- £35.03m
- £39.53m
- £101.93m
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Growth & Value
| 12m Forecast Rolling | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE Ratio (f) | 10.82 | ||
| PEG Ratio (f) | 0.76 | ||
| EPS Growth (f) | 16.56% | ||
| Dividend Yield (f) | 3.86% | ||
| Valuation (ttm) | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price to Book Value | 2.63 | ||
| Price to Tang. Book | 3.16 | ||
| Price to Free Cashflow | 13.75 | ||
| Price to Sales | 0.33 | ||
| EV to EBITDA | 8.4 | ||
Shareholder Activity
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Quality
| Name | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on Capital | 25.94% | ||
| Return on Equity | 23.37% | ||
| Operating Margin | 3.78% | ||
Financial Summary
| Year End 30th Sep | Unit | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025E | 2026E | CAGR / Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue | £m | 22.95 | 32.75 | 49.55 | 79.77 | 101.93 | 112.05 | 123.3 | 27.13% |
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| EPS Growth | % | -42.11 | -54.27 | +31.85 | +158.1 | +3.47 | +25.04 | +14.66 | n/a |
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Recent History
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Profile Summary
Hercules PLC, formerly Hercules Site Services PLC, is a United Kingdom-based technology-enabled labor supply company for the United Kingdom construction and infrastructure sector. The Company’s services include labor supply, civil engineering projects, white collar jobs, rail labor supply, site security, training, and health screening. It serves various sectors, such as general civil, highways, utilities, power and energy, and railways. The Company supplies general operatives, carpenters, brick layers, PTS operatives, and pipe layers and joiners. The types of projects the Company undertakes include reinforced concrete structures, pipelines & drainage, roads & footpaths, deep excavations, site enabling works, ducts and draw pits, precast retaining walls, temporary works, pumping stations, and specialists in water waste & clean. Site Security provides static/mobile security officers (SIA accredited), temporary site security capabilities and systems across the United Kingdom.
Directors
- Last Annual
- September 30th, 2024
- Last Interim
- March 31st, 2025
- Incorporated
- May 30th, 2008
- Public Since
- February 4th, 2022
- No. of Employees
- 758
- Sector
- Professional & Commercial Services
- Industry
- Industrials
- Exchange
London Stock Exchange- Shares in Issue
- 79,619,628
- Address
- Hercules Court Lakeside Business Park, CIRENCESTER, GL7 5XZ
- Web
- https://herculesplc.com/
- Phone
- +44 1793336851
- Auditors
- CLA Evelyn Partners Limited
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FAQ
As of Today at 21:05 UTC, shares in Hercules are trading at 44.00p. This share price information is delayed by 15 minutes.
Shares in Hercules last closed at 44.00p and the price had moved by +15.79% over the past 365 days. In terms of relative price strength the Hercules share price has outperformed the FTSE All Share Index by +7.81% over the past year.
The overall consensus recommendation for Hercules is Buy. You can view the full broker recommendation list by unlocking its StockReport.
Find out moreThe Hercules dividend yield is 3.91% based on the trailing twelve month period.
Last year, Hercules paid a total dividend of £0.02, and it currently has a trailing dividend yield of 3.91%.Looking ahead, shares in Hercules are due to go ex-dividend on 2025-07-17 and the next dividend pay date is 2025-08-22.
Hercules are due to go ex-dividend on 2025-07-17 and the next dividend pay date is 2025-08-22. The historic dividend yield on Hercules shares is currently 3.91%.
To buy shares in Hercules 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.
As of the previous close price of 44.00p, shares in Hercules had a market capitalisation of £35.03m.
Here are the trading details for Hercules:
- Country of listing: United Kingdom
- Exchange: LSE
- Ticker Symbol: HERC
Based on an overall assessment of its quality, value and momentum Hercules 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 Hercules is 80.00p. That is 81.82% above the last closing price of 44.00p.
Analysts covering Hercules currently have a consensus Earnings Per Share (EPS) forecast of £0.04 for the next financial year.
Find out moreAn 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 Hercules. Over the past six months, its share price has underperformed the FTSE All Share Index by -8.1%.
As of the last closing price of 44.00p, shares in Hercules were trading -5.63% below their 200 day moving average. You can read more about the power of momentum in assessing share price movements on Stockopedia.
The Hercules PE ratio based on its reported earnings over the past 12 months is 10.82. The shares last closed at 44.00p.
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.
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