The global stock market has taken a big hit recently due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. While the GSK share price has also dropped, investors may see it GlaxoSmithKline shares as a safer long-term bet, especially given its history with developing vaccines. GlaxoSmithKline plc (LON:GSK) is a British pharmaceutical company based in Brentford. It is part of the FTSE 100 and helped developed the world’s first malaria vaccine in 2014.
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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.
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 GSK), and the idea is that drops in the value of one constituent company's share price might be offset by rises in others.
GSK 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 |
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 | HSBC FTSE 100 (HUKX) | 22.16% | 5.39% | Capital at risk |
 | Vanguard FTSE 100 (VUKE) | 22.05% | 5.38% | Capital at risk |
 | iShares Core FTSE 100 (CUKX) | 21.95% | 5.37% | Invest with eToroCapital at risk |
 | Xtrackers FTSE 100 (XDUK) | 21.88% | 5.39% | Capital at risk |
 | Lyxor FTSE 100 (100D) | 21.18% | 5.23% | Capital at risk |
 | Invesco FTSE 100 (S100) | 21.09% | 5.32% | Capital at risk |
Only you can make the decision on the time to leap... but here's some supporting information and analysis.
Over the last 12 months, GSK's shares have ranged in value from as little as 1264.0404 up to 1719.8. 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 GSK's is 0.268. This would suggest that GSK's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).
Historical closes compared with the last close of 1653
| 1 week (2024-04-18) | 3.38% |
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| 1 month (2024-03-27) | -3.25% |
| 3 months (2024-01-25) | 7.55% |
| 6 months (2023-10-26) | 15.34% |
| 1 year (2023-04-27) | 14.71% |
| 2 years (2022-04-27) | -8.69% |
| 3 years (2021-04-27) | 23.67% |
| 5 years (2019-04-25) | 5.87% |
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.
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.
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 GSK P/E ratio, PEG ratio and EBITDA
GSK's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 14x. In other words, GSK shares trade at around 14x 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.
However, GSK's P/E ratio is best considered in relation to those of others within the industry or those of similar companies.
GSK's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.1012. A PEG ratio close to 1 can be interpreted as meaning shares offer reasonable value for the current rate of growth.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into GSK's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
However, it's sensible to consider GSK's PEG ratio in relation to those of similar companies.
GSK's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is a whopping £10.3 billion.
The EBITDA is a measure of a GSK's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
To put that into context you can compare it against similar companies.
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