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Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for BAE Systems Historical stock prices Current Share Price UK£11.59 52 Week High UK£14.17 52 Week Low UK£10.88 Beta 0.33 1 Month Change -13.16% 3 Month Change -8.92% 1 Year Change 5.94% 3 Year Change 111.79% 5 Year Change 100.09% Change since IPO 297.29%
Recent News & Updates
BAE Systems plc to Report Fiscal Year 2024 Results on Feb 19, 2025 Dec 12
BAE Systems, Inc. Completes Environmental Testing and Helps Advance NASA's Spherex Observatory Mission Dec 02
BAE Systems Demonstrates Next-Generation M-Code Increment 2 Global Navigation Satellite System User Equipment Technology Oct 28
BAE Systems Presents Two Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle Prototype Equipped with Different Mission Capabilities at AUSA 2024 Oct 14
BAE Systems' RAD510 Software Development Unit Now Available for Order Oct 01
BAE Systems plc Announces Lord Mark Sedwill Steps Down from His Role as Non-Executive Director Sep 10 See more updates
BAE Systems plc to Report Fiscal Year 2024 Results on Feb 19, 2025 Dec 12
BAE Systems, Inc. Completes Environmental Testing and Helps Advance NASA's Spherex Observatory Mission Dec 02
BAE Systems Demonstrates Next-Generation M-Code Increment 2 Global Navigation Satellite System User Equipment Technology Oct 28
BAE Systems Presents Two Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle Prototype Equipped with Different Mission Capabilities at AUSA 2024 Oct 14
BAE Systems' RAD510 Software Development Unit Now Available for Order Oct 01
BAE Systems plc Announces Lord Mark Sedwill Steps Down from His Role as Non-Executive Director Sep 10
BAE Systems Completes Testing, Ships Primary Instrument for Roman Space Telescope Aug 14 Bae Systems plc Declares Interim Dividend of the Half Year Ended 30 June 2024, Payable on December 2, 2024
BAE Systems plc (LSE:BA.) acquired Callen Lenz Associates Limited. Aug 01
BAE Systems Showcases Modularity of Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle with New Prototype At Eurosatory Jun 18 BAE Systems plc Announces Company Secretary Changes
Upcoming dividend of UK£0.18 per share Apr 11
BAE Systems plc to Report First Half, 2024 Results on Aug 01, 2024 Feb 27
Final dividend increased to UK£0.18 Feb 23
Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: UK£0.61 (vs UK£0.51 in FY 2022) Feb 22
Now 20% undervalued Feb 22
BAE Systems plc (LSE:BA.) acquired Malloy Aeronautics Ltd. Feb 02
Baes Systems, Inc. Completes Critical Design Review Program to Design and Manufacture Advanced Military Gps Receives $247 Million Contract from the U.S. Space Force Feb 01
BAE Systems plc Announces Changes to Membership of Board Committees, Effective January 1, 2024 Dec 08
BAE Systems Unveils ADAPT Virtual Environment to Advance Mission Outcomes Nov 29
Bae Systems plc Reaffirms Group Earnings Guidance for the Year Ending 31 December 2023 Nov 14
BAE Systems plc to Report Fiscal Year 2023 Results on Feb 21, 2024 Nov 13
BAE Systems plc Announces Board Changes Nov 10
BAE Systems plc Appoints Angus Cockburn as A Non-Executive Director, Effective 6 November 2023 Oct 27
Upcoming dividend of UK£0.12 per share at 2.6% yield Oct 13 BAE Systems plc announced that it has received $1.93364 million in funding
Bae Systems plc Announces Debut of the Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle At DSEI Sep 12 BAE Systems Reportedly in Discussions to Acquire Ball's $4 Billion Aerospace Division BAE Systems plc Revises Group Earnings Guidance for the Year Ending 31 December 2023
First half 2023 earnings released: EPS: UK£0.32 (vs UK£0.20 in 1H 2022) Aug 03
BAE Systems plc, Annual General Meeting, May 09, 2024 Aug 03
BAE Systems' PHASA-35 Completes First Successful Stratospheric Flight Jul 15
New minor risk - Shareholder dilution Jul 02
BAE Systems Launches Technology Partner Program for Core National Security Missions Jun 01
BAE Systems plc Appoints Elaine Luria to Its Board of Directors May 25 BAE Systems plc announced that it has received $1.553591 million in funding May 12
BAE Systems plc Announces Board Changes
BAE Systems plc Announces Final Dividend for the Full Year 2023, Payable on 1 June 2023 May 04
Upcoming dividend of UK£0.17 per share at 2.6% yield Apr 13
Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: UK£0.51 (vs UK£0.55 in FY 2021) Mar 31
Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: UK£0.51 (vs UK£0.55 in FY 2021) Feb 25
BAE Systems Demonstrates Effectiveness of APKWS Against Agile, High-Speed Military Drones Nov 30 BAE Systems plc Provides Earnings Guidance for the Year 2022
BAE Systems APKWS Laser-Guidance Kits Bring the Heat Against Armored Vehicles Nov 11 BAE Systems plc to Report Q4, 2022 Results on Feb 23, 2023
Upcoming dividend of UK£0.10 per share Oct 13
Bae Systems Viper Memory Loader Verifier II Will Improve F-16 Maintenance Cybersecurity Oct 13 BAE Systems plc announced that it has received $7.437897 million in funding Sep 20
BAE Systems Set to Launch Low Earth Orbit Satellite Cluster to Provide Secure Digital Military Intelligence from 2024 Sep 08
BAE Systems plc Appoints Guy Montminy as Its Senior Vice President for Finance, Effective Sept. 5, 2022 Sep 01
BAE Systems’ Combat System Mission Crew Workstation Qualified for P-8A Poseidon Aircraft Aug 31 BAE Systems plc Unveils Latest Deployable Networking Product, NetVIPRTM Aug 18
First half 2022 earnings released Jul 29 BAE Systems plc (LSE:BA.) commences an Equity Buyback Plan for 314,658,597 shares, representing 10% of its issued share capital, under the authorization approved on May 5, 2022. Bae Systems plc Announces Interim Dividend of 2022
Now 21% undervalued Jul 16
Symphony Innovation, LLC agreed to acquire NetReveal from BAE Systems plc (LSE:BA.). Jul 13
BAE Systems plc Announces Lord Sedwillto Join the Board as A Non-Executive Director Jun 24
BAE Systems plc unveils Its Newest Advanced M-Code GPS Receiver for Guided Weapons and Other Small Applications, Enabling Precise Geolocation and Strike Capabilities in Highly Contested Battlespaces Jun 09
BAE Systems plc to Showcase Combat Vehicles and Advanced Defense Technologies During Eurosatory Jun 08 BAE Systems plc Announces Management Changes
Upcoming dividend of UK£0.15 per share Apr 14
BAE Systems plc announced that it has received $83.589385 million in funding Apr 09
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Hires Maria Hedden as New Chief Operating Officer Apr 06
Full year 2021 earnings released: EPS: UK£0.55 (vs UK£0.41 in FY 2020) Apr 01 BAE Systems plc Appoints Nicole Piasecki as Chair of the Remuneration Committee, Effective May 5, 2022 Shareholder Returns BAL GB Aerospace & Defense GB Market 7D -3.6% -2.9% -2.6% 1Y 5.9% 6.6% 2.4%
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Return vs Market: BAL exceeded the UK Market which returned 2.4% over the past year.
Price Volatility Is BAL's price volatile compared to industry and market? BAL volatility BAL Average Weekly Movement 4.0% Aerospace & Defense Industry Average Movement 5.0% Market Average Movement 4.8% 10% most volatile stocks in GB Market 10.6% 10% least volatile stocks in GB Market 2.6%
Stable Share Price: BAL has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the UK market.
Volatility Over Time: BAL's weekly volatility (4%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company BAE Systems plc provides defense, aerospace, and security solutions worldwide. The company operates through five segments: Electronic Systems, Platforms & Services, Air, Maritime, and Cyber & Intelligence. The Electronic Systems segment offers electronic warfare systems, navigation systems, electro-optical sensors, military and commercial digital engine and flight controls, precision guidance and seeker solutions, military communication systems and data links, persistent surveillance capabilities, space electronics, and electric drive propulsion systems.
Show more BAE Systems plc Fundamentals Summary How do BAE Systems's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap? BAL fundamental statistics Market cap UK£34.56b Earnings (TTM ) UK£1.84b Revenue (TTM ) UK£24.56b
Earnings & Revenue Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM) BAL income statement (TTM ) Revenue UK£24.56b Cost of Revenue UK£9.43b Gross Profit UK£15.13b Other Expenses UK£13.29b Earnings UK£1.84b
Last Reported Earnings
Jun 30, 2024
Next Earnings Date
Feb 19, 2025
Earnings per share (EPS) 0.62 Gross Margin 61.59% Net Profit Margin 7.49% Debt/Equity Ratio 78.3%
How did BAL perform over the long term?
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2.7% Current Dividend Yield
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status Data Last Updated (UTC time) Company Analysis 2024/12/22 21:13 End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00 Earnings 2024/06/30 Annual Earnings 2023/12/31
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Analyst Sources BAE Systems plc is covered by 53 analysts. 16 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 Pierre-Yves Gauthier AlphaValue Guy Brown Arden Partners Plc. Joseph Campbell Barclays
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