Spectris (LSE:SXS) - Stock Price, News & Analysis

SXS Stock Overview

Spectris plc manufactures and sells measuring instruments and controls worldwide.

SXS fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation	3/6
Future Growth	1/6
Past Performance	1/6
Financial Health	6/6
Dividends	4/6

Rewards

Price-To-Earnings ratio (16.7x) is below the Electronic industry average (25.6x)

Earnings are forecast to grow 3.48% per year

Risk Analysis

Dividend of 2.28% is not well covered

Large one-off items impacting financial results

My Notes

New

Notes are coming soon

Spectris plc Competitors

Renishaw

LSE:RSW

UK£2.8b

Halma

LSE:HLMA

UK£8.0b

Oxford Instruments

LSE:OXIG

UK£1.3b

SDI Group

AIM:SDI

UK£178.8m

Price History & Performance

Summary of all time highs, changes and price drops for Spectris
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price	UK£31.99
52 Week High	UK£34.72
52 Week Low	UK£23.71
Beta	0.73
1 Month Change	6.56%
3 Month Change	5.93%
1 Year Change	-2.97%
3 Year Change	20.90%
5 Year Change	23.18%
Change since IPO	2,004.61%

Recent updates

Is Spectris plc (LON:SXS) Expensive For A Reason? A Look At Its Intrinsic Value

Jan 25

We Think Spectris (LON:SXS) Can Manage Its Debt With Ease

Nov 02

Estimating The Fair Value Of Spectris plc (LON:SXS)

Oct 15

Spectris (LON:SXS) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Sep 04

Spectris (LON:SXS) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.241

Aug 18

Spectris (LON:SXS) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.241

Aug 04

Estimating The Fair Value Of Spectris plc (LON:SXS)

May 17

A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of Spectris plc (LON:SXS)

Feb 06

Spectris (LON:SXS) Could Be Struggling To Allocate Capital

Dec 21

Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of Spectris plc (LON:SXS)

Oct 26

Spectris' (LON:SXS) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Oct 04

Spectris (LON:SXS) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To UK£0.23

Sep 09

Spectris (LON:SXS) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To UK£0.23

Aug 26

Capital Allocation Trends At Spectris (LON:SXS) Aren't Ideal

Aug 24

Spectris (LON:SXS) Is Increasing Its Dividend To UK£0.23

Aug 06

Earnings Beat: Spectris plc Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Updating Their Models

Jul 31

CEO & Executive Director Andrew Heath Just Bought 23% More Shares In Spectris plc (LON:SXS)

Feb 28

Spectris (LON:SXS) Is Growing Earnings But Are They A Good Guide?

Feb 11

Spectris plc's (LON:SXS) Stock Is Going Strong: Is the Market Following Fundamentals?

Jan 21

I Ran A Stock Scan For Earnings Growth And Spectris (LON:SXS) Passed With Ease

Jan 06

Did You Participate In Any Of Spectris' (LON:SXS) Respectable 75% Return?

Dec 21

Spectris plc (LON:SXS) Has Got What It Takes To Be An Attractive Dividend Stock

Dec 08

Will Spectris (LON:SXS) Multiply In Value Going Forward?

Nov 24

Shareholder Returns

	SXS	GB Electronic	GB Market
7D	0.3%	0.6%	0.03%
1Y	-3.0%	-11.7%	-4.8%

Return vs Industry: SXS exceeded the UK Electronic industry which returned -11.7% over the past year.

Return vs Market: SXS exceeded the UK Market which returned -4.8% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is SXS's price volatile compared to industry and market?
SXS volatility
SXS Average Weekly Movement	3.2%
Electronic Industry Average Movement	4.7%
Market Average Movement	5.1%
10% most volatile stocks in GB Market	11.0%
10% least volatile stocks in GB Market	2.7%

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

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

About the Company

Founded	Employees	CEO	Website
1986	7,350	Andrew Heath	https://www.spectris.com

Spectris plc manufactures and sells measuring instruments and controls worldwide. It operates through Malvern Panalytical, HBK, Omega and Industrial Solutions segments. The Malvern Panalytical segment provides measurement and materials characterization and efficiency in R&D and manufacturing sectors.

Spectris plc Fundamentals Summary

How do Spectris's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
SXS fundamental statistics
Market Cap	UK£3.34b
Earnings (TTM)	UK£199.70m
Revenue (TTM)	UK£1.32b

16.7x

P/E Ratio

2.5x

P/S Ratio

Is SXS overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report
SXS income statement (TTM)
Revenue	UK£1.32b
Cost of Revenue	UK£577.00m
Gross Profit	UK£747.70m
Other Expenses	UK£548.00m
Earnings	UK£199.70m

Last Reported Earnings

Jun 30, 2022

Next Earnings Date

Feb 23, 2023

Earnings per share (EPS)	1.91
Gross Margin	56.44%
Net Profit Margin	15.08%
Debt/Equity Ratio	19.4%

How did SXS perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

2.3%

Current Dividend Yield

40%

Payout Ratio

SXS Stock Overview

Rewards

Risk Analysis

Spectris plc Competitors

LSE:RSW

UK£2.8b

LSE:HLMA

UK£8.0b

LSE:OXIG

UK£1.3b

AIM:SDI

UK£178.8m

Price History & Performance

Recent News & Updates

Is Spectris plc (LON:SXS) Expensive For A Reason? A Look At Its Intrinsic Value

Consensus forecasts updated

We Think Spectris (LON:SXS) Can Manage Its Debt With Ease

Spectris plc to Report Fiscal Year 2022 Results on Feb 23, 2023

Estimating The Fair Value Of Spectris plc (LON:SXS)

Consensus forecasts updated

Recent updates

Is Spectris plc (LON:SXS) Expensive For A Reason? A Look At Its Intrinsic Value

Consensus forecasts updated

We Think Spectris (LON:SXS) Can Manage Its Debt With Ease

Spectris plc to Report Fiscal Year 2022 Results on Feb 23, 2023

Estimating The Fair Value Of Spectris plc (LON:SXS)

Consensus forecasts updated

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.24 per share

Now 20% undervalued

Spectris (LON:SXS) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Spectris plc (LSE:SXS) acquired Dytran Instruments Inc.

Now 20% undervalued after recent price drop

Spectris (LON:SXS) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.241

Spectris (LON:SXS) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.241

First half 2022 earnings released

Now 21% undervalued

Spectris plc Proposes Interim Dividend

Dwyer Instruments, Inc. completed the acquisition of OMEGA Engineering, Inc. from Spectris plc (LSE:SXS).

Now 22% undervalued

Estimating The Fair Value Of Spectris plc (LON:SXS)

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.49 per share

Spectris plc (LSE:SXS) agreed to acquire Dytran Instruments Inc. for $82 million.

Spectris plc (LSE:SXS) announces an Equity Buyback for £300 million worth of its shares.

Dwyer Instruments, Inc. agreed to acquire OMEGA Engineering, Inc. from Spectris plc (LSE:SXS) for approximately $530 million.

Now 20% undervalued after recent price drop

CEO & Executive Director recently bought UK£149k worth of stock

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Price target decreased to UK£35.55

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

Spectris plc Proposes Final Dividend for 2021

A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of Spectris plc (LON:SXS)

Spectris (LON:SXS) Could Be Struggling To Allocate Capital

Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of Spectris plc (LON:SXS)

Spectris' (LON:SXS) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.23 per share

Spectris (LON:SXS) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To UK£0.23

Spectris (LON:SXS) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To UK£0.23

Nordson Corporation (NasdaqGS:NDSN) signed an agreement to acquire NDC Technologies Inc. from Spectris plc (LSE:SXS) for $180 million.

Capital Allocation Trends At Spectris (LON:SXS) Aren't Ideal

Consensus forecasts updated

Spectris (LON:SXS) Is Increasing Its Dividend To UK£0.23

High number of new directors

First half 2021 earnings released: EPS UK£1.56 (vs UK£0.57 loss in 1H 2020)

Earnings Beat: Spectris plc Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Updating Their Models

Independent Non-Executive Director has left the company

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.47 per share

Deep Imaging Technologies, Inc. completed the acquisition of Engineering Seismology Group Canada Inc. from Spectris plc (LSE:SXS).

Full year 2020 earnings released: UK£0.15 loss per share (vs UK£2.02 profit in FY 2019)

CEO & Executive Director Andrew Heath Just Bought 23% More Shares In Spectris plc (LON:SXS)

CEO & Executive Director recently bought UK£150k worth of stock

Full year 2020 earnings released

Revenue beats expectations, earnings disappoint

Spectris (LON:SXS) Is Growing Earnings But Are They A Good Guide?

New 90-day high: UK£31.22

Union Technique de l'Automobile, du Motocycle et du Cycle Union de Syndicats completed the acquisition of Millbrook Proving Ground Limited from Spectris plc (LSE:SXS).

Spectris plc's (LON:SXS) Stock Is Going Strong: Is the Market Following Fundamentals?

Analysts update estimates

Analysts update estimates

Spectris plc to Report Fiscal Year 2020 Results on Feb 25, 2021

New 90-day high: UK£29.50