How to buy Serco Group shares

Serco Group shares have fallen 0.64% from their previous closing price (188.9p). Learn how to easily invest in Serco Group shares.

Serco Group (SRP) is a publicly traded specialty business services business based in the UK which employs around 50,000 staff. Serco Group is listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and traded in sterling. Its current price of 187.7p is 8.4% up on its price a month ago (173.1p).

How to buy shares in Serco Group

  1. Open a brokerage account. Choose from our top broker picks or compare brokers in depth. Then, complete an application.
  2. Fund your account. Add money to your account via bank transfer, debit card or credit card.
  3. Search the platform by ticker symbol. SRP in this case.
  4. Choose an order type. Place a market order or limit order with your preferred number of shares or dollar amount.
  5. Submit the order. It's that simple.
The whole process can take as little as 15 minutes. You'll need a smartphone or computer, an internet connection, your passport or driving licence and a means of payment.

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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.

Alternative ways to invest in Serco Group

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 Serco Group), and the idea is that drops in the value of one constituent company's share price might be offset by rises in others.

Serco Group 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).

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Vanguard FTSE 250 UCITS ETF Distributing (VMID)Vanguard icon22.84%Invest with XTBCapital at risk
Invesco FTSE 250 UCITS ETF (S250)Invesco icon21.86%Invest with HLCapital at risk
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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 it a good time to buy Serco Group stock?

Review technicals and fundamentals to help you determine if now's a good time for you to invest.

Technical analysis

View Serco Group's price performance, share price volatility, historical data and technicals.

Use our graph to track the performance of SRP stock over time.

Historical closes compared with the last close of 187.7

1 week (2024-07-17)-0.16%
1 month (2024-06-24)8.43%
3 months (2024-04-24)3.47%
6 months (2024-01-24)7.26%
1 year (2023-07-23)18.57%
2 years (2022-07-24)0.48%
3 years (2021-07-22)31.08%
5 years (2019-07-24)32.93%

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 Serco Group 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 Serco Group P/E ratio, PEG ratio and EBITDA.

Serco Group's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 10x. In other words, Serco Group's shares trade at around 10x recent earnings.

That's comparable to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the United Kingdom stock market as of 09 November, 2023 (10).

However, Serco Group's P/E ratio is best considered in relation to those of others within the industry or those of similar companies.

Serco Group's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is £228.9 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of Serco Group'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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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.

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