Ashtead Group (AHT)

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5,788.00p
   
  • Change Today:
    -14.00p
  • 52 Week High: 6,104.00p
  • 52 Week Low: 4,694.00p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 451.35m
  • Volume: 776,483
  • Market Cap: £26,124m
  • RiskGrade: 116

JP Morgan raises estimates on Ashtead ahead of Q1 results

By Iain Gilbert

Date: Tuesday 25 Aug 2020

LONDON (ShareCast) - (Sharecast News) - Analyst at JP Morgan slightly raised their revenue and underlying earnings estimates for equipment rental company Ashtead on Tuesday ahead of the group's first-quarter results in early September.
JP Morgan said it expects a continuation of the trends reported within Ashtead's fourth-quarter results, meaning its first-quarter numbers will likely beat standing consensus.

JPM now forecasts first-quarter sales of £1.17m, an 8% reported decline year-on-year, and adjusted EBITDA of £539.0m at a 45.9% margin as it anticipates management will take only "limited cost actions" in order to protect long-term prospects.

"The group is clearly trading through this downturn in a very different way to 2008/09 and much better than was feared, increasing confidence that the business model has actually changed and that the equity story is sustainably stronger," said JPM.

While the analysts said they recognise the uncertainties in the outlook, they still we expect the company-specific drivers of share gains, diversification and much-improved cash generation to provide enough support to the "relatively inexpensive" stock.

JPM also kept its 'overweight' rating on the stock.

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Ashtead Group Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 5,788.00p
Change Today -14.00p
% Change -0.24 %
52 Week High 6,104.00p
52 Week Low 4,694.00p
Volume 776,483
Shares Issued 451.35m
Market Cap £26,124m
RiskGrade 116

Ashtead Group Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
20.82% below the market average20.82% below the market average20.82% below the market average20.82% below the market average20.82% below the market average
26.67% below the sector average26.67% below the sector average26.67% below the sector average26.67% below the sector average26.67% below the sector average
Price Trend
45.72% above the market average45.72% above the market average45.72% above the market average45.72% above the market average45.72% above the market average
25.25% above the sector average25.25% above the sector average25.25% above the sector average25.25% above the sector average25.25% above the sector average
Income
84.47% below the market average84.47% below the market average84.47% below the market average84.47% below the market average84.47% below the market average
79.66% below the sector average79.66% below the sector average79.66% below the sector average79.66% below the sector average79.66% below the sector average
Growth
14.83% above the market average14.83% above the market average14.83% above the market average14.83% above the market average14.83% above the market average
21.74% above the sector average21.74% above the sector average21.74% above the sector average21.74% above the sector average21.74% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 6
Buy 10
Neutral 3
Sell 1
Strong Sell 0
Total 20
buy
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Ashtead Group Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 08-Aug-24 11-Jan-24
Paid 10-Sep-24 08-Feb-24
Amount 89.25¢ 15.75¢

Trades for 31-Oct-2024

Time Volume / Share Price
17:32 15,706 @ 5,754.25p
17:32 1,992 @ 5,754.25p
17:32 45,293 @ 5,760.21p
17:32 20,885 @ 5,754.73p
16:39 210 @ 5,788.00p

Ashtead Group Key Personnel

CEO Brendan Horgan
CFO Michael Pratt

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