Severn Trent PLC (LON:SVT) Receives Consensus Rating of “Hold” from Analysts

Shares of Severn Trent PLC (LON:SVT) have been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the seven research firms that are covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company. The average 12 month price target among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is GBX 6,867.14.

Several research analysts have issued reports on the company. Citigroup dropped their target price on Severn Trent from £332.90 to £287.90 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 3,300 price objective on shares of Severn Trent in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. UBS Group reissued a “sell” rating and issued a GBX 2,700 price objective on shares of Severn Trent in a report on Monday, May 18th. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their target price on shares of Severn Trent from GBX 3,400 to GBX 3,450 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Monday, June 1st. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on shares of Severn Trent from GBX 2,975 to GBX 3,225 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, April 13th.

Insider Buying and Selling at Severn Trent

In related news, insider Helen Miles sold 1,430 shares of Severn Trent stock in a transaction on Monday, June 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 2,892, for a total transaction of £41,355.60. Also, insider James Jesic sold 1,350 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 2,892, for a total value of £39,042. 0.32% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Severn Trent Price Performance

Shares of SVT opened at GBX 2,904 on Friday. Severn Trent has a twelve month low of GBX 2,381 and a twelve month high of GBX 3,335. The company has a market capitalization of £8.76 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.59, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.69 and a beta of 0.54. The firm has a 50 day moving average of GBX 3,015.67 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 3,005. The company has a quick ratio of 0.73, a current ratio of 1.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 596.63.

Severn Trent (LON:SVT) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 20th. The company reported GBX 179.80 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The business had revenue of GBX 283.10 billion for the quarter. Severn Trent had a return on equity of 20.35% and a net margin of 13.10%. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Severn Trent will post 107.3706004 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Severn Trent

As one of Britain’s largest water companies, we supply fresh, clean drinking water to over nine million people across our region – around two billion litres every day. Once used, we collect, clean, and treat the water before safely returning it to the environment. We are one of only three listed water stocks in the UK, offering a valuable combination of reliable earnings, long-term asset growth, and inflation-linked dividends. The UK’s regulatory model provides a high degree of certainty over five-year periods.