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COST — Costain Share Price
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Last trade - 00:00IndustrialsHighly SpeculativeSmall CapNeutral
- £94.08m
- £0.88m
- £1.14bn
- 50
- 82
- 25
- 49
Momentum
Growth & Value
| 12m Forecast Rolling | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE Ratio (f) | 3.62 | ||
| PEG Ratio (f) | 0.06 | ||
| EPS Growth (f) | 165.38% | ||
| Dividend Yield (f) | n/a | ||
| Valuation (ttm) | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price to Book Value | 0.47 | ||
| Price to Tang. Book | 0.64 | ||
| Price to Free Cashflow | 3.45 | ||
| Price to Sales | 0.08 | ||
| EV to EBITDA | 0.2 | ||
Shareholder Activity
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Guru Screens
Quality
| Name | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on Capital | -3.78% | ||
| Return on Equity | -3.26% | ||
| Operating Margin | -0.84% | ||
Financial Summary
| Year End 31st Dec | Unit | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022E | 2023E | CAGR / Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue | £m | 1,684 | 1,463.7 | 1,155.6 | 978.4 | 1,135.2 | 1,202.6 | 1,240.61 | -6.32% |
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| EPS Growth | % | +19.64 | +29.5 | -54.34 | n/a | n/a | n/a | +4.08 | n/a |
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Health Trend(F-Score)
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Other Ratios
| Leverage (ttm) | Total | - Intang | + Pension |
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Recent History
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Latest News & Insights for COST
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Profile Summary
Costain Group PLC is a United Kingdom-based company, which offers five services to its client, future-shaping strategic consultancy, consultancy and advisory, digital technology solutions, asset optimization, and complex programmed delivery. It works with its clients in their business and investment planning to develop solutions to meet changing needs, leveraging its deep client insight, edge expertise and a range of capabilities. It improves its clients’ business performance by providing value adding consultancy and advisory services, leveraging its deep client insight, edge expertise and a range of capabilities. It transforms business performance and infrastructure intelligence through the development and integration of edge digital technology solutions built on its client insight. It combines its deep client insight and edge expertise to increase capacity, improve resilience and minimize downtime. It operates through two segments: Transportation and Natural Resources.
Directors
- Paul Golby NEC (70)
- Alex Vaughan CEO
- Helen Willis CFO
- Sharon Harris GCN
- Sue Kershaw MDR
- Maxine Mayhew MDR
- Martin Hunter CTR
- Catherine Warbrick DHR
- Nathan Marsh OTH
- David Taylor OTH
- Bishoy Emad Azmy Gendi NED
- Neil Crockett NID
- Jacqueline De Rojas NID
- Tony Quinlan NID
- Alison Wood NID
- Last Annual
- December 31st, 2021
- Last Interim
- December 31st, 2021
- Incorporated
- October 12th, 1978
- Public Since
- January 2nd, 1986
- No. of Shareholders
- 8,370
- No. of Employees
- 3,311
- Sector
- Construction & Engineering
- Industry
- Industrials
- Exchange
- London Stock Exchange
- Shares in Issue
- 275,084,741
- Address
- Costain House, Vanwall Business Park, MAIDENHEAD, SL6 4UB
- Web
- https://www.costain.com/
- Phone
- +44 1628842444
- Contact
- Sharon Harris
- Auditors
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Latest News for COST
Upcoming Events for COST
Half Year 2022 Costain Group PLC Earnings Release
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FAQ
What is the Costain share price?
As of Today at 19:05 UTC, shares in Costain are trading at 34.20p. This share price information is delayed by 15 minutes.
How has the Costain share price performed this year?
Shares in Costain last closed at 34.20p and the price had moved by -41.03% over the past 365 days. In terms of relative price strength the Costain share price has underperformed the FTSE All Share Index by -39.22% over the past year.
What are the analyst and broker recommendations for Costain?
The overall consensus recommendation for Costain is Buy. You can view the full broker recommendation list by unlocking its StockReport.
What is the Costain dividend yield?
Costain does not currently pay a dividend.
Does Costain pay a dividend?
Costain does not currently pay a dividend.
When does Costain next pay dividends?
Costain does not currently pay a dividend.
How do I buy Costain shares?
To buy shares in Costain you'll need a share-dealing account with an online or offline stock broker. Once you have opened your account and transferred funds into it, you'll be able to search and select shares to buy and sell. You can use Stockopedia’s share research software to help you find the the kinds of shares that suit your investment strategy and objectives.
What is the market cap of Costain?
As of the previous close price of 34.20p, shares in Costain had a market capitalisation of £94.08m.
Where are Costain shares listed?
Here are the trading details for Costain:
- Country of listing: United Kingdom
- Exchange: LSE
- Ticker Symbol: COST
What kind of share is Costain?
Based on an overall assessment of its quality, value and momentum Costain is currently classified as a Neutral. The classification is based on a composite score that examines a wide range of fundamental and technical measures. Stock are classified on the the following spectrum: Super Stocks, High Flyers, Contrarians, Turnarounds, Neutral, Value Traps, Momentum Traps, Falling Stars, and Sucker Stocks. For more information, learn about our StockRank Styles.
Is there a Costain share price forecast for 2022?
The analyst consensus target price for shares in Costain is 66.25p. That is 93.71% above the last closing price of 34.20p.
Analysts covering Costain currently have a consensus Earnings Per Share (EPS) forecast of £0.09 for the next financial year.
What is the trend in the Costain share price?
An important predictor of whether a stock price will go up is its track record of momentum. Price trends tend to persist, so it's worth looking at them when it comes to a share like Costain. Over the past six months, its share price has underperformed the FTSE All Share Index by -30.51%.
As of the last closing price of 34.20p, shares in Costain were trading -27.94% below their 200 day moving average. You can read more about the power of momentum in assessing share price movements on Stockopedia.
What is the Costain PE Ratio?
The Costain PE ratio based on its reported earnings over the past 12 months is 3.62. The shares last closed at 34.20p.
The PE ratio (or price-to-earnings ratio) is the one of the most popular valuation measures used by stock market investors. It is calculated by dividing a company's price per share by its earnings per share.
The PE ratio can be seen as being expressed in years, in the sense that it shows the number of years of earnings which would be required to pay back the purchase price, ignoring inflation. So in general terms, the higher the PE, the more expensive the stock is.
Who are the key directors of Costain?
Costain's management team is headed by:
- Paul Golby - NEC
- Alex Vaughan - CEO
- Helen Willis - CFO
- Sharon Harris - GCN
- Sue Kershaw - MDR
- Maxine Mayhew - MDR
- Martin Hunter - CTR
- Catherine Warbrick - DHR
- Nathan Marsh - OTH
- David Taylor - OTH
- Bishoy Emad Azmy Gendi - NED
- Neil Crockett - NID
- Jacqueline De Rojas - NID
- Tony Quinlan - NID
- Alison Wood - NID