Severn Trent PLC (LON:SVT) Given Consensus Rating of “Reduce” by Analysts

Severn Trent PLC (LON:SVT) has earned an average rating of “Reduce” from the seven ratings firms that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation and six have issued a hold recommendation on the company. The average 1-year price objective among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is GBX 6,867.14.

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Citigroup dropped their price target on shares of Severn Trent from £332.90 to £287.90 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. UBS Group reissued a “sell” rating and issued a GBX 2,700 price objective on shares of Severn Trent in a research note on Monday, May 18th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 3,300 target price on shares of Severn Trent in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price target on shares of Severn Trent from GBX 3,400 to GBX 3,450 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Monday, June 1st. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 3,220 price objective on shares of Severn Trent in a research report on Monday, August 3rd.

Severn Trent Stock Performance

Shares of SVT opened at GBX 3,090 on Friday. Severn Trent has a one year low of GBX 2,381 and a one year high of GBX 3,335. The company has a market cap of £9.33 billion, a PE ratio of 25.10, a P/E/G ratio of 4.69 and a beta of 0.55. The stock has a 50-day moving average of GBX 2,988.36 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 3,056.78. 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 posted 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 for the quarter. Severn Trent had a return on equity of 20.35% and a net margin of 13.10%. On average, equities research analysts predict that Severn Trent will post 107.3706004 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Severn Trent

In related news, insider Helen Miles sold 11,240 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 3,018, for a total transaction of £339,223.20. Also, insider James Jesic sold 6,531 shares of Severn Trent stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 3,018, for a total transaction of £197,105.58. Insiders sold a total of 20,551 shares of company stock worth $61,672,638 over the last three months. 0.33% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Severn Trent Company Profile

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.