Severn Trent PLC (LON:SVT) Receives Average Recommendation of “Hold” from Analysts

Shares of Severn Trent PLC (LON:SVT) have been assigned an average rating of “Hold” from the seven research firms that are covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, five have issued a hold recommendation and one has issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 12-month target price among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is GBX 3,161.29.

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price target on shares of Severn Trent from GBX 3,400 to GBX 3,450 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Monday, June 1st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 3,300 price objective on shares of Severn Trent in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 3,220 price objective on shares of Severn Trent in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. 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. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on shares of Severn Trent from GBX 2,975 to GBX 3,225 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, April 13th.

Severn Trent Stock Up 0.4%

LON SVT opened at GBX 2,964 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.39, a quick ratio of 0.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 596.63. Severn Trent has a 1-year low of GBX 2,381 and a 1-year high of GBX 3,335. The company has a 50 day moving average of GBX 3,101.69 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 2,985.86. The company has a market cap of £8.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.28, a PEG ratio of 4.69 and a beta of 0.54.

Severn Trent (LON:SVT) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 20th. The company reported GBX 179.80 earnings per share for the quarter. Severn Trent had a net margin of 13.10% and a return on equity of 20.35%. The company had revenue of GBX 283.10 billion during the quarter. On average, equities research 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.