Overview
Serco Group plc, based in Hook, England, is a global service company prominently engaged in the public and government services sector. It operates in sectors including defense, transport, justice, immigration, healthcare, and citizen services, offering operational, management, and consulting expertise. A few key projects under Serco's portfolio include managing the Dubai Metro, the UK's Atomic Weapons Establishment, and providing air traffic control services in the Middle East. The company focuses on improving service delivery efficiency and effectiveness through technological integration and strategic partnerships. Serco's operations are pivotal in supporting essential public services, demonstrating a sophisticated blend of innovation and reliability in complex service landscapes.
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Basic Stats
The share price of Serco Group plc - Depositary Receipt (Common Stock) as of June 7, 2024 is $2.30 / share.
The Factor Analysis chart (below right) shows a view of Serco Group plc - Depositary Receipt (Common Stock) from a variety of lenses. Each factor shows how well the company ranks against all other companies in the Fintel global investing universe. Factor scores range from zero to 100, with 100 being most desirable, and 50 being average.
For example, a company with a Value Score of 100 would be the most undervalued company in our database. A company with a Value Score of zero would be the most overvalued.
| Market Cap | |
| EV | |
| Shares Out. | 1,015.00 MM |
| Earnings Date | |
| EPS (TTM) | 0.05 |
| Dividend Yield | |
| Ex-Dividend Date | 2025-08-29 |
| Borrow Rate | 10.72 |
| Short Shares Avail. | 0.00 MM |
| Short Interest | |
| Short Float | |
| Days to Cover | |
| Risk Free Rate | 4.10 % |
| Price Change (1 yr) | |
| Volatility (1 yr) | |
| Beta | |
| Sharpe Ratio (1 yr) | |
| Sortino Ratio (1 yr) |
| PE Ratio | |
| Price/Book | |
| Price/TBV | |
| Book/Market | |
| EBIT/EV | |
| EBIT(3yr avg)/EV | |
| ROA | 0.02 |
| ROE | 0.05 |
| ROIC | 0.03 |
| CROIC | 0.02 |
| OCROIC | 0.23 |
| Implied Volatility | |
| Put/Call OI Ratio |
Factor Scores range from 0 to 100, with 100 being most desirable. Larger circles are better. In situations where we have no data (e.g. no insider trades), we plot the score at 50 to avoid penalizing companies. However, a company that does not pay dividends will get a Dividend Score of Zero. Additionally, we inverted volatility to create a "stability" metric which is better when higher.
Price Target
The average one-year price target for Serco Group plc - Depositary Receipt (Common Stock) is $2.81. The forecasts range from a low of $1.85 to a high of $3.86. A stock’s price target is the price at which analysts consider it fairly valued with respect to its projected earnings and historical earnings. Analysts typically set price targets that correspond to their buy or sell recommendations.
Update Frequency: Monthly
Stock Upgrades/Downgrades
This card shows analyst upgrades/downgrades for Serco Group plc - Depositary Receipt (Common Stock). An analyst rating is a classification that gives investors a sense of analyst sentiment about the direction and performance of an equity - usually a stock - over a period of time, typically 12 months.
The standard analyst ratings are generally as follows:
- Buy/Overweight/Outperform - Any of these ratings conveys an analyst’s belief that the stock is likely to outperform a market index (e.g. the S&P 500).
- Hold/Equal-Weight/Market Perform - Any of these ratings conveys an analyst’s belief that the stock is likely to perform in line with a market index.
- Sell/Underweight/Underperform - Any of these ratings suggest that an analyst believes the stock is likely to underperform a market index.
When an analyst upgrades a stock, they are signaling that the company’s fundamentals are being undervalued by investors. It could also mean they believe the market is underestimating the company’s potential. The opposite is true when a stock receives a downgrade.
The average rating of each individual analyst’s rating is the consensus rating for a stock. This gives investors a broader sense of the overall sentiment for that stock.
| Date | Analyst | Prior | Latest Recommendation |
Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-28 | Deutsche | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2024-06-27 | Shore Capital | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2024-02-26 | Shore Capital | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2023-12-15 | Shore Capital | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2023-07-06 | Shore Capital | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2023-07-03 | RBC Capital Markets | Outperform | Reiterate | |
| 2023-03-21 | Citigroup | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2023-03-01 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Overweight | Reiterate | |
| 2023-03-01 | Barclays | Overweight | Reiterate | |
| 2023-03-01 | RBC Capital Markets | Outperform | Reiterate | |
| 2023-02-28 | Jefferies | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2023-02-28 | Peel Hunt Limited | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2023-02-21 | Shore Capital | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2023-01-31 | RBC Capital Markets | Outperform | Reiterate | |
| 2023-01-24 | Shore Capital | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2022-12-15 | Shore Capital | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2022-09-12 | Jefferies | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2022-09-12 | Shore Capital | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2022-09-01 | Shore Capital | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2022-08-05 | Citigroup | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2022-08-05 | Barclays | Overweight | Reiterate | |
| 2022-08-05 | RBC Capital Markets | Outperform | Reiterate | |
| 2022-08-04 | Shore Capital | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2022-07-01 | Shore Capital | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2022-05-27 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Overweight | Reiterate | |
| 2022-02-21 | Shore Capital | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2022-02-21 | Shore Capital | Reiteration | Reiterate | |
| 2022-02-11 | Peel Hunt Limited | Reiteration | Reiterate | |
| 2021-12-15 | Liberum Capital | Reiteration | Reiterate | |
| 2021-12-06 | Berenberg Bank | Reiteration | Reiterate | |
| 2021-12-02 | Barclays | Reiteration | Reiterate | |
| 2021-12-02 | Shore Capital | Reiteration | Reiterate | |
| 2021-12-02 | Liberum Capital | Reiteration | Reiterate | |
| 2021-11-24 | Liberum Capital | Reiteration | Reiterate | |
| 2021-11-23 | Shore Capital | Reiteration | Reiterate | |
| 2021-11-15 | Shore Capital | Reiteration | Reiterate | |
| 2021-11-15 | Barclays | Reiteration | Reiterate | |
| 2021-11-15 | Liberum Capital | Reiteration | Reiterate | |
| 2021-08-11 | RBC Capital Markets | Outperform | Reiterate | |
| 2021-08-05 | Peel Hunt Limited | Reiteration | Reiterate | |
| 2021-08-05 | Liberum Capital | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2021-08-05 | Peel Hunt LLP | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2021-08-05 | Shore Capital | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2021-07-02 | Berenberg Bank | Reiteration | Reiterate | |
| 2021-06-30 | Liberum Capital | Reiteration | Reiterate | |
| 2021-06-30 | Shore Capital | Reiteration | Reiterate | |
| 2021-06-28 | Numis | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2021-06-14 | RBC Capital Markets | Outperform | Reiterate | |
| 2021-06-14 | Liberum Capital | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2021-06-14 | Numis | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2021-04-27 | Shore Capital | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2021-02-16 | Shore Capital | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2021-01-05 | Shore Capital | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2020-12-17 | Shore Capital | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2020-11-02 | Shore Capital | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2020-11-02 | Liberum Capital | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2020-08-14 | Berenberg Bank | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2020-08-10 | Shore Capital | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2020-07-24 | Berenberg Bank | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2019-12-16 | Barclays | Overweight | Reiterate | |
| 2019-10-31 | Liberum Capital | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2019-10-15 | Liberum Capital | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2019-10-01 | Shore Capital | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2019-10-01 | Peel Hunt LLP | Add | Reiterate | |
| 2019-08-04 | RBC Capital Markets | Outperform | Reiterate | |
| 2019-07-03 | Peel Hunt LLP | Add | Reiterate | |
| 2019-07-01 | Barclays | Overweight | Reiterate | |
| 2019-06-28 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2019-06-17 | Peel Hunt LLP | Add | Reiterate | |
| 2019-06-17 | RBC Capital Markets | Outperform | Reiterate | |
| 2019-05-23 | Numis | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2019-02-22 | Liberum Capital | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2019-02-21 | Jefferies | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2019-01-10 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2019-01-08 | Liberum Capital | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2018-12-14 | Numis | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2018-12-10 | Barclays | Overweight | Reiterate | |
| 2018-10-30 | Peel Hunt LLP | Reduce | Reiterate | |
| 2018-06-07 | UBS | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2018-03-06 | Credit Suisse | Underperform | Reiterate | |
| 2017-05-16 | Shore Capital | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2017-03-16 | Deutsche Bank | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2017-02-24 | HSBC | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2017-02-23 | Numis Securities | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2016-12-06 | Jefferies | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2016-12-02 | UBS | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2016-10-13 | RBC Capital Markets | Underperform | Reiterate | |
| 2016-09-23 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2016-08-22 | UBS | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2016-08-03 | Peel Hunt LLP | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2016-07-06 | Numis | Reduce | Reiterate | |
| 2016-07-01 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2016-06-27 | Exane BNP Paribas | Outperform | Reiterate | |
| 2016-05-27 | Exane BNP Paribas | Outperform | Reiterate | |
| 2016-05-20 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2016-04-28 | Shore Capital | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2016-04-21 | Credit Suisse | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2016-04-13 | Exane BNP Paribas | Outperform | Reiterate | |
| 2016-04-05 | Nomura | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2016-03-31 | Shore Capital | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2016-03-15 | Citigroup | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2016-03-02 | Exane BNP Paribas | Outperform | Reiterate | |
| 2016-02-24 | Shore Capital | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2016-02-19 | Credit Suisse | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2016-02-17 | HSBC | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2016-02-01 | Deutsche Bank | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2016-01-19 | Citigroup | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2016-01-08 | Exane BNP Paribas | Outperform | Reiterate | |
| 2016-01-08 | Nomura | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2015-12-07 | Shore Capital | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2015-11-20 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2015-11-16 | Deutsche Bank | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2015-11-10 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2015-11-09 | Shore Capital | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2015-09-16 | Shore Capital | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2015-09-11 | RBC Capital Markets | Underperform | Reiterate | |
| 2015-08-18 | Citigroup | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2015-08-12 | Numis | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2015-07-09 | Exane BNP Paribas | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2015-06-15 | Shore Capital | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2015-06-01 | HSBC | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2015-03-30 | Shore Capital | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2015-03-26 | Credit Suisse | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2015-03-19 | Jefferies | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2015-03-13 | Numis Securities | Reduce | Reiterate | |
| 2015-03-12 | Shore Capital | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2015-02-17 | Deutsche Bank | Underperform | Reiterate | |
| 2015-01-21 | Liberum Capital | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2014-12-17 | Exane BNP Paribas | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2014-12-16 | Liberum Capital | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2014-12-09 | Credit Suisse | Underperform | Reiterate | |
| 2014-12-04 | Liberum Capital | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2014-11-26 | Liberum Capital | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2014-11-25 | Canaccord Genuity | Sell | Reiterate | |
| 2014-11-18 | HSBC | Underweight | Reiterate | |
| 2014-11-12 | UBS | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2014-11-12 | Numis Securities | Reduce | Reiterate | |
| 2014-11-11 | Deutsche Bank | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2014-11-10 | Investec | Sell | Reiterate | |
| 2014-11-10 | Liberum Capital | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2014-10-24 | Charles Stanley | Accumulate | Reiterate | |
| 2014-10-24 | Liberum Capital | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2014-09-23 | Liberum Capital | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2014-08-28 | Liberum Capital | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2014-08-14 | Berenberg Bank | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2014-08-13 | Numis Securities | Reduce | Reiterate | |
| 2014-08-13 | Deutsche Bank | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2014-08-12 | Investec | Sell | Reiterate | |
| 2014-08-12 | Oriel Securities | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2014-07-23 | Jefferies | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2014-07-21 | Liberum Capital | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2014-07-04 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2014-07-04 | Deutsche Bank | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2014-07-04 | Oriel Securities | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2014-07-03 | Numis Securities | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2014-06-18 | Oriel Securities | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2014-06-13 | Liberum Capital | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2014-06-10 | Deutsche Bank | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2014-06-02 | RBC Capital Markets | Underperform | Reiterate | |
| 2014-05-07 | Panmure Gordon | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2014-05-06 | Credit Suisse | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2014-05-06 | Liberum Capital | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2014-05-06 | Cantor Fitzgerald | Sell | Reiterate | |
| 2014-05-01 | Citigroup | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2014-05-01 | Oriel Securities | Reduce | Reiterate | |
| 2014-04-30 | Credit Suisse | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2014-04-22 | Investec | Sell | Reiterate | |
| 2014-03-28 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2014-03-20 | Citigroup | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2014-03-11 | Liberum Capital | Sell | Reiterate | |
| 2014-03-05 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2014-03-05 | Deutsche Bank | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2014-03-04 | Seymour Pierce | Sell | Reiterate | |
| 2014-03-04 | Investec | Sell | Reiterate | |
| 2014-02-27 | Panmure Gordon | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2014-02-14 | UBS | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2014-02-06 | Investec | Sell | Reiterate | |
| 2014-02-06 | Liberum Capital | Sell | Reiterate | |
| 2014-02-04 | Seymour Pierce | Sell | Reiterate | |
| 2014-02-03 | Deutsche Bank | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2014-01-31 | Citigroup | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2014-01-31 | RBC Capital Markets | Underperform | Reiterate | |
| 2014-01-24 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Overweight | Reiterate | |
| 2014-01-20 | Seymour Pierce | Sell | Reiterate | |
| 2014-01-13 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Overweight | Reiterate | |
| 2014-01-13 | Credit Suisse | Outperform | Reiterate | |
| 2014-01-10 | Canaccord Genuity | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2013-12-20 | UBS | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2013-12-20 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Overweight | Reiterate | |
| 2013-12-19 | Panmure Gordon | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2013-12-17 | Credit Suisse | Outperform | Reiterate | |
| 2013-12-09 | Credit Suisse | Outperform | Reiterate | |
| 2013-11-28 | Credit Suisse | Outperform | Reiterate | |
| 2013-11-25 | Liberum Capital | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2013-11-15 | Seymour Pierce | Sell | Reiterate | |
| 2013-11-15 | Credit Suisse | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2013-11-15 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Overweight | Reiterate | |
| 2013-11-15 | Deutsche Bank | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2013-11-15 | Jefferies | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2013-11-14 | Panmure Gordon | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2013-11-12 | Citigroup | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2013-11-11 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Overweight | Reiterate | |
| 2013-10-29 | Credit Suisse | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2013-10-24 | Shore Capital | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2013-10-18 | Liberum Capital | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2013-10-17 | Panmure Gordon | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2013-10-08 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Overweight | Reiterate | |
| 2013-10-02 | Seymour Pierce | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2013-09-24 | Numis Securities | Reduce | Reiterate | |
| 2013-09-24 | Liberum Capital | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2013-09-20 | Credit Suisse | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2013-09-19 | Canaccord Genuity | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2013-09-16 | Citigroup | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2013-09-13 | Jefferies | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2013-09-10 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Overweight | Reiterate | |
| 2013-09-02 | UBS | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2013-09-02 | Jefferies | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2013-09-02 | Liberum Capital | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2013-08-30 | Deutsche Bank | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2013-08-29 | Panmure Gordon | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2013-08-29 | Westhouse Securities | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2013-08-29 | Investec | Sell | Reiterate | |
| 2013-08-23 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Overweight | Reiterate | |
| 2013-08-13 | Investec | Sell | Reiterate | |
| 2013-07-12 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Overweight | Reiterate | |
| 2013-07-12 | Deutsche Bank | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2013-07-12 | Westhouse Securities | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2013-07-12 | Jefferies | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2013-07-11 | Espirito Santo Securities | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2013-07-04 | Jefferies | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2013-07-03 | Shore Capital | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2013-07-03 | Westhouse Securities | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2013-07-03 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Overweight | Reiterate | |
| 2013-07-01 | Deutsche Bank | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2013-06-28 | Investec | Sell | Reiterate | |
| 2013-06-28 | Panmure Gordon | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2013-06-28 | Espirito Santo Securities | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2013-06-28 | Liberum Capital | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2013-06-24 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Overweight | Reiterate | |
| 2013-06-24 | Westhouse Securities | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2013-06-18 | Panmure Gordon | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2013-06-18 | Goldman Sachs | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2024-08-01 | Shore Capital | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2024-08-30 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Overweight | Reiterate | |
| 2025-02-07 | Shore Capital | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2025-08-08 | Deutsche | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2025-08-07 | Berenberg Bank | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2025-08-07 | Shore Capital | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2025-09-02 | Berenberg Bank | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2025-08-29 | Citigroup | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2025-08-11 | Citigroup | Buy | Reiterate |
