1043.5p
Smith & Nephew PLC (SN) is a publicly traded medical devices business based in the UK which employs around 18,450 staff. Smith-and-Nephew is listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and traded in sterling. Its current price of 1043.5p is 0.5% down on its price a month ago (1048.5p).
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Alternative ways to invest in Smith-and-Nephew
Buying shares in just one company is generally considered a riskier bet than investing in a range of investments - AKA a "diversified portfolio". Experts generally recommend holding a mix of investments in specific assets and funds. Funds are ready-made portfolios of multiple companies' shares (potentially including Smith-and-Nephew), and the idea is that drops in the value of one constituent company's share price might be offset by rises in others.
Smith-and-Nephew is a major part of the London stock exchange, so it's included in many global funds and investment trusts, as well as tracker-style exchange traded funds (ETFs).
Is it a good time to buy Smith-and-Nephew stock?
Only you can make the decision on the time to leap... but here's some supporting information and analysis.
Share price volatility
Over the last 12 months, Smith-and-Nephew's shares have ranged in value from as little as 887 up to 1297.2546. 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 Smith-and-Nephew's is 0.512. This would suggest that Smith-and-Nephew's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).
Historical closes compared with the last close of 1043.5
1 week (2024-03-20) | 1.02% |
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1 month (2024-02-27) | -0.48% |
3 months (2023-12-27) | -3.07% |
6 months (2023-09-27) | 2.76% |
1 year (2023-03-27) | -7.90% |
2 years (2022-03-24) | -14.82% |
3 years (2021-03-25) | -23.22% |
5 years (2019-03-27) | -31.19% |
The gauge below shows real-time ratings that are based on 26 popular indicators such as moving averages, for specific time periods. It's not a recommendation but is simply technical analysis that can form part of your research.
Finder might not agree with the analysis and we take no responsibility. We also give no representations or warranty on the accuracy or completeness of the information provided on this page.
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All investing should be regarded as longer term. The value of your investments can go up and down, and you may get back less than you invest. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. If you’re not sure which investments are right for you, please seek out a financial adviser. Capital at risk.
Is Smith-and-Nephew under- or over-valued?
Valuing a stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge value. Check out the Smith-and-Nephew P/E ratio, PEG ratio and EBITDA
Smith-and-Nephew's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 43x. In other words, Smith-and-Nephew shares trade at around 43x recent earnings.
That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the United Kingdom stock market as of 09 November, 2023 (10). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.
Smith-and-Nephew's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 0.5464. A PEG ratio below 1 can be interpreted as meaning the shares are not overvalued given the current rate of growth.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Smith-and-Nephew's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
Smith-and-Nephew's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is a whopping £1.1 billion.
The EBITDA is a measure of a Smith-and-Nephew's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
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