Stock Research: Balfour Beatty

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Balfour Beatty

LSE:BBY GB0000961622
72
  • Value
    33
  • Growth
    91
  • Safety
    Safety
    14
  • Combined
    36
  • Sentiment
    96
  • 360° View
    360° View
    72
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Company Description

Balfour Beatty plc is a UK-based international infrastructure company that finances, develops, builds, maintains, and operates complex infrastructure. It operates in Construction Services, Support Services, and Infrastructure Investments, including roads, hospitals, and housing. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $3486 million, profits of $522 million, revenue of $10302 million, and 27000 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 72 (better than 72% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Balfour Beatty are above average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half of the metrics below and half above average for Balfour Beatty. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 91, 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. This means that growth is higher than for 91% of competitors in the same industry. The consolidated Sentiment Rank also has a good rank of 96, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 96% of alternative investment opportunities. But the consolidated Value Rank has a less desirable rank of 33, which means that the share price of Balfour Beatty is on the higher side compared with typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is higher than for 67% of alternative stocks in the same industry. Finally, the consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 14, which means that the company has a financing structure that is riskier than those of 86% 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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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
33 51 75 53
Growth
91 29 5 47
Safety
Safety
14 51 34 23
Sentiment
96 73 93 56
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72 41 56 33
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
75 95 97 75
Opinions Change
50 40 98 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 70 42 13
Market Pulse
56 50 73 79
Sentiment
96 73 93 56
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
33 51 75 53
Growth
91 29 5 47
Safety Safety
14 51 34 23
Combined
36 28 29 37
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
76 78 81 81
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
36 58 69 64
Price vs. Book (P/B)
28 44 62 67
Dividend Yield
35 38 56 39
Value
33 51 75 53
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
62 47 17 34
Profit Growth
74 43 15 98
Capital Growth
55 10 21 31
Stock Returns
79 71 23 17
Growth
91 29 5 47
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
33 55 68 72
Refinancing
10 34 18 11
Liquidity
57 41 30 16
Safety Safety
14 51 34 23

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This is a classic, high-risk growth play: high growth and positive sentiment outweigh low Value Rank (expensive) and risky financing. This is for aggressive growth investors who are comfortable with the high price and risk, believing the growth story justifies the expense.

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