Spectris (SXS)

Sector:

Electronic and Electrical Equipment

Index:

FTSE 250

4,142.00p
   
  • Change Today:
      6.00p
  • 52 Week High: 4,166.00p
  • 52 Week Low: 1,909.00p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 101.41m
  • Volume: 928,206
  • Market Cap: £4,200.36m
  • RiskGrade: 107

KKR trumps Advent with agreed £4.7bn offer for Spectris

By Frank Prenesti

Date: Wednesday 02 Jul 2025

LONDON (ShareCast) - (Sharecast News) - KKR said it had agreed a deal to buy precision instrument maker Spectris for £4.7bn, trumping an offer from rival Advent.
The private equity giant will pay £40.00 a share made up of £39.72 in cash from and an interim dividend of 28p each. Advent offered £37.63 a share, or £4.4bn.

KKR had already made two prior bids for London-listed Spectris.

Reporting by Frank Prenesti for Sharecast.com

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Spectris Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 4,142.00p
Change Today 6.00p
% Change 0.15 %
52 Week High 4,166.00p
52 Week Low 1,909.00p
Volume 928,206
Shares Issued 101.41m
Market Cap £4,200.36m
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 02-Dec-2025

Time Volume / Share Price
13:49 471 @ 4,142.00p
13:49 197 @ 4,142.00p
13:49 1,407 @ 4,142.00p
13:49 1,226 @ 4,142.00p
13:49 1 @ 4,142.00p

Spectris Key Personnel

CEO Andrew Heath
CFO Angela Noon

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