172.5p
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 172.5p is 2.4% up on its price a month ago (168.5p).
How to buy shares in Serco Group
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- Fund your account. Add money to your account via bank transfer, debit card or credit card.
- Search the platform by ticker symbol. SRP in this case.
- Choose an order type. Place a market order or limit order with your preferred number of shares or dollar amount.
- Submit the order. It's that simple.
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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).
Fund | Icon | 5-year performance (to August 2024) | 1-year performance (to August 2024) | Link to invest |
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Invesco FTSE 250 UCITS ETF (S250) | 18.99% | 10.17% | Invest with HLCapital at risk | |
HSBC FTSE 250 UCITS ETF GBP (HMCX) | 3.85% | 6.59% | Invest with XTBCapital at risk | |
iShares FTSE 250 UCITS ETF (MIDD) | 3.81% | 6.82% | Invest with eToroCapital at risk | |
Vanguard FTSE 250 UCITS ETF Distributing (VMID) | 3.47% | 6.98% | Invest with XTBCapital at risk | |
Xtrackers FTSE 250 UCITS ETF 1D (XMCX) | 1.99% | 5.85% | Invest with XTBCapital at risk |
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.
Historical closes compared with the last close of 172.5
1 week (2024-09-02) | -0.35% |
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1 month (2024-08-08) | 2.37% |
3 months (2024-06-09) | -0.35% |
6 months (2024-03-07) | -5.79% |
1 year (2023-09-07) | 15.15% |
2 years (2022-09-08) | -4.27% |
3 years (2021-09-09) | 26.65% |
5 years (2019-09-09) | 15.69% |
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 13x. In other words, Serco Group's shares trade at around 13x 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, Serco Group's P/E ratio is best considered in relation to those of others within the industry or those of similar companies.
- Johnson Service Group (JSG.LSE): 26.50
- Mitie Group (MTO.LSE): 13.73
Serco Group's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is £229.8 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.
- Johnson Service Group (JSG.LSE): £124 million
- Mitie Group (MTO.LSE): £213.7 million
- RWS (RWS.LSE): £132.5 million
Frequently asked questions
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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