Key Points
- Insider Scott Fawcett sold 21,279 shares on April 7 at an average price of GBX 90, totaling £19,151.10.
- Essentra opened at GBX 93.75 with a market cap of £266.58m, a P/E of 133.93 and a 52‑week range of GBX 86.90–123.80, having reported quarterly EPS of GBX 6.10 and low profitability (ROE 0.79%, net margin 0.70%).
- The stock has a consensus "Buy" rating with a consensus price target of GBX 164, though some analysts recently cut targets (e.g., RBC to GBX 130, Deutsche Bank to GBX 150) while others reaffirmed buys.
Essentra plc (LON:ESNT - Get Free Report) insider Scott Fawcett sold 21,279 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, April 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 90, for a total value of £19,151.10.
Essentra Trading Up 1.4%
ESNT opened at GBX 93.75 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of £266.58 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 133.93, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.84 and a beta of 0.90. Essentra plc has a 52 week low of GBX 86.90 and a 52 week high of GBX 123.80. The business's 50 day moving average is GBX 98.44 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 99.86. The company has a quick ratio of 0.50, a current ratio of 2.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 47.67.
Essentra (LON:ESNT - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 17th. The company reported GBX 6.10 EPS for the quarter. Essentra had a return on equity of 0.79% and a net margin of 0.70%. On average, research analysts predict that Essentra plc will post 524.137931 EPS for the current year.
Analyst Ratings Changes
ESNT has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Royal Bank Of Canada cut their price target on Essentra to GBX 130 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, March 18th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut their price target on Essentra from GBX 165 to GBX 150 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Berenberg Bank reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a GBX 160 price target on shares of Essentra in a research report on Thursday, March 19th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of Essentra in a research report on Friday, March 20th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, Essentra has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of GBX 164.
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Essentra plc is a leading global provider of essential components and solutions, focusing on the manufacture and distribution of plastic injection moulded, vinyl dip moulded and metal items.
Headquartered in the United Kingdom, Essentra's global network extends to 28 countries worldwide and includes c.3,000 employees, 14 manufacturing facilities, 26 distribution centres and 37 sales & service centres serving c.64,000 customers with a rapid supply of low cost but essential products for a variety of applications in industries such as equipment manufacturing, automotive, fabrication, electronics, medical and renewable energy.
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