Spectris (SXS)

Sector:

Electronic and Electrical Equipment

Index:

FTSE 250

0.000p
   
  • Closing Price Chg:
      8.00p
  • 52 Week High: 0.000p
  • 52 Week Low: 0.000p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 99.41m
  • Volume: 0
  • RiskGrade: 107

Spectris accepts £4.2bn KKR bid as takeover battle hots up

By Frank Prenesti

Date: Tuesday 05 Aug 2025

LONDON (ShareCast) - (Sharecast News) - The takeover battle for Spectris took another twist on Tuesday after the specialist instrument maker accepted an increased offer from KKR valuing it at £4.2bn, trumping rival private equity firm Advent.
KKR is now offering £41.75 per Spectris Share, made up of £41.47 in cash and an interim dividend of 28p each.

Reporting by Frank Prenesti for Sharecast.com

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Spectris Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 4,098.00p
Closing Price Change 8.00p
% Change 0.00 %
52 Week High 0.000p
52 Week Low 0.000p
Volume 0
Shares Issued 99.41m
RiskGrade 107

Spectris Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
89.6% below the market average89.6% below the market average89.6% below the market average89.6% below the market average89.6% below the market average
94.29% below the sector average94.29% below the sector average94.29% below the sector average94.29% below the sector average94.29% below the sector average
Price Trend
77.19% above the market average77.19% above the market average77.19% above the market average77.19% above the market average77.19% above the market average
94.29% above the sector average94.29% above the sector average94.29% above the sector average94.29% above the sector average94.29% above the sector average
Income
83.24% below the market average83.24% below the market average83.24% below the market average83.24% below the market average83.24% below the market average
100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average
Growth
22.5% below the market average22.5% below the market average22.5% below the market average22.5% below the market average22.5% below the market average
15.15% above the sector average15.15% above the sector average15.15% above the sector average15.15% above the sector average15.15% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 3
Buy 4
Neutral 2
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 9
buy
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Spectris Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 02-Oct-25 15-May-25
Paid 07-Nov-25 27-Jun-25
Amount 28.00p 56.60p

Trades for --2025

Time Volume / Share Price
0 @ 0.000p

Spectris Key Personnel

CEO Andrew Heath
CFO Angela Noon

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