SThree (LSE:STEM) - Stock Price, News & Analysis

STEM Stock Overview

SThree plc provides specialist recruitment services in the sciences, technology, engineering, and mathematics markets worldwide.

About the company

STEM fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation	3/6
Future Growth	3/6
Past Performance	3/6
Financial Health	6/6
Dividends	4/6

Rewards

Price-To-Earnings ratio (10.9x) is below the UK market (14.4x)

Earnings are forecast to grow 11.5% per year

Trading at good value compared to peers and industry

Risk Analysis

Unstable dividend track record

SThree plc Competitors

Robert Walters

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UK£282.4m

PageGroup

LSE:PAGE

UK£1.4b

Impellam Group

AIM:IPEL

UK£285.5m

Hays

LSE:HAS

UK£1.7b

Price History & Performance

Summary of all time highs, changes and price drops for SThree
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price	UK£4.08
52 Week High	UK£4.92
52 Week Low	UK£3.25
Beta	0.92
1 Month Change	18.80%
3 Month Change	18.46%
1 Year Change	-1.33%
3 Year Change	35.16%
5 Year Change	42.48%
Change since IPO	99.27%

Recent updates

SThree's (LON:STEM) Dividend Will Be £0.05

Sep 10

SThree (LON:STEM) Has Announced A Dividend Of £0.05

Aug 27

SThree (LON:STEM) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of £0.05

Jul 28

SThree (LON:STEM) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.11

Apr 05

Estimating The Fair Value Of SThree plc (LON:STEM)

Mar 03

SThree (LON:STEM) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.11

Feb 02

SThree's (LON:STEM) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Oct 18

SThree (LON:STEM) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At £0.05

Oct 04

Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine SThree plc (LON:STEM)?

Sep 13

SThree's (LON:STEM) Dividend Will Be Increased To £0.05

Aug 17

Returns On Capital Signal Tricky Times Ahead For SThree (LON:STEM)

Jun 24

Should You Think About Buying SThree plc (LON:STEM) Now?

Jun 01

SThree (LON:STEM) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At UK£0.08

Apr 28

Is SThree plc (LON:STEM) Trading At A 49% Discount?

Apr 08

SThree (LON:STEM) Is Increasing Its Dividend To UK£0.08

Mar 02

Returns On Capital At SThree (LON:STEM) Paint A Concerning Picture

Feb 23

SThree's (LON:STEM) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Feb 02

Should You Think About Buying SThree plc (LON:STEM) Now?

Jan 09

Is There An Opportunity With SThree plc's (LON:STEM) 44% Undervaluation?

Dec 16

Should You Investigate SThree plc (LON:STEM) At UK£5.69?

Oct 03

A Look At The Fair Value Of SThree plc (LON:STEM)

Sep 03

Is There Now An Opportunity In SThree plc (LON:STEM)?

May 25

Estimating The Fair Value Of SThree plc (LON:STEM)

Feb 26

Should You Investigate SThree plc (LON:STEM) At UK£3.25?

Feb 03

We Think SThree's (LON:STEM) Statutory Profit Might Understate Its Earnings Potential

Jan 13

SThree plc's (LON:STEM) Stock Has Seen Strong Momentum: Does That Call For Deeper Study Of Its Financial Prospects?

Dec 23

A Look At SThree's (LON:STEM) Share Price Returns

Dec 02

Shareholder Returns

	STEM	GB Professional Services	GB Market
7D	0.9%	1.8%	-0.4%
1Y	-1.3%	12.3%	-4.1%

Return vs Industry: STEM underperformed the UK Professional Services industry which returned 11.7% over the past year.

Return vs Market: STEM exceeded the UK Market which returned -3.9% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is STEM's price volatile compared to industry and market?
STEM volatility
STEM Average Weekly Movement	3.1%
Professional Services Industry Average Movement	5.2%
Market Average Movement	5.1%
10% most volatile stocks in GB Market	12.0%
10% least volatile stocks in GB Market	2.6%

Stable Share Price: STEM is less volatile than 75% of UK stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 3% a week.

Volatility Over Time: STEM's weekly volatility (3%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

Founded	Employees	CEO	Website
1986	2,800	Timo Lehne	https://www.sthree.com

SThree plc provides specialist recruitment services in the sciences, technology, engineering, and mathematics markets worldwide. The company offers recruitment services for permanent and contract work, as well as for executive and c-suites roles. It offers permanent, contract, project, retained, and executive search recruitment solutions, as well as support and mobility services.

SThree plc Fundamentals Summary

How do SThree's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
STEM fundamental statistics
Market Cap	UK£542.33m
Earnings (TTM)	UK£49.90m
Revenue (TTM)	UK£1.69b

10.9x

P/E Ratio

0.3x

P/S Ratio

Is STEM overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report
STEM income statement (TTM)
Revenue	UK£1.69b
Cost of Revenue	UK£1.26b
Gross Profit	UK£436.15m
Other Expenses	UK£386.26m
Earnings	UK£49.90m

Last Reported Earnings

May 31, 2023

Next Earnings Date

Jan 30, 2024

Earnings per share (EPS)	0.37
Gross Margin	25.77%
Net Profit Margin	2.95%
Debt/Equity Ratio	0.9%

How did STEM perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

3.9%

Current Dividend Yield

42%

Payout Ratio

STEM Stock Overview

Rewards

Risk Analysis

SThree plc Competitors

LSE:RWA

UK£282.4m

LSE:PAGE

UK£1.4b

AIM:IPEL

UK£285.5m

LSE:HAS

UK£1.7b

Price History & Performance

Recent News & Updates

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.05 per share at 4.3% yield

Price target decreased by 8.8% to UK£5.59

SThree's (LON:STEM) Dividend Will Be £0.05

SThree (LON:STEM) Has Announced A Dividend Of £0.05

SThree (LON:STEM) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of £0.05

First half 2023 earnings released: EPS: UK£0.21 (vs UK£0.24 in 1H 2022)

Recent updates

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.05 per share at 4.3% yield

Price target decreased by 8.8% to UK£5.59

SThree's (LON:STEM) Dividend Will Be £0.05

SThree (LON:STEM) Has Announced A Dividend Of £0.05

SThree (LON:STEM) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of £0.05

First half 2023 earnings released: EPS: UK£0.21 (vs UK£0.24 in 1H 2022)

SThree plc Proposes Interim Dividend for the Six Months Ended 31 May 2023, Payable on 8 December 2023

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.11 per share at 3.9% yield

Now 20% undervalued after recent price drop

SThree (LON:STEM) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.11

Now 21% undervalued

Estimating The Fair Value Of SThree plc (LON:STEM)

Consensus EPS estimates increase by 15%

SThree (LON:STEM) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.11

Full year 2022 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

SThree plc, Annual General Meeting, Apr 19, 2023

SThree plc to Report Fiscal Year 2022 Results on Jan 30, 2023

Imogen Joss, Independent Non-Executive Director of Euromoney Appoints as A Non-Executive Director of Sthree Plc, with Effect from 1 December 2022

Less than half of directors are independent

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.05 per share

SThree's (LON:STEM) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

SThree (LON:STEM) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At £0.05

SThree plc Appoints Elaine O’Donnell as Non-Executive Director, as Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee and Member of the Remuneration and Nomination Committees

Less than half of directors are independent

Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine SThree plc (LON:STEM)?

SThree's (LON:STEM) Dividend Will Be Increased To £0.05

SThree plc Announces Management Changes, Effective 1 October 2022

First half 2022 earnings released: EPS: UK£0.24 (vs UK£0.14 in 1H 2021)

Sthree plc Proposes to Pay Interim Dividend, Payable on 2 December 2022

Returns On Capital Signal Tricky Times Ahead For SThree (LON:STEM)

SThree plc to Report First Half, 2022 Results on Jul 25, 2022

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Should You Think About Buying SThree plc (LON:STEM) Now?

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.08 per share

SThree (LON:STEM) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At UK£0.08

Is SThree plc (LON:STEM) Trading At A 49% Discount?

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Full year 2021 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations while revenues lag behind

SThree plc, Annual General Meeting, Apr 20, 2022

SThree (LON:STEM) Is Increasing Its Dividend To UK£0.08

Returns On Capital At SThree (LON:STEM) Paint A Concerning Picture

SThree's (LON:STEM) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

SThree plc Proposes Final Dividend for the Fiscal Year 2021

Full year 2021 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations while revenues lag behind

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Should You Think About Buying SThree plc (LON:STEM) Now?

Is There An Opportunity With SThree plc's (LON:STEM) 44% Undervaluation?

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.03 per share

Should You Investigate SThree plc (LON:STEM) At UK£5.69?

Price target increased to UK£6.18

A Look At The Fair Value Of SThree plc (LON:STEM)

Price target increased to UK£5.32

Price target increased to UK£4.75

Is There Now An Opportunity In SThree plc (LON:STEM)?

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.05 per share

Estimating The Fair Value Of SThree plc (LON:STEM)

New 90-day high: UK£3.40

Revenue and earnings miss expectations