Spire Healthcare Group (LON:SPI) Trading 18.5% Higher – Time to Buy?

Spire Healthcare Group plc (LON:SPI) shares shot up 18.5% on Monday . The stock traded as high as GBX 215 and last traded at GBX 210. 8,311,063 shares traded hands during trading, an increase of 83% from the average session volume of 4,532,296 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 177.23.

Spire Healthcare Group News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Spire Healthcare Group this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Private equity interest — Spire confirms preliminary talks with Bridgepoint and Triton, signalling potential takeover activity that could lead to a buyout premium for shareholders. UK hospital operator Spire confirms preliminary talks with Bridgepoint, Triton
• Positive Sentiment: Initial bidder interest — coverage reports Bridgepoint and Triton are weighing bids for Spire, reinforcing takeover speculation and putting upward pressure on the share price. Spire Healthcare Engages in Initial Talks with Bridgepoint and Triton
• Positive Sentiment: Reported bid size — media report cites a roughly £1.5bn proposal to take Spire private, a concrete figure that can justify a significant premium versus the pre-news market price. Healthcare firm Spire in £1.5bn bid to go private
• Neutral Sentiment: Short-term momentum and analyst commentary — market write-ups note the share spike and ask whether Spire is a buy, which may amplify retail/institutional trading but add little new fundamental information. Spire Healthcare Group (LON:SPI) Trading 15.7% Higher – Time to Buy?
• Neutral Sentiment: Additional market commentary noting the rally — another note repeats the move and frames it for traders; helpful for sentiment tracking but not a primary catalyst. Spire Healthcare Group (LON:SPI) Stock Price Up 15.1% – Still a Buy?
• Negative Sentiment: Balance-sheet and valuation risks — Spire carries leverage (high debt-to-equity and sub‑1 current/quick ratios) and a relatively high P/E, which could complicate financing a buyout or reduce bidder appetite; these fundamentals are a downside risk if takeover talks stall.

Spire Healthcare Group Trading Up 18.5%

The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is GBX 184.40 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 212. The stock has a market capitalization of £844.98 million, a PE ratio of 45.65, a PEG ratio of 1.06 and a beta of 0.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 62.25, a current ratio of 0.70 and a quick ratio of 0.74.

About Spire Healthcare Group

Spire Healthcare Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, owns and operates private hospitals and clinics. It offers various treatments in the areas of allergy and infectious diseases, blood tests, bones and joints, bowel treatments, breast screening and surgery, cancer investigations and treatments, cosmetic surgery, cyst removal, and dental surgery, as well as ear, nose, and throat treatments. The company also provides eye surgery and treatments, family planning, gastroenterology, general medicine, general surgery, haematology, hand surgery, hip and knee treatment, and heart and kidney treatments.