend date").
Have Halma's shares ever split?
Halma's shares were split on a 4:3 basis on 11 August 1997. So if you had owned 3 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 4 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Halma shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 25% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Halma shares which in turn could have impacted Halma's share price.
Halma share price volatility
Over the last 12 months, Halma's shares have ranged in value from as little as 1648.0061p up to 2637p. 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 Halma's is 0.2993. This would suggest that Halma's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).
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Halma overview
Halma plc provides technology solutions in the safety, health, and environmental markets. It operates through four segments: Process Safety, Infrastructure Safety, Environmental & Analysis, and Medical. The Process Safety segment offers specialized interlocks that control critical processes safely; instruments that detect flammable and hazardous gases; and explosion protection and corrosion monitoring systems. This segment serves the gas detection, industrial access control, pressure management, and safe storage and transfer markets. The Infrastructure Safety segment provides fire detection systems, specialist fire suppression systems, elevator safety systems, people and vehicle flow technologies, and security sensors. It serves the fire detection and suppression, and elevator markets. The Environmental & Analysis segment offers opto-electronic technology and sensors, flow gap measurement instruments, and gas conditioning products, as well as solutions for environmental data recording, water quality testing, water distribution network monitoring, and UV water treatment. It serves the optical analysis, water analysis and treatment, and environmental monitoring markets. The Medical segment provides devices that assess eye health; assist with eye surgery and primary care applications; critical fluidic components used by medical diagnostics and original equipment manufacturers; and laboratory devices and sensor technologies used in hospitals to understand patient health. This segment serves the life sciences, health assessment, and therapeutic solutions market. The company was incorporated in 1894 and is headquartered in Amersham, the United Kingdom.
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