Babcock International Group (BAB)

Sector:

Defense and Aeronautics

Index:

FTSE 250

565.50p
   
  • Change Today:
      11.50p
  • 52 Week High: 570.00
  • 52 Week Low: 269.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 505.60m
  • Volume: 1,574,567
  • Market Cap: £2,859.15m
  • RiskGrade: 290

Berenberg ups Babcock target price, says company delivering on turnaround plan

By Alexander Bueso

Date: Monday 31 Jul 2023

LONDON (ShareCast) - (Sharecast News) - Analysts at Berenberg revised up their target price British aerospace, defence and nuclear engineering services outfit Babcock.
Foremost, they highlighted how the company had been delivering on the turnaround plan announced by its new management in 2021.

Furthermore, the disposal programme had been upsized by more than half to £640m, cash flow stretches of about €470m had been unwound, its free cash flow had inflected and the balance sheet was in a much stronger position.

They also termed the company's medium-term guidance for the first time "an important milestone".

And trading on a price-to-earnings multiple of 9.4 the shares remained "attractively" valued.

Indeed, they estimated the discount that they were trading at versus UK defence sector peers for 2035 at 30%.

On the back of all of the above they upped their target price from 400.0p to 450.0p and reiterated their recommendation to 'buy'.

Email this article to a friend

or share it with one of these popular networks:


Note 1: Prices and trades are provided by Digital Look Corporate Solutions and are delayed by at least 15 minutes.

Note 2: RiskGrade figures are provided by RiskMetrics.

 

BAB Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 565.50p
Change Today 11.50p
% Change 2.08 %
52 Week High 570.00
52 Week Low 269.00
Volume 1,574,567
Shares Issued 505.60m
Market Cap £2,859.15m
RiskGrade 290

BAB Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
44.16% below the market average44.16% below the market average44.16% below the market average44.16% below the market average44.16% below the market average
40% below the sector average40% below the sector average40% below the sector average40% below the sector average40% below the sector average
Price Trend
94.54% above the market average94.54% above the market average94.54% above the market average94.54% above the market average94.54% above the market average
27.27% above the sector average27.27% above the sector average27.27% above the sector average27.27% above the sector average27.27% above the sector average
Income
59.75% below the market average59.75% below the market average59.75% below the market average59.75% below the market average59.75% below the market average
25% below the sector average25% below the sector average25% below the sector average25% below the sector average25% below the sector average
Growth
96.14% below the market average96.14% below the market average96.14% below the market average96.14% below the market average96.14% 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

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 6
Buy 3
Neutral 1
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 10
strong_buy
Broker recommendations should not be taken as investment advice, and are provided by the authorised brokers listed on this page.

BAB Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Interim
Ex-Div 23-Nov-23 05-Dec-19
Paid 19-Jan-24 17-Jan-20
Amount 1.70p 7.20p

Trades for 31-May-2024

Time Volume / Share Price
16:51 3,780 @ 565.50p
16:51 3,780 @ 565.50p
16:41 98,005 @ 565.50p
16:35 998,909 @ 565.50p
16:35 918 @ 565.50p

BAB Key Personnel

Chair Ruth Cairnie
CEO David Lockwood
CFO David Mellors

Top of Page