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UDG Healthcare plc (UDG) is a publicly traded medical care facilities business based in the UK which employs around 9,000 staff. UDG Healthcare is listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and traded in sterling.
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Alternative ways to invest in UDG Healthcare
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 UDG Healthcare), and the idea is that drops in the value of one constituent company's share price might be offset by rises in others.
UDG Healthcare 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).
| Icon | Fund | 5-year performance | 1-year performance (to October 2023) | Link to invest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Vanguard FTSE 250 UCITS ETF Distributing (VMID) | 1.77% | -0.53% | Capital at risk |
 | Invesco FTSE 250 UCITS ETF (S250) | 1.20% | -0.66% | Invest with IGCapital at risk |
 | Xtrackers FTSE 250 UCITS ETF 1D (XMCX) | 1.08% | -0.67% | Invest with IGCapital at risk |
 | HSBC FTSE 250 UCITS ETF GBP (HMCX) | 0.22% | -0.74% | Invest with IGCapital at risk |
 | iShares FTSE 250 UCITS ETF (MIDD) | 0.16% | -0.78% | Invest with eToroCapital at risk |
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Is UDG Healthcare 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 UDG Healthcare P/E ratio, PEG ratio and EBITDA
UDG Healthcare's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 42x. In other words, UDG Healthcare shares trade at around 42x recent earnings.
That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the United Kingdom stock market as of 10 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.
UDG Healthcare's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 3.21. Higher PEG ratios such as this can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value 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 UDG Healthcare's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
UDG Healthcare's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is £193.2 million.
The EBITDA is a measure of a UDG Healthcare's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
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