Severn Trent PLC (LON:SVT) Receives Average Recommendation of “Hold” from Analysts

Shares of Severn Trent PLC (LON:SVT) have received a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the seven research firms that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, five have issued a hold recommendation and one has issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is GBX 6,867.14.

SVT has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on shares of Severn Trent from GBX 2,975 to GBX 3,225 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, April 13th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 3,300 target price on shares of Severn Trent in a report on Thursday, May 21st. UBS Group restated a “sell” rating and issued a GBX 2,700 target price on shares of Severn Trent in a research note on Monday, May 18th. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a GBX 3,220 target price on shares of Severn Trent in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price target on Severn Trent from GBX 3,400 to GBX 3,450 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Monday, June 1st.

Severn Trent Stock Performance

Shares of SVT opened at GBX 3,024 on Wednesday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is GBX 2,975.04 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 3,036.15. Severn Trent has a 12-month low of GBX 2,381 and a 12-month high of GBX 3,335. The stock has a market capitalization of £9.13 billion, a PE ratio of 24.57, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.69 and a beta of 0.55. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 596.63, a current ratio of 1.39 and a quick ratio of 0.73.

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Severn Trent news, insider Helen Miles sold 11,240 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, July 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 3,018, for a total value of £339,223.20. Also, insider James Jesic sold 6,531 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, July 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 3,018, for a total transaction of £197,105.58. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 20,551 shares of company stock valued at $61,672,638. 0.32% of the stock is owned by company 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.