Stock Research: Severn Trent

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Severn Trent

LSE:SVT GB00B1FH8J72
40
  • Value
    49
  • Growth
    67
  • Safety
    Safety
    42
  • Combined
    53
  • Sentiment
    25
  • 360° View
    360° View
    40
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Company Description

Severn Trent Plc provides water and wastewater services. It operates in the water and waste water industries. It serves the Midlands, Powys, Wrexham, and parts of Flintshire, Denbighshire and Montgomeryshire. In the last fiscal year, the company had 9539 employees, a market cap of $10,687 million, profits of $2,731 million, and revenue of $3,135 million.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 52 (better than 52% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Severn Trent are above average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half of the metrics below and half above average for Severn Trent. The consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 51, which means that the share price of Severn Trent is on the lower side compared with the typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is lower than for 51% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 63, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. But the professional market sentiment is below average compared with other stock investment alternatives with a Sentiment Rank of 35. Professional investors are more confident in 65% other stocks. Worryingly, the company has risky financing, with a Safety rank of 48. This means 52% of comparable companies have a safer financing structure than Severn Trent. ...read more

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
49 17 14 25
Growth
67 89 93 49
Safety
Safety
42 14 3 5
Sentiment
25 35 24 23
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40 25 18 7
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
3 27 21 17
Opinions Change
50 55 50 40
Pro Holdings
n/a 59 52 39
Market Pulse
19 32 41 68
Sentiment
25 35 24 23
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
49 17 14 25
Growth
67 89 93 49
Safety Safety
42 14 3 5
Combined
53 27 22 7
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
53 22 19 26
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
19 31 13 31
Price vs. Book (P/B)
20 1 1 3
Dividend Yield
85 68 54 55
Value
49 17 14 25
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
62 78 53 49
Profit Growth
92 92 79 31
Capital Growth
37 72 84 50
Stock Returns
56 45 47 77
Growth
67 89 93 49
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
19 1 1 1
Refinancing
63 75 35 35
Liquidity
55 17 17 28
Safety Safety
42 14 3 5

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This is a mixed bag with good value and high growth balanced by risky financing and negative sentiment. This is a risky stock that requires conviction; you should only consider it if you are willing to conduct further research into the underlying sentiment and financial risks.

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