RIR Stock Overview Provides environmental, technical, and strategic consultancy services in the United Kingdom, Europe, North America, China, rest of Asia, Australia, and internationally. More details
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Price History & Performance
Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Ricardo Historical stock prices Current Share Price UK£5.05 52 Week High UK£6.10 52 Week Low UK£4.48 Beta 0.58 1 Month Change 10.26% 3 Month Change -3.81% 1 Year Change -8.18% 3 Year Change -6.48% 5 Year Change -43.64% Change since IPO 22.66%
Recent News & Updates
Proteus Enterprises LLC, Gladstone Investment Corporation (NasdaqGS:GAIN) managed by Gladstone Management Corporation entered into an agreement to acquire Ricardo Defense Systems, LLC from Ricardo plc (LSE:RCDO) for £67.5 million. Dec 18 Proteus Enterprises LLC, Gladstone Investment Corporation (NasdaqGS:GAIN) managed by Gladstone Management Corporation acquired Ricardo Defense Systems, LLC from Ricardo plc (LSE:RCDO) for £67.5 million. Dec 17
Ricardo Announces Launch of Element Modular Transmission Range for Decarbonised Propulsion Systems Nov 08
Upcoming dividend of UK£0.089 per share Oct 24
Full year 2024 earnings released: EPS: UK£0.011 (vs UK£0.20 loss in FY 2023) Sep 12
Ricardo plc Declares Final Dividend, Payable on 22 November 2024 Sep 11 See more updates
Proteus Enterprises LLC, Gladstone Investment Corporation (NasdaqGS:GAIN) managed by Gladstone Management Corporation entered into an agreement to acquire Ricardo Defense Systems, LLC from Ricardo plc (LSE:RCDO) for £67.5 million. Dec 18 Proteus Enterprises LLC, Gladstone Investment Corporation (NasdaqGS:GAIN) managed by Gladstone Management Corporation acquired Ricardo Defense Systems, LLC from Ricardo plc (LSE:RCDO) for £67.5 million. Dec 17
Ricardo Announces Launch of Element Modular Transmission Range for Decarbonised Propulsion Systems Nov 08
Upcoming dividend of UK£0.089 per share Oct 24
Full year 2024 earnings released: EPS: UK£0.011 (vs UK£0.20 loss in FY 2023) Sep 12
Ricardo plc Declares Final Dividend, Payable on 22 November 2024 Sep 11
Ricardo plc Appoints Sian Lloyd Rees as Non-Executive Director, Effective 1 October 2024 Aug 28
Ricardo plc Announces Jack Boyer Obe Step Down as Non-Executive Director Jun 25
Ricardo plc Announces Resignation of Laurie Bowen as Non-Executive Director May 03
Group CEO & Director recently bought €116k worth of stock Mar 10
Ricardo plc, Annual General Meeting, Nov 14, 2024 Mar 09
First half dividend of UK£0.038 announced Mar 08
Ricardo plc Declares Interim Dividend, Payable on April 11, 2024 Mar 08
Upcoming dividend of UK£0.086 per share at 2.8% yield Oct 26
Ricardo plc to Report Q2, 2024 Results on Mar 06, 2024 Sep 20
Chairman recently bought €119k worth of stock Sep 20 Ricardo plc Declares Final Dividend, Payable on 24 November 2023
Full year 2023 earnings released: UK£0.20 loss per share (vs UK£0.13 profit in FY 2022) Sep 14
Ricardo plc, Annual General Meeting, Nov 16, 2023 Aug 01
Ricardo plc to Report Fiscal Year 2023 Results on Sep 13, 2023 Jul 18 Ricardo Appoints Judith Cottrell and the Board
First half 2023 earnings released: UK£0.24 loss per share (vs UK£0.056 profit in 1H 2022) Mar 02
Now 20% undervalued Feb 03
Ricardo plc to Report First Half, 2023 Results on Mar 01, 2023 Jan 31
Ricardo plc (LSE:RCDO) acquired 93% stake in E3-Modelling S.A for £24m. Jan 26
Insufficient new directors Nov 01
Upcoming dividend of UK£0.075 per share Oct 27
Insufficient new directors Oct 02
Ricardo plc, Annual General Meeting, Nov 17, 2022 Sep 21
Ricardo plc Announces Board Changes Sep 20
Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: UK£0.13 (vs UK£0.029 in FY 2021) Sep 15
Ricardo plc Declares Final Dividend, Payable on 25 November 2022 Sep 14
Investor sentiment improved over the past week Aug 16
Ricardo plc to Report Fiscal Year 2022 Results on Sep 14, 2022 Jul 26
Group CEO & Director recently bought €62k worth of stock May 14
Now 20% undervalued after recent price drop Mar 31
Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week Mar 08
Upcoming dividend of UK£0.029 per share Mar 03
First half 2022 earnings: Revenues and EPS in line with analyst expectations Feb 26
Ricardo plc Declares Interim Dividend for the Year 2022, Payable on April 8, 2022 Feb 24
Faster Air Quality Mapping Thanks to Ricardo’s RapidAir Software Jan 18
Upcoming dividend of UK£0.051 per share Oct 28
Full year 2021 earnings released: EPS UK£0.029 (vs UK£0.12 loss in FY 2020) Sep 16
First half 2021 earnings released: UK£0.027 loss per share (vs UK£0.12 profit in 1H 2020) Mar 02
New 90-day high: €5.55 Feb 23
New 90-day high: €4.84 Feb 03
Dave Shemmans to Leave His Role as Ricardo's Chief Executive Officer Jan 26
Ricardo plc to Report First Half, 2021 Results on Feb 25, 2021 Jan 25
New 90-day high: €4.80 Jan 14
Afc Energy plc Announces Strategic Collaboration with Ricardo plc to Develop Global Applications for Hydrogen Power Generation Jan 14
New 90-day high: €4.35 Nov 19
Ricardo plc has completed a Follow-on Equity Offering in the amount of £29.34406 million. Nov 13
New 90-day high: €4.33 Oct 15
Full year earnings released - €0.12 loss per share Oct 02
Full year earnings released - €0.12 loss per share Sep 12
New 90-day low - €3.47 Sep 01
New 90-day low - €3.72 Jul 24 Shareholder Returns RIR DE Professional Services DE Market 7D -1.0% 0.07% -0.3% 1Y -8.2% -50.9% 7.0%
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Return vs Market: RIR underperformed the German Market which returned 7% over the past year.
Price Volatility Is RIR's price volatile compared to industry and market? RIR volatility RIR Average Weekly Movement 4.8% Professional Services Industry Average Movement 4.0% Market Average Movement 4.9% 10% most volatile stocks in DE Market 11.6% 10% least volatile stocks in DE Market 2.4%
Stable Share Price: RIR has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the German market.
Volatility Over Time: RIR's weekly volatility (5%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company Founded Employees CEO Website 1915 2,801 Tiemann Ritchie ricardo.com
Ricardo plc provides environmental, technical, and strategic consultancy services in the United Kingdom, Europe, North America, China, rest of Asia, Australia, and internationally. The company operates through Energy and Environment (EE), Rail, Automotive and Industrial (A&I) Established, Automotive and Industrial (A&I) Emerging, Defense, and Performance Products (PP) segments. The EE segment provides environmental consultancy services and data to governments, public agencies, and private businesses.
Show more Ricardo plc Fundamentals Summary How do Ricardo's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap? RIR fundamental statistics Market cap €323.34m Earnings (TTM ) €844.10k Revenue (TTM ) €572.42m
Earnings & Revenue Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM) RIR income statement (TTM ) Revenue UK£474.70m Cost of Revenue UK£340.10m Gross Profit UK£134.60m Other Expenses UK£133.90m Earnings UK£700.00k
Last Reported Earnings
Jun 30, 2024
Earnings per share (EPS) 0.011 Gross Margin 28.35% Net Profit Margin 0.15% Debt/Equity Ratio 64.7%
How did RIR perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparison Dividends
2.9% Current Dividend Yield
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status Data Last Updated (UTC time) Company Analysis 2024/12/26 11:13 End of Day Share Price 2024/12/23 00:00 Earnings 2024/06/30 Annual Earnings 2024/06/30
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Analyst Sources Ricardo plc is covered by 18 analysts. 8 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
Analyst Institution null null Arden Partners Plc. James Bayliss Berenberg Richard Hickinbotham Charles Stanley Securities
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