LON:BOY Bodycote (BOY) Share Price, News & Analysis → Altcoin FRENZY Alert… (From Crypto 101 Media) (Ad) Free BOY Stock Alerts GBX 696.50 +4.00 (+0.58%) (As of 03/28/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range 687.50▼ 69950-Day Range 594▼ 692.5052-Week Range 545▼ 728.50Volume202,907 shsAverage Volume291,829 shsMarket Capitalization£1.32 billionP/E Ratio1,547.78Dividend Yield3.30%Price TargetGBX 670 Stock AnalysisStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider Trades Get Bodycote alerts: Email Address Bodycote MarketRank™ Stock AnalysisAnalyst RatingHold2.00 Rating ScoreUpside/Downside3.8% DownsideGBX 670 Price TargetShort InterestN/ADividend StrengthWeakBased on Four FactorsSustainabilityN/ANews SentimentN/AInsider TradingAcquiring Shares£1.96 M Bought Last QuarterProj. Earnings GrowthN/ASee Full Details Hide Full Details Overall MarketRank™New Rank-Based ScoringMarketRank™ is calculated by averaging available category scores (with extra weight given to analysis and valuation), then ranking the company's weighted average against that of other companies.0.40 out of 5 stars 1.0 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingBodycote has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of GBX 670, Bodycote has a forecasted downside of 3.8% from its current price of GBX 696.50.Amount of Analyst CoverageBodycote has received no research coverage in the past 90 days. Previous Next N/A Short Interest Short InterestThere is no current short interest data available for BOY. Previous Next 0.8 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldBodycote pays a meaningful dividend of 3.32%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthBodycote does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Bodycote is 5,111.11%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Previous Next N/A Sustainability and ESG Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) ScoreThere is no current Upright™ data available for BOY. Previous Next 3.1 News and Social Media Coverage News SentimentBodycote has a news sentiment score of 1.53. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.33 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Bodycote this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 2 people have searched for BOY on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days. Previous Next 3.3 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Bodycote insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £19,590 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 1.41% of the stock of Bodycote is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions69.00% of the stock of Bodycote is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 0.0 Earnings and Valuation Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Bodycote is 1,547.78, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 141.99.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Bodycote is 1,547.78, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 403.05.Price to Earnings Growth RatioBodycote has a PEG Ratio of 1.44. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioBodycote has a P/B Ratio of 1.67. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks Here Ad Crypto 101 MediaMajor Elon Musk Crypto Leak RevealedReports of a leaked meeting between Elon Musk and staff at X.com could send shockwaves through the crypto market. 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The company offers heat treatment services, including altering the microstructure of metals and alloys, such as steel and aluminum to impart properties comprising surface hardness, temperature resistance, ductility, and strength; metal joining services consisting of electron beam welding, HIP diffusion bonding, hydrogen brazing, induction brazing, and vacuum and honeycomb brazing; and hot isostatic pressing (HIP) services, including isostatic pressing and HIP supporting services, as well as Powdermet technology, a manufacturing process used in the production of complex components using powder metallurgy. It also provides surface technologies, which are used to prolong the working life of components and protect from environmental factors, such as corrosion and abrasion. The company's surface technologies include anodising, flame and combustion spraying, high velocity oxygen fuel coatings, plasma spray, electric arc wire, vapor phase aluminide, liquid and ceramic coatings, and thermo-chemically formed ceramic coatings to enhance corrosion protection and wear resistance. It serves automotive, aerospace and defense, energy, and general industrial markets. The company was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in Macclesfield, the United Kingdom.Read More BOY Stock Price History View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart BOY Stock News HeadlinesMarch 21, 2024 | insidertrades.comKevin Boyd Purchases 3,000 Shares of Bodycote plc (LON:BOY) StockMarch 28, 2024 | americanbankingnews.comBodycote (LON:BOY) Stock Passes Above 200-Day Moving Average of $613.26March 28, 2024 | DTI (Ad)the most reliable asset on earth is making a comebackGlobal tensions have been pushing the price of gold to all time highs… Just recently, gold peaked at a record $2,000 (and is now closer to $2,200). And there’s something else critical at play right now in the world’s largest asset. Because of these critical factors, a lot of massive investment institutions are now pumping more money into gold. 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Email Address Company Calendar Last Earnings3/06/2018Today3/28/2024Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeLON SectorIndustrials Industry Specialty Industrial Machinery Sub-IndustryN/A Current SymbolLON:BOY CUSIPN/A CIKN/A Webwww.bodycote.com Phone+44-1625-505300FaxN/AEmployees4,933Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price TargetGBX 670 High Stock Price TargetGBX 670 Low Stock Price TargetGBX 670 Potential Upside/Downside-3.8%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.00 Research Coverage1 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)GBX 0.45 Trailing P/E Ratio1,547.78 Forward P/E Ratio12.80 P/E Growth1.44Net Income£85.60 million Net Margins10.67% Pretax MarginN/A Return on Equity11.03% Return on Assets6.53% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio12.23 Current Ratio1.05 Quick Ratio0.74 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales£802.50 million Price / Sales1.64 Cash FlowGBX 22.43 per share Price / Cash Flow31.05 Book ValueGBX 418 per share Price / Book1.67Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares188,860,000Free FloatN/AMarket Cap£1.32 billion OptionableNot Optionable Beta1.18 Metaverse Stocks And Why You Can't Ignore ThemThinking about investing in Meta, Roblox, or Unity? 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(Age 66)MA, MBA, Group CEO & Executive Director Comp: $1.59MMr. Benjamin Philip Fidler (Age 54)CFO & Director Ms. Michaela YasinChief Marketing OfficerMs. Alison BroughtonCompany SecretaryKey CompetitorsGeneral ElectricLON:GECMorgan Advanced MaterialsLON:MGAMGoodwinLON:GDWNITM PowerLON:ITMRotorkLON:RORView All CompetitorsInsidersKevin BoydBought 3,000 shares on 3/19/2024Total: £1.96 M ($653.00/share)Patrick LarmonBought 10,000 shares on 10/27/2023Total: £5.67 M ($567.00/share)Kevin BoydBought 2,800 shares on 8/16/2023Total: £1.93 M ($691.00/share)Daniel A DayanBought 16,000 shares on 6/6/2023Total: £9.84 M ($615.00/share)View All Insider Transactions BOY Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions Should I buy or sell Bodycote stock right now? 1 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Bodycote in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 hold rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "hold" BOY shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in BOY, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares. View BOY analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks. What is Bodycote's stock price target for 2024? 1 brokers have issued 1 year price targets for Bodycote's stock. Their BOY share price targets range from GBX 670 to GBX 670. On average, they predict the company's share price to reach GBX 670 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 3.8%. View analysts price targets for BOY or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts. How have BOY shares performed in 2024? Bodycote's stock was trading at GBX 594.50 at the beginning of the year. Since then, BOY stock has increased by 17.2% and is now trading at GBX 696.50. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here. How were Bodycote's earnings last quarter? Bodycote plc (LON:BOY) released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March, 6th. The company reported $49.20 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $47.20 by $2.00. The firm earned $690.20 million during the quarter. Bodycote had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 11.03% and a net margin of 10.67%. How often does Bodycote pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Bodycote? Bodycote announced a dividend on Friday, March 15th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 25th will be paid a dividend of GBX 16 per share on Thursday, June 6th. This represents a yield of 2.53%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 25th. This is a boost from the stock's previous dividend of GBX 6.70. The official announcement can be accessed at this link. Read our dividend analysis for BOY. Is Bodycote a good dividend stock? Bodycote (LON:BOY) pays an annual dividend of GBX 23 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 3.32%. The dividend payout ratio is 5,111.11%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Read our dividend analysis for BOY. What other stocks do shareholders of Bodycote own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Bodycote investors own include BTG (BTG), Indivior (INDV), Kenmare Resources (KMR), NVIDIA (NVDA), AstraZeneca (AZN), Diageo (DEO), Tractor Supply (TSCO), BlackBerry (BB), Intel (INTC) and Legal & General Group (LGEN). How do I buy shares of Bodycote? Shares of BOY stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.Compare Top Brokerages Here. 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