Stock Research: Oxford Instruments

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Oxford Instruments

LSE:OXIG GB0006650450
60
  • Value
    30
  • Growth
    37
  • Safety
    Safety
    78
  • Combined
    35
  • Sentiment
    85
  • 360° View
    360° View
    60
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Company Description

Oxford Instruments plc provides high-tech products and systems for industry and research. It operates in materials analysis, semiconductors, and healthcare and life science industries. The company serves academic and commercial organizations worldwide. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $1,537 million, profits of $334 million, and revenue of $647 million, with 2334 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 60 (better than 60% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Oxford Instruments are above average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half below and half above average for Oxford Instruments. The consolidated Sentiment Rank has a good rank of 85, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 85% of alternative investment opportunities. It also rates well regarding its financing structure, with the consolidated Safety Rank at 78 or better than 78% of its peers when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. But the stock is expensive and expects low growth. The consolidated Value Rank is only 30, meaning that the share price of Oxford Instruments is on the high side, compared with indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. The company exhibits below-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, invested capital growth,and stock returns, with its Growth Rank at 37. ...read more

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
30 55 35 23
Growth
37 6 1 7
Safety
Safety
78 85 90 75
Sentiment
85 67 75 42
360° View
360° View
60 61 52 19
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
42 62 79 77
Opinions Change
50 42 50 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 67 45 8
Market Pulse
54 56 73 48
Sentiment
85 67 75 42
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
30 55 35 23
Growth
37 6 1 7
Safety Safety
78 85 90 75
Combined
35 46 23 12
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
28 44 40 41
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
32 64 41 37
Price vs. Book (P/B)
28 40 34 1
Dividend Yield
43 49 32 35
Value
30 55 35 23
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
4 35 10 20
Profit Growth
49 19 33 16
Capital Growth
17 7 10 4
Stock Returns
87 55 59 49
Growth
37 6 1 7
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
79 81 74 74
Refinancing
39 46 42 36
Liquidity
92 92 81 68
Safety Safety
78 85 90 75

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