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

Severn Trent PLC (LON:SVT) has earned an average rating of “Hold” from the seven brokerages that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, five have assigned a hold recommendation and one has issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 12-month price target among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is GBX 6,867.14.

Several research firms have recently commented on SVT. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price target on shares of Severn Trent from GBX 3,400 to GBX 3,450 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Monday, June 1st. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a GBX 3,220 price objective on shares of Severn Trent in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. UBS Group reiterated a “sell” rating and issued a GBX 2,700 price target on shares of Severn Trent in a report on Monday, May 18th. Citigroup lowered their price objective on shares of Severn Trent from £332.90 to £287.90 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on Severn Trent from GBX 2,975 to GBX 3,225 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, April 13th.

Severn Trent Stock Up 0.8%

Severn Trent stock opened at GBX 3,006 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 596.63, a quick ratio of 0.73 and a current ratio of 1.39. The firm has a market capitalization of £9.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.42, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.69 and a beta of 0.54. Severn Trent has a fifty-two week low of GBX 2,381 and a fifty-two week high of GBX 3,335. The stock’s fifty day moving average is GBX 3,011.05 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 3,006.99.

Severn Trent (LON:SVT) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 20th. The company reported GBX 179.80 earnings per share for the quarter. The business had revenue of GBX 283.10 billion during the quarter. Severn Trent had a return on equity of 20.35% and a net margin of 13.10%. Analysts predict that Severn Trent will post 107.3706004 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Severn Trent

In other Severn Trent news, insider Helen Miles sold 1,430 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 15th. The stock was 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 currently owned by insiders.

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.