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GB Group plcLSE:GBG Stock Report

Market Cap UK£519.6m
Share Price
UK£2.24
UK£4.5
50.3% undervalued intrinsic discount
1Y-19.6%
7D4.1%
Portfolio Value
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GB Group plc

LSE:GBG Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£519.6m

GB Group (GBG) Stock Overview

Provides identity data intelligence products and services in the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, and internationally. More details

GBG fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation2/6
Future Growth4/6
Past Performance4/6
Financial Health4/6
Dividends2/6

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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for GB Group
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUK£2.24
52 Week HighUK£2.92
52 Week LowUK£1.85
Beta0.0035
1 Month Change5.97%
3 Month Change2.66%
1 Year Change-19.64%
3 Year Change-26.81%
5 Year Change-74.47%
Change since IPO2.66%

Recent News & Updates

Narrative Update May 02

GBG: Refined Forecast Assumptions Will Support Confidence In Future Earnings Potential

Analysts have lifted their price target on GB Group to £4.50, with the move underpinned by updated assumptions that keep fair value at £4.50 while adjusting the discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin and future P/E inputs. Valuation Changes Fair Value: kept steady at £4.50, indicating no change in the central valuation estimate.
Narrative Update Apr 18

GBG: Refined Assumptions Will Support Confidence In Future Earnings Potential

Analysts have nudged their price target on GB Group slightly higher to £X.XX from £X.XX, citing updated assumptions around the discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin and forward P/E that leave their overall fair value view broadly unchanged. Valuation Changes Fair Value: The fair value estimate is unchanged at 4.5, indicating no material shift in the core valuation output.
Narrative Update Apr 02

GBG: Slightly Improved Assumptions Will Support Confidence In Future Earnings Potential

Analysts have nudged their price target on GB Group slightly higher to £X.X, reflecting small adjustments to assumptions around the discount rate, revenue growth, profit margins and future P/E, while keeping estimated fair value broadly unchanged at £4.50. Valuation Changes Fair Value: kept unchanged at £4.50, indicating no shift in the central valuation anchor.
Narrative Update Mar 18

GBG: Index Additions Will Support Confidence In Future Earnings Potential

Analysts have nudged their price target on GB Group slightly higher to £4.50. This reflects small refinements to assumptions around discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin and future P/E that leave their overall valuation view broadly unchanged.
Narrative Update Mar 03

GBG: Index Additions Will Support Confidence In Future Earnings Potential

Analysts have trimmed their price target on GB Group by £0.40. This reflects updated assumptions that include a higher discount rate, revised revenue growth and profit margin expectations, and a lower future P/E multiple.

Recent updates

Narrative Update May 02

GBG: Refined Forecast Assumptions Will Support Confidence In Future Earnings Potential

Analysts have lifted their price target on GB Group to £4.50, with the move underpinned by updated assumptions that keep fair value at £4.50 while adjusting the discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin and future P/E inputs. Valuation Changes Fair Value: kept steady at £4.50, indicating no change in the central valuation estimate.
Narrative Update Apr 18

GBG: Refined Assumptions Will Support Confidence In Future Earnings Potential

Analysts have nudged their price target on GB Group slightly higher to £X.XX from £X.XX, citing updated assumptions around the discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin and forward P/E that leave their overall fair value view broadly unchanged. Valuation Changes Fair Value: The fair value estimate is unchanged at 4.5, indicating no material shift in the core valuation output.
Narrative Update Apr 02

GBG: Slightly Improved Assumptions Will Support Confidence In Future Earnings Potential

Analysts have nudged their price target on GB Group slightly higher to £X.X, reflecting small adjustments to assumptions around the discount rate, revenue growth, profit margins and future P/E, while keeping estimated fair value broadly unchanged at £4.50. Valuation Changes Fair Value: kept unchanged at £4.50, indicating no shift in the central valuation anchor.
Narrative Update Mar 18

GBG: Index Additions Will Support Confidence In Future Earnings Potential

Analysts have nudged their price target on GB Group slightly higher to £4.50. This reflects small refinements to assumptions around discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin and future P/E that leave their overall valuation view broadly unchanged.
Narrative Update Mar 03

GBG: Index Additions Will Support Confidence In Future Earnings Potential

Analysts have trimmed their price target on GB Group by £0.40. This reflects updated assumptions that include a higher discount rate, revised revenue growth and profit margin expectations, and a lower future P/E multiple.
Analysis Article Nov 26

GB Group plc's (LON:GBG) Share Price Is Matching Sentiment Around Its Revenues

You may think that with a price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 2.2x GB Group plc ( LON:GBG ) is a stock worth checking...
Analysis Article Sep 13

Is There An Opportunity With GB Group plc's (LON:GBG) 39% Undervaluation?

Key Insights GB Group's estimated fair value is UK£3.78 based on 2 Stage Free Cash Flow to Equity Current share price...
Analysis Article Jun 28

Statutory Profit Doesn't Reflect How Good GB Group's (LON:GBG) Earnings Are

GB Group plc's ( LON:GBG ) earnings announcement last week was disappointing for investors, despite the decent profit...
Analysis Article Apr 25

More Unpleasant Surprises Could Be In Store For GB Group plc's (LON:GBG) Shares After Tumbling 26%

Unfortunately for some shareholders, the GB Group plc ( LON:GBG ) share price has dived 26% in the last thirty days...
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New Narrative Mar 19

Investments In Identity And Location Segments Will Drive Future Upsell Opportunities

New focuses on operational efficiencies and innovation should enhance revenue growth and net margins through improved customer engagement and retention.
Analysis Article Nov 27

Investors Shouldn't Be Too Comfortable With GB Group's (LON:GBG) Earnings

Unsurprisingly, GB Group plc's ( LON:GBG ) stock price was strong on the back of its healthy earnings report. However...
Analysis Article Jun 14

UK£4.21 - That's What Analysts Think GB Group plc (LON:GBG) Is Worth After These Results

GB Group plc ( LON:GBG ) last week reported its latest full-year results, which makes it a good time for investors to...
Analysis Article Apr 19

Is GB Group plc (LON:GBG) Trading At A 35% Discount?

Key Insights The projected fair value for GB Group is UK£3.82 based on 2 Stage Free Cash Flow to Equity GB Group's...
Analysis Article Feb 15

Here's Why GB Group (LON:GBG) Can Afford Some Debt

Warren Buffett famously said, 'Volatility is far from synonymous with risk.' So it might be obvious that you need to...
Analysis Article Jan 18

Is There An Opportunity With GB Group plc's (LON:GBG) 28% Undervaluation?

Key Insights The projected fair value for GB Group is UK£3.64 based on 2 Stage Free Cash Flow to Equity GB Group is...
Analysis Article Dec 22

What GB Group plc's (LON:GBG) P/S Is Not Telling You

With a median price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of close to 2.5x in the Software industry in the United Kingdom, you...
Analysis Article Jul 14

Estimating The Fair Value Of GB Group plc (LON:GBG)

Key Insights The projected fair value for GB Group is UK£2.82 based on 2 Stage Free Cash Flow to Equity With UK£2.43...
Analysis Article Jun 17

We Think GB Group (LON:GBG) Has A Fair Chunk Of Debt

Warren Buffett famously said, 'Volatility is far from synonymous with risk.' When we think about how risky a company...
Analysis Article Mar 23

Calculating The Fair Value Of GB Group plc (LON:GBG)

Key Insights The projected fair value for GB Group is UK£3.48 based on 2 Stage Free Cash Flow to Equity Current share...
Analysis Article Feb 09

GB Group (LON:GBG) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

Warren Buffett famously said, 'Volatility is far from synonymous with risk.' It's only natural to consider a company's...
Analysis Article Nov 11

GB Group plc (LON:GBG) Shares Could Be 35% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Today we will run through one way of estimating the intrinsic value of GB Group plc ( LON:GBG ) by estimating the...
Analysis Article Sep 30

Should You Think About Buying GB Group plc (LON:GBG) Now?

GB Group plc ( LON:GBG ), is not the largest company out there, but it led the AIM gainers with a relatively large...
Analysis Article Aug 12

Are Investors Undervaluing GB Group plc (LON:GBG) By 26%?

In this article we are going to estimate the intrinsic value of GB Group plc ( LON:GBG ) by estimating the company's...
Analysis Article Jun 18

Here's Why GB Group (LON:GBG) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

The external fund manager backed by Berkshire Hathaway's Charlie Munger, Li Lu, makes no bones about it when he says...
Analysis Article Apr 09

Is GB Group plc (LON:GBG) Trading At A 34% Discount?

Does the April share price for GB Group plc ( LON:GBG ) reflect what it's really worth? Today, we will estimate the...
Analysis Article Dec 21

Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of GB Group plc (LON:GBG)

How far off is GB Group plc ( LON:GBG ) from its intrinsic value? Using the most recent financial data, we'll take a...
Analysis Article Sep 16

Here's Why I Think GB Group (LON:GBG) Is An Interesting Stock

For beginners, it can seem like a good idea (and an exciting prospect) to buy a company that tells a good story to...
Analysis Article Aug 28

Calculating The Fair Value Of GB Group plc (LON:GBG)

Today we'll do a simple run through of a valuation method used to estimate the attractiveness of GB Group plc ( LON:GBG...

Shareholder Returns

GBGGB SoftwareGB Market
7D4.1%-0.2%-0.8%
1Y-19.6%-28.3%19.7%

Return vs Industry: GBG exceeded the UK Software industry which returned -27.4% over the past year.

Return vs Market: GBG underperformed the UK Market which returned 21.7% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is GBG's price volatile compared to industry and market?
GBG volatility
GBG Average Weekly Movement5.5%
Software Industry Average Movement5.7%
Market Average Movement5.6%
10% most volatile stocks in GB Market11.6%
10% least volatile stocks in GB Market3.1%

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

Volatility Over Time: GBG's weekly volatility (6%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
19891,100Dev Dhimanwww.gbgplc.com

GB Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, provides identity data intelligence products and services in the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, and internationally. The company operates in three segments: Location, Identity, and Fraud. It offers Instinct, a fraud risk management platform; ID3global, identity verification solution; mobile intelligence; and Investigate, search subject analysis solution.

GB Group plc Fundamentals Summary

How do GB Group's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
GBG fundamental statistics
Market capUK£519.60m
Earnings (TTM)UK£9.05m
Revenue (TTM)UK£281.36m
57.4x
P/E Ratio
1.8x
P/S Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
GBG income statement (TTM)
RevenueUK£281.36m
Cost of RevenueUK£83.96m
Gross ProfitUK£197.40m
Other ExpensesUK£188.35m
EarningsUK£9.05m

Last Reported Earnings

Sep 30, 2025

Next Earnings Date

Jun 02, 2026

Earnings per share (EPS)0.039
Gross Margin70.16%
Net Profit Margin3.22%
Debt/Equity Ratio15.8%

How did GBG perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

2.0%
Current Dividend Yield
122%
Payout Ratio

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/05/08 01:29
End of Day Share Price 2026/05/08 00:00
Earnings2025/09/30
Annual Earnings2025/03/31

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.

Analysis Model and Snowflake

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Industry and Sector Metrics

Our industry and section metrics are calculated every 6 hours by Simply Wall St, details of our process are available on Github.

Analyst Sources

GB Group plc is covered by 20 analysts. 9 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Nicholas Michael DempseyBarclays
Nicholas Michael DempseyBarclays
James ZarembaBarclays