Key Points
- Amy Stirling, a company director, purchased 375 NEXT shares on May 7 at an average price of £133.06, totaling about £49,897.50, an insider buy that can be seen as a signal of management confidence.
- NEXT shows strong profitability—a 52.86% ROE and a 12.87% net margin—with a market cap of £15.22bn and P/E of 17.7, but also carries high leverage (debt-to-equity 108.79) and a lofty PEG of 5.66.
- Analyst sentiment is mixed (three Buys, five Holds) with an average target of £140.98; recent buy calls from UBS, Shore Capital and Berenberg contrast with Citigroup's neutral view, and unrelated media coverage of WWE's "NXT" may add short-term ticker noise.
NEXT plc (LON:NXT - Get Free Report) insider Amy Stirling bought 375 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 7th. The stock was bought at an average price of £133.06 per share, for a total transaction of £49,897.50.
NEXT Stock Performance
NXT stock opened at £131.95 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 108.79, a quick ratio of 1.07 and a current ratio of 1.76. The stock has a market capitalization of £15.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.70, a PEG ratio of 5.66 and a beta of 1.05. NEXT plc has a 1 year low of £112 and a 1 year high of £146.40. The stock's fifty day moving average is £129.76 and its two-hundred day moving average is £134.18.
NEXT (LON:NXT - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, March 26th. The company reported GBX 760.10 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. NEXT had a return on equity of 52.86% and a net margin of 12.87%. On average, research analysts predict that NEXT plc will post 660.7526882 EPS for the current year.
NEXT News Summary
Here are the key news stories impacting NEXT this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Company director Amy Stirling bought 375 shares at ~£133.06 (≈£49.9k total). Insider purchases can signal management confidence in near-term prospects and help investor sentiment, particularly given NEXT's strong margins and ROE.
- Positive Sentiment: Shore Capital reaffirmed/gave a "buy" rating on NEXT, which supports demand from retail and institutional investors who track broker views. NEXT (LON:NXT) Given Buy Rating at Shore Capital Group
- Neutral Sentiment: Multiple media items reference "NXT" in the context of WWE (brand and programming changes). These stories are unrelated to NEXT plc’s retail operations but can generate ticker confusion or short-term search-driven volatility. Example: WWE name-change reporting. WWE Changes Planned Name for NXT’s EVIL Despite Filing Trademark — REPORT
- Neutral Sentiment: WWE program coverage mentions "NXT" events and returns — not company news for NEXT plc but may add to market noise around the ticker. WWE star's TV return match set after nearly year-long NXT absence
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
NXT has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. UBS Group reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a £152 target price on shares of NEXT in a research note on Wednesday, March 25th. Citigroup cut their target price on NEXT from £135.42 to £132 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 8th. Shore Capital Group reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of NEXT in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Berenberg Bank reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a £180 target price on shares of NEXT in a research note on Friday, March 27th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of £140.98.
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NEXT Company Profile
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Founded as a tailoring business in Leeds in 1864 by Joseph Hepworth and Son, today, the company offers clothing, footwear, accessories, beauty and home products to our UK and International customers.
NEXT has over 500 stores in the United Kingdom and Eire, and over 180 franchise branches across Europe, Asia and the Middle East. The company's main divisions are NEXT Online, NEXT Retail and NEXT Finance. We also launched Total Platform, an online, distribution, tech and logistics solution, in 2020.
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