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Severn Trent LSE:SVT Stock Report

Last Price

UK£25.16

Market Cap

UK£7.6b

7D

-3.5%

1Y

-3.9%

Updated

22 Dec, 2024

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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Severn Trent
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUK£25.16
52 Week HighUK£28.07
52 Week LowUK£23.10
Beta0.36
1 Month Change-9.33%
3 Month Change-4.70%
1 Year Change-3.93%
3 Year Change-14.83%
5 Year Change-1.18%
Change since IPO412.37%

Recent News & Updates

Recent updates

Should You Be Adding Severn Trent (LON:SVT) To Your Watchlist Today?

Dec 05
Should You Be Adding Severn Trent (LON:SVT) To Your Watchlist Today?

With Severn Trent PLC (LON:SVT) It Looks Like You'll Get What You Pay For

Nov 08
With Severn Trent PLC (LON:SVT) It Looks Like You'll Get What You Pay For

Investors Could Be Concerned With Severn Trent's (LON:SVT) Returns On Capital

Aug 30
Investors Could Be Concerned With Severn Trent's (LON:SVT) Returns On Capital

Severn Trent (LON:SVT) Seems To Be Using A Lot Of Debt

Aug 12
Severn Trent (LON:SVT) Seems To Be Using A Lot Of Debt

Severn Trent PLC's (LON:SVT) Earnings Haven't Escaped The Attention Of Investors

Jul 23
Severn Trent PLC's (LON:SVT) Earnings Haven't Escaped The Attention Of Investors

Some Shareholders May find It Hard To Increase Severn Trent PLC's (LON:SVT) CEO Compensation This Year

Jul 05
Some Shareholders May find It Hard To Increase Severn Trent PLC's (LON:SVT) CEO Compensation This Year

Severn Trent's (LON:SVT) Shareholders May Want To Dig Deeper Than Statutory Profit

Jun 19
Severn Trent's (LON:SVT) Shareholders May Want To Dig Deeper Than Statutory Profit

Severn Trent (LON:SVT) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.701

May 25
Severn Trent (LON:SVT) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.701

Capital Allocation Trends At Severn Trent (LON:SVT) Aren't Ideal

May 02
Capital Allocation Trends At Severn Trent (LON:SVT) Aren't Ideal

Is Severn Trent (LON:SVT) A Risky Investment?

Mar 11
Is Severn Trent (LON:SVT) A Risky Investment?

Severn Trent PLC's (LON:SVT) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 31% Above Its Share Price

Feb 14
Severn Trent PLC's (LON:SVT) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 31% Above Its Share Price

Severn Trent PLC's (LON:SVT) P/E Is On The Mark

Jan 31
Severn Trent PLC's (LON:SVT) P/E Is On The Mark

Severn Trent (LON:SVT) May Have Issues Allocating Its Capital

Jan 16
Severn Trent (LON:SVT) May Have Issues Allocating Its Capital

Shareholder Returns

SVTGB Water UtilitiesGB Market
7D-3.5%-3.7%-2.6%
1Y-3.9%-5.9%2.4%

Return vs Industry: SVT exceeded the UK Water Utilities industry which returned -5.9% over the past year.

Return vs Market: SVT underperformed the UK Market which returned 2.4% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is SVT's price volatile compared to industry and market?
SVT volatility
SVT Average Weekly Movement3.2%
Water Utilities Industry Average Movement3.1%
Market Average Movement4.8%
10% most volatile stocks in GB Market10.6%
10% least volatile stocks in GB Market2.6%

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

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

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
19747,040Liv Garfieldwww.severntrent.com

Severn Trent PLC provides water and waste water services in the United Kingdom. It operates in two segments, Regulated Water and Waste Water, and Business Services. The company offers water and waste water services to approximately 4.7 million households and businesses.

Severn Trent PLC Fundamentals Summary

How do Severn Trent's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
SVT fundamental statistics
Market capUK£7.55b
Earnings (TTM)UK£230.00m
Revenue (TTM)UK£2.39b

32.8x

P/E Ratio

3.2x

P/S Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
SVT income statement (TTM)
RevenueUK£2.39b
Cost of RevenueUK£1.81b
Gross ProfitUK£580.20m
Other ExpensesUK£350.20m
EarningsUK£230.00m

Last Reported Earnings

Sep 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)0.77
Gross Margin24.27%
Net Profit Margin9.62%
Debt/Equity Ratio478.5%

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Dividends

4.7%

Current Dividend Yield

154%

Payout Ratio

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When do you need to buy SVT by to receive an upcoming dividend?
Severn Trent dividend dates
Ex Dividend DateNov 28 2024
Dividend Pay DateJan 10 2025
Days until Ex dividend24 days
Days until Dividend pay date19 days

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 00:32
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/03/31

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 here.

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Analyst Sources

Severn Trent PLC is covered by 30 analysts. 11 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 WyburdBarclays
Dominic NashBarclays
Thomas MartinBNP Paribas Exane