Costain Group (LON:COST) Sets New 1-Year High – Still a Buy?

Costain Group PLC (LON:COST) hit a new 52-week high during trading on Tuesday . The company traded as high as GBX 114.50 ($1.47) and last traded at GBX 111 ($1.43), with a volume of 14619655 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 104 ($1.34).

Costain Group Price Performance

The firm has a market capitalization of £297.31 million, a P/E ratio of 9.91, a PEG ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 2.64. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is GBX 101.52 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 103.24. The company has a quick ratio of 1.32, a current ratio of 1.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 9.86.

Costain Group (LON:COST) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, March 11th. The company reported GBX 14.60 ($0.19) EPS for the quarter. Costain Group had a net margin of 2.33% and a return on equity of 13.56%. Sell-side analysts forecast that Costain Group PLC will post 13.7551582 earnings per share for the current year.

Costain Group Company Profile

Costain helps to improve people’s lives by creating connected, sustainable infrastructure that enables people and the planet thrive. We shape, create and deliver pioneering solutions that transform the performance of the infrastructure ecosystem across the UK’s energy, water, transportation and defence markets.