COST — Costain Share Price

As of Today at 20:04 UTC, shares in Costain are trading at 145.80p. This share price information is delayed by 15 minutes.

Shares in Costain last closed at 145.80p and the price had moved by +64.93% over the past 365 days. In terms of relative price strength the Costain share price has outperformed the FTSE All Share Index by +54.15% over the past year.

The overall consensus recommendation for Costain is Buy. You can view the full broker recommendation list by unlocking its StockReport.

The Costain dividend yield is 1.65% based on the trailing twelve month period.

Last year, Costain paid a total dividend of £0.02, and it currently has a trailing dividend yield of 1.65%. We do not have any data on when Costain is to next pay dividends.

We do not have data on when Costain is to next pay dividends.  The historic dividend yield on Costain shares is currently 1.65%.

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As of the previous close price of 145.80p, shares in Costain had a market capitalisation of £396.00m.

Here are the trading details for Costain: 

• Country of listing: United Kingdom
• Exchange: LSE
• Ticker Symbol: COST

Based on an overall assessment of its quality, value and momentum Costain is currently classified as a Super Stock. 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.

The analyst consensus target price for shares in Costain is 152.83p.  That is 4.82% above the last closing price of 145.80p.

Analysts covering Costain currently have a consensus Earnings Per Share (EPS) forecast of £0.14 for the next financial year.

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 outperformed the FTSE All Share Index by +22.69%.

As of the last closing price of 145.80p, shares in Costain were trading +33.16% higher than their 200 day moving average. You can read more about the power of momentum in assessing share price movements on Stockopedia.

The Costain PE ratio based on its reported earnings over the past 12 months is 10.06. The shares last closed at 145.80p. 

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.

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