Severn Trent PLC (LON:SVT) Receives Average Rating of “Hold” from Brokerages

Shares of Severn Trent PLC (LON:SVT) have been assigned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the seven analysts that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 12-month target price among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is GBX 3,161.29.

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “hold” rating and set a GBX 3,300 price target on shares of Severn Trent in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 3,220 price target on shares of Severn Trent in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. UBS Group reiterated a “sell” rating and set a GBX 2,700 price target on shares of Severn Trent in a research report on Monday, May 18th. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price target on Severn Trent from GBX 3,400 to GBX 3,450 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Monday. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on 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.

Severn Trent Stock Down 1.5%

Shares of SVT stock opened at GBX 2,924 on Tuesday. Severn Trent has a 1 year low of GBX 2,381 and a 1 year high of GBX 3,335. The stock has a market cap of £8.80 billion, a PE ratio of 27.90, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.69 and a beta of 0.56. The business’s fifty day moving average is GBX 3,102.77 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 2,982.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 596.63, a quick ratio of 0.73 and a current ratio of 1.39.

Severn Trent (LON:SVT) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 20th. The company reported GBX 179.80 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Severn Trent had a return on equity of 20.35% and a net margin of 13.10%.The company had revenue of GBX 283.10 billion for the quarter. Equities analysts expect 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.