Spectris (SXS)

Sector:

Electronic and Electrical Equipment

Index:

FTSE 250

4,042.00p
   
  • Change Today:
      4.00p
  • 52 Week High: 4,166.00p
  • 52 Week Low: 1,909.00p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 99.34m
  • Volume: 434,187
  • Market Cap: £4,015.18m
  • RiskGrade: 107

Spectris agrees to Advent takeover as it trumps KKR offer

By Michele Maatouk

Date: Friday 01 Aug 2025

LONDON (ShareCast) - (Sharecast News) - Precision instrument maker Spectris has agreed to be bought by Advent International after it trumped an offer from US investment firm KKR.
Spectris announced last month that it had agreed to be taken over by KKR in a £4.7bn, or £40 per share deal. This was above a £37.63 a share offer made by Advent.

However, the company announced on Friday that it has now agreed to be bought by Advent, after it increased its offer to £41 a share, a 2.5% premium to the KKR offer.

This comprises £40.72 in cash and an interim dividend of 28p. The price represents a premium of 101.2% to the closing Spectris share price on 6 June, which was the last business day prior to the start of the offer period.

At 1545 BST, Spectris shares were up 2.1% at 4,074p.

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Spectris Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 4,042.00p
Change Today 4.00p
% Change 0.10 %
52 Week High 4,166.00p
52 Week Low 1,909.00p
Volume 434,187
Shares Issued 99.34m
Market Cap £4,015.18m
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 3
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 10
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 22-Aug-2025

Time Volume / Share Price
15:34 52,161 @ 4,042.00p
16:28 1 @ 4,040.00p
16:28 40 @ 4,041.00p
16:18 9 @ 4,041.00p
16:15 252 @ 4,042.00p

Spectris Key Personnel

CEO Andrew Heath
CFO Angela Noon

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