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Ashtead Group BATS-CHIXE:AHTL Stock Report

Last Price

UK£49.52

Market Cap

UK£21.6b

7D

-0.6%

1Y

-9.3%

Updated

26 Dec, 2024

Data

Company Financials +

Ashtead Group plc

BATS-CHIXE:AHTL Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£21.6b

AHTL Stock Overview

Engages in the construction, industrial, and general equipment rental business under the Sunbelt Rentals brand name in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. More details

AHTL fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation3/6
Future Growth2/6
Past Performance2/6
Financial Health3/6
Dividends4/6

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Ashtead Group plc Competitors

Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Ashtead Group
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUK£49.52
52 Week HighUK£64.49
52 Week LowUK£47.13
Beta1.2
1 Month Change-21.55%
3 Month Change-15.62%
1 Year Change-9.35%
3 Year Change-17.64%
5 Year Change105.88%
Change since IPO1,879.02%

Recent News & Updates

Recent updates

Shareholder Returns

AHTLGB Trade DistributorsGB Market
7D-0.6%-2.3%-0.6%
1Y-9.3%-4.8%2.7%

Return vs Industry: AHTL underperformed the UK Trade Distributors industry which returned -3.8% over the past year.

Return vs Market: AHTL underperformed the UK Market which returned 3.1% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is AHTL's price volatile compared to industry and market?
AHTL volatility
AHTL Average Weekly Movement4.8%
Trade Distributors Industry Average Movement4.4%
Market Average Movement4.8%
10% most volatile stocks in GB Market10.5%
10% least volatile stocks in GB Market2.6%

Stable Share Price: AHTL has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the UK market.

Volatility Over Time: AHTL's weekly volatility (5%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
194725,372Brendan Horganwww.ashtead-group.com

Ashtead Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the construction, industrial, and general equipment rental business under the Sunbelt Rentals brand name in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. The company provides pumps, power generation, heating, cooling, scaffolding, traffic management, temporary flooring, structures and fencing, trench shoring, and lifting solutions. It offers its products and services for airports, highways and bridges, office buildings, data centres, schools and universities, shopping centres, residential, remodeling, manufacturing plants, and green energy applications in the construction markets; maintenance, repair, and operations of office and apartment complexes, data and shopping centers, and golf courses, as well as industrial, entertainment and conference venues; entertainment and special events, such as national and sporting events, concerts, film and television production, theme parks, festivals, farmers’ markets, local 5k runs, and cycle races; emergency response and restoration applications comprising fire, hurricanes, flooding, tornadoes, winter storms, residential emergencies, health emergencies, alternative care facilities, points of distribution, and healthcare testing facilities; and state and local government facilities, including government, hospitals, parks and recreation departments, and schools and universities, as well as for pavement/kerb repairs.

Ashtead Group plc Fundamentals Summary

How do Ashtead Group's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
AHTL fundamental statistics
Market capUK£21.61b
Earnings (TTM)UK£1.23b
Revenue (TTM)UK£8.75b

17.5x

P/E Ratio

2.5x

P/S Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
AHTL income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$10.98b
Cost of RevenueUS$544.40m
Gross ProfitUS$10.44b
Other ExpensesUS$8.89b
EarningsUS$1.55b

Last Reported Earnings

Oct 31, 2024

Next Earnings Date

Mar 04, 2025

Earnings per share (EPS)3.54
Gross Margin95.04%
Net Profit Margin14.09%
Debt/Equity Ratio109.2%

How did AHTL perform over the long term?

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Dividends

2.0%

Current Dividend Yield

35%

Payout Ratio

Does AHTL pay a reliable dividends?

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When do you need to buy AHTL by to receive an upcoming dividend?
Ashtead Group dividend dates
Ex Dividend DateJan 09 2025
Dividend Pay DateFeb 07 2025
Days until Ex dividend14 days
Days until Dividend pay date43 days

Does AHTL pay a reliable dividends?

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/26 02:57
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/24 00:00
Earnings2024/10/31
Annual Earnings2024/04/30

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.

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Analyst Sources

Ashtead Group plc is covered by 45 analysts. 18 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Geoff AllumArden Partners Plc.
Jane SparrowBarclays
James RosenthalBarclays