Stock Research: Severn Trent

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Severn Trent

LSE:SVT GB00B1FH8J72
42
  • Value
    43
  • Growth
    78
  • Safety
    Safety
    42
  • Combined
    53
  • Sentiment
    25
  • 360° View
    360° View
    42
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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 42 (better than 42% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Severn Trent are below the industry average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with three out of four indicators below average for Severn Trent. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 78, 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. It ranks higher than 78% of competitors in the same industry. The other indicators are below average, namely the Value, Safety, and Sentiment Ranks.The Value Rank at 43 means that the share price of Severn Trent is on the high side compared with its peers regarding revenues, profits, and invested capital. The stock price is higher than for 57% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 42, which means that the company has a riskier financing structure than 58% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. The consolidated Sentiment Rank also has a low rank of 25, indicating professional investors are more pessimistic about the stock than for 75% of alternative investment opportunities. ...read more

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
43 17 14 25
Growth
78 89 93 49
Safety
Safety
42 14 3 5
Sentiment
25 35 24 23
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42 25 18 7
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
5 27 21 17
Opinions Change
50 55 50 40
Pro Holdings
n/a 59 52 39
Market Pulse
1 32 41 68
Sentiment
25 35 24 23
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
43 17 14 25
Growth
78 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)
50 22 19 26
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
19 31 13 31
Price vs. Book (P/B)
17 1 1 3
Dividend Yield
85 68 54 55
Value
43 17 14 25
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
68 78 53 49
Profit Growth
91 92 79 31
Capital Growth
26 72 84 50
Stock Returns
62 45 47 77
Growth
78 89 93 49
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
14 1 1 1
Refinancing
67 75 35 35
Liquidity
54 17 17 28
Safety Safety
42 14 3 5

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The only positive is high growth. The stock is expensive (low Value Rank), risky to finance, and carries critical professional sentiment. This is a risky proposition. Avoid unless you have exceptional conviction that the growth alone will overcome the price and financial risks.

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The 360° View Rank indicates a company's overall performance across all major financial and non-financial metrics tracked by Obermatt. A 360° View Rank of 75 means the company is more well-rounded than 75% of similar companies. A high score indicates that the company is strong across the board; it is attractively priced, growing sustainably, financially stable, and well-regarded by the market. Learn more.

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