Stock Research: BAE Systems

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BAE Systems

LSE:BA. GB0002634946
42
  • Value
    28
  • Growth
    43
  • Safety
    Safety
    23
  • Combined
    8
  • Sentiment
    99
  • 360° View
    360° View
    42
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Company Description

BAE Systems plc provides advanced defense, aerospace, and security solutions. The company operates in space, aircraft, weapon systems and munitions, warships, submarines, and cyber security. BAE Systems operates in the United States, United Kingdom, and Sweden. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $75,690 million, profits of $21,591 million, and revenue of $32,919 million with 107,400 employees.

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Analysis

ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 42 (better than 42% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock BAE Systems are below the industry average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with three out of four indicators below average for BAE Systems. The consolidated Sentiment Rank has a good rank of 99, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 99% of alternative investment opportunities. But all other ranks are below average. The consolidated Value Rank has a rank of 23, which means that the share price of BAE Systems is on the higher side compared with typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. The consolidated Growth Rank also has a low rank of 43, meaning that the company exhibits below-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, invested capital growth, and stock returns. This means that growth is lower than for 43% of competitors in the same industry. Finally, the consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 28 which means that the company has a riskier financing structure than 72% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. ...read more

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The higher the 360° View, the better the stock performed against its peers, considering all metrics. The 360° View represents an average of the other 5 ranks and is then scaled to a rank from 1 to 100. The shaded values are illustrative only.
Last update: 21-Aug-2025.

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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
23 26 23 37
Growth
43 39 77 17
Safety
Safety
28 31 17 27
Sentiment
99 88 91 92
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42 38 55 34
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Analyst Opinions
71 59 75 44
Opinions Change
72 53 28 55
Pro Holdings
n/a 80 93 83
Market Pulse
96 93 96 95
Sentiment
99 88 91 92
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
23 26 23 37
Growth
43 39 77 17
Safety Safety
28 31 17 27
Combined
8 4 17 6
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
26 26 32 56
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
27 30 22 43
Price vs. Book (P/B)
20 15 24 24
Dividend Yield
61 63 67 70
Value
23 26 23 37
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Revenue Growth
55 53 78 12
Profit Growth
43 62 42 10
Capital Growth
64 47 57 34
Stock Returns
55 46 67 70
Growth
43 39 77 17
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Leverage
49 61 55 40
Refinancing
20 17 19 14
Liquidity
40 45 36 55
Safety Safety
28 31 17 27

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