Severfield plc

LSE:SFR Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£111.1m

Severfield Management

Management criteria checks 0/4

We currently do not have sufficient information about the CEO.

Key information

Paul McNerney

Chief executive officer

UK£646.0k

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage33.59%
CEO tenureless than a year
CEO ownershipn/a
Management average tenureless than a year
Board average tenure1.7yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

New Narrative Jun 24

Complex Infrastructure And Data Center Demand Will Reshape This Steel Specialist’s Prospects

Catalysts About Severfield Severfield is a leading structural steel group in the U.K., Europe and India, focused on complex, high-quality steel projects across infrastructure, energy, commercial buildings and data centers. What are the underlying business or industry changes driving this perspective?
Analysis Article Jul 27

Severfield plc (LON:SFR) Just Reported, And Analysts Assigned A UK£0.49 Price Target

Last week, you might have seen that Severfield plc ( LON:SFR ) released its yearly result to the market. The early...
Analysis Article Jun 19

Severfield (LON:SFR) Shareholders Will Want The ROCE Trajectory To Continue

If we want to find a stock that could multiply over the long term, what are the underlying trends we should look for...
Analysis Article May 03

There's Reason For Concern Over Severfield plc's (LON:SFR) Massive 28% Price Jump

Severfield plc ( LON:SFR ) shareholders are no doubt pleased to see that the share price has bounced 28% in the last...
Analysis Article Mar 04

Risks Still Elevated At These Prices As Severfield plc (LON:SFR) Shares Dive 47%

The Severfield plc ( LON:SFR ) share price has fared very poorly over the last month, falling by a substantial 47...
Analysis Article Mar 04

Risks Still Elevated At These Prices As Severfield plc (LON:SFR) Shares Dive 47%

Severfield plc ( LON:SFR ) shareholders that were waiting for something to happen have been dealt a blow with a 47...
Analysis Article Nov 27

Not Many Are Piling Into Severfield plc (LON:SFR) Stock Yet As It Plummets 32%

The Severfield plc ( LON:SFR ) share price has fared very poorly over the last month, falling by a substantial 32%. The...
Analysis Article Nov 27

Is There An Opportunity With Severfield plc's (LON:SFR) 47% Undervaluation?

Key Insights Using the 2 Stage Free Cash Flow to Equity, Severfield fair value estimate is UK£1.06 Severfield's UK£0.56...
Analysis Article Jul 24

We Think The Compensation For Severfield plc's (LON:SFR) CEO Looks About Right

Key Insights Severfield's Annual General Meeting to take place on 30th of July CEO Alan Dunsmore's total compensation...
Analysis Article Mar 28

Severfield plc's (LON:SFR) Share Price Is Matching Sentiment Around Its Earnings

When close to half the companies in the United Kingdom have price-to-earnings ratios (or "P/E's") above 17x, you may...
Analysis Article Sep 12

Is Severfield (LON:SFR) Using Too Much Debt?

David Iben put it well when he said, 'Volatility is not a risk we care about. What we care about is avoiding the...
Analysis Article Aug 10

Severfield's (LON:SFR) Dividend Will Be Increased To £0.021

Severfield plc's ( LON:SFR ) periodic dividend will be increasing on the 13th of October to £0.021, with investors...
Analysis Article Jul 27

Severfield (LON:SFR) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.021

The board of Severfield plc ( LON:SFR ) has announced that the dividend on 13th of October will be increased to £0.021...
Analysis Article Jun 17

Severfield plc (LON:SFR) Just Released Its Full-Year Earnings: Here's What Analysts Think

Investors in Severfield plc ( LON:SFR ) had a good week, as its shares rose 10.0% to close at UK£0.70 following the...
Analysis Article Jun 15

Should You Investigate Severfield plc (LON:SFR) At UK£0.68?

While Severfield plc ( LON:SFR ) might not be the most widely known stock at the moment, it saw a double-digit share...
Analysis Article Nov 08

Is Now The Time To Look At Buying Severfield plc (LON:SFR)?

Severfield plc ( LON:SFR ), might not be a large cap stock, but it saw a double-digit share price rise of over 10% in...
Analysis Article Sep 30

Severfield's (LON:SFR) Returns Have Hit A Wall

If we want to find a stock that could multiply over the long term, what are the underlying trends we should look for...
Analysis Article Aug 20

Severfield (LON:SFR) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Warren Buffett famously said, 'Volatility is far from synonymous with risk.' When we think about how risky a company...
Analysis Article Nov 25

Severfield's (LON:SFR) Dividend Will Be UK£0.012

Severfield plc ( LON:SFR ) has announced that it will pay a dividend of UK£0.012 per share on the 7th of January. Based...
Analysis Article Oct 13

An Intrinsic Calculation For Severfield plc (LON:SFR) Suggests It's 42% Undervalued

How far off is Severfield plc ( LON:SFR ) from its intrinsic value? Using the most recent financial data, we'll take a...
Analysis Article Aug 26

This Is Why Severfield plc's (LON:SFR) CEO Compensation Looks Appropriate

Despite Severfield plc's ( LON:SFR ) share price growing positively in the past few years, the per-share earnings...

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Paul McNerney's remuneration changed compared to Severfield's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Mar 28 2026UK£646kUK£217k

-UK£36m

Compensation vs Market: Paul's total compensation ($USD870.57K) is above average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD413.66K).

Compensation vs Earnings: Insufficient data to compare Paul's compensation with company performance.


CEO

Paul McNerney (49 yo)

less than a year
Tenure
UK£645,961
Compensation

Mr. Paul William McNerney is Chief Executive Officer of Severfield plc from November 03, 2025 and serves as its Director since November 03, 2025. He is a Business Unit Leader of Select Plant Hire Company L...


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Paul McNerney
CEO & Directorless than a yearUK£645.96kno data
Andrew Page
CFO & Executive Directorless than a yearUK£391.40kno data
Mark Sanderson
Group Legal Director & Company Secretary12.8yrsno datano data
Rob Evans
Managing Directorless than a yearno datano data
Michaela Lindridge
Group Head of ESGno datano datano data
Graeme Buchanan
Managing Directorless than a yearno datano data
0.5yrs
Average Tenure

Experienced Management: SFR's management team is not considered experienced ( 0.5 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Paul McNerney
CEO & Directorless than a yearUK£645.96kno data
Andrew Page
CFO & Executive Directorless than a yearUK£391.40kno data
Ian McAulay
Independent Non-Executive Director & Workforce Engagement Director1.7yrsUK£59.00kno data
Cynthia Gordon
Independent Non-Executive Director1.8yrsUK£52.00kno data
Mark Pegler
Senior Independent Director3.8yrsUK£67.00k0.018%
£ 20.1k
Charles Cornish
Independent Chairman of the Board2.2yrsUK£163.00k0.035%
£ 38.7k
Janice Crawford
Independent Non-Executive Director1.7yrsUK£52.00kno data
1.7yrs
Average Tenure
61yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: SFR's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 1.7 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.


Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/07/31 17:16
End of Day Share Price 2026/07/31 00:00
Earnings2026/03/28
Annual Earnings2026/03/28

Data Sources

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

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Analyst Sources

Severfield plc is covered by 6 analysts. 4 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Harry PhilipsCanaccord Genuity
Jonathan DayEdison Investment Research
Andrew DouglasJefferies LLC