Severn Trent PLC (LON:SVT) Given Average Recommendation of “Hold” by Analysts

Shares of Severn Trent PLC (LON:SVT) have received an average rating of “Hold” from the seven ratings firms that are covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating on the company. The average 12 month price target among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is GBX 6,867.14.

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 3,220 price objective on shares of Severn Trent in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. UBS Group reissued a “sell” rating and set a GBX 2,700 target price on shares of Severn Trent in a research report on Monday, May 18th. Citigroup cut their target price on Severn Trent from £332.90 to £287.90 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their target price on Severn Trent from GBX 3,400 to GBX 3,450 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Monday, June 1st. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “hold” rating and set a GBX 3,300 price target on shares of Severn Trent in a research report on Thursday, May 21st.

Insider Buying and Selling at Severn Trent

In other news, insider Helen Miles sold 1,430 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, June 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 2,892, for a total transaction of £41,355.60. Also, insider James Jesic sold 1,350 shares of Severn Trent stock in a transaction on Monday, June 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 2,892, for a total value of £39,042. 0.32% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Severn Trent Price Performance

SVT opened at GBX 2,978 on Wednesday. Severn Trent has a 1 year low of GBX 2,381 and a 1 year high of GBX 3,335. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 596.63, a current ratio of 1.39 and a quick ratio of 0.73. The company has a market capitalization of £8.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.19, a P/E/G ratio of 4.69 and a beta of 0.55. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is GBX 2,973.67 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 3,029.03.

Severn Trent (LON:SVT) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, May 20th. The company reported GBX 179.80 EPS 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. As a group, analysts anticipate 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.