Key Points
- QinetiQ insider Steven Mogford purchased 9,092 shares at GBX 546 each, totaling £49,642.32.
- Shares opened at GBX 546.50, while the company reported quarterly EPS of GBX 31.50, revenue of GBX 192.26 billion, a 19.34% return on equity, and a 5.59% net margin.
- Analysts remain broadly positive, with three Buy ratings and two Hold ratings; the overall consensus is “Moderate Buy.”
QinetiQ Group plc (LON:QQ - Get Free Report) insider Steven Mogford purchased 9,092 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 6th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 546 per share, for a total transaction of £49,642.32.
QinetiQ Group Trading Up 0.7%
Shares of QQ stock opened at GBX 546.50 on Friday. QinetiQ Group plc has a 1 year low of GBX 292.20 and a 1 year high of GBX 491. The firm has a market capitalization of £3.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.63, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.47 and a beta of 0.33. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is GBX 468.27 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 476.05. The company has a current ratio of 1.13, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 74.20.
QinetiQ Group (LON:QQ - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 21st. The company reported GBX 31.50 earnings per share for the quarter. The company had revenue of GBX 192.26 billion for the quarter. QinetiQ Group had a return on equity of 19.34% and a net margin of 5.59%. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that QinetiQ Group plc will post 26.1405108 EPS for the current year.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on QQ shares. Citigroup boosted their target price on QinetiQ Group from GBX 5,690 to GBX 6,050 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 16th. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a "hold" rating and set a GBX 487 target price on shares of QinetiQ Group in a report on Wednesday, July 1st. Berenberg Bank increased their price target on QinetiQ Group from GBX 580 to GBX 610 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Monday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a "buy" rating and set a GBX 600 price objective on shares of QinetiQ Group in a report on Wednesday, July 1st. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reissued a "sector perform" rating and set a GBX 490 target price on shares of QinetiQ Group in a research note on Tuesday, July 21st. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of GBX 1,647.40.
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About QinetiQ Group
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QinetiQ Group plc operates as a science and engineering company in the defense, security, and infrastructure markets in the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, and internationally. The company operates through EMEA Services and Global Solutions segments. It offers advanced materials and manufacturing products; artificial intelligence, analytics, and advanced computing technologies; cyber and electromagnetic technologies; human protection and performance systems; novel systems, and weapons and effects; platform, and system design and assessment products; power sources, and energy storage and distribution products; robotics and autonomy services; secure communications and navigation systems; and sensing, processing, and data fusion systems.
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