Should I buy or sell Gooch & Housego stock right now?

1 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Gooch & Housego in the last year. There are currently 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" GHH shares. View GHH analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks .

What is Gooch & Housego's stock price target for 2024?

1 equities research analysts have issued 12-month price targets for Gooch & Housego's stock. Their GHH share price targets range from GBX 750 to GBX 750. On average, they expect the company's stock price to reach GBX 750 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 37.9% from the stock's current price. View analysts price targets for GHH or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts .

How have GHH shares performed in 2024?

Gooch & Housego's stock was trading at GBX 595 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, GHH shares have decreased by 8.6% and is now trading at GBX 544. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here .

How were Gooch & Housego's earnings last quarter?

Gooch & Housego PLC (LON:GHH) announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, June, 4th. The company reported $16.40 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $19.20 by $2.80. Gooch & Housego had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 3.40% and a net margin of 2.73%.

How often does Gooch & Housego pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Gooch & Housego?

Gooch & Housego declared a dividend on Thursday, December 5th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, January 18th will be given a dividend of GBX 8.20 per share on Friday, February 23rd. This represents a dividend yield of 1.61%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, January 18th. This is a positive change from the stock's previous dividend of GBX 4.80. The official announcement can be viewed at this link . Read our dividend analysis for GHH .

Is Gooch & Housego a good dividend stock?

Gooch & Housego (LON:GHH) pays an annual dividend of GBX 13 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.40%. The dividend payout ratio is 8,125.00%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Read our dividend analysis for GHH .

What other stocks do shareholders of Gooch & Housego own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Gooch & Housego investors own include ICG Enterprise Trust (ICGT) , Advanced Medical Solutions Group (AMS) , Delek Logistics Partners (DKL) , Fidelity Japan Trust (FJV) , Hotel Chocolat Group (HOTC) , Union Pacific (UNP) , Zscaler (ZS) , Aviva (AV) , Auto Trader Group (AUTO) and Appian (APPN) .

How do I buy shares of Gooch & Housego?

Shares of GHH stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock. Compare Top Brokerages Here .

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Gooch & Housego (GHH) Share Price, News & Analysis

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GBX 544

+4.00 (+0.74%)

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545
50-Day Range: 450
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52-Week Range: 450
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685.66

Volume: 37,596 shs
Average Volume: 76,227 shs
Market Capitalization: £140.30 million

P/E Ratio: 3,400.00
Dividend Yield: 2.39%
Price Target: GBX 750

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Gooch & Housego MarketRank™ Stock Analysis

Analyst Rating: Buy
3.00 Rating Score
Upside/Downside: 37.9% Upside
GBX 750 Price Target
Short Interest: N/A
Dividend Strength: Weak
Based on Four Factors
Sustainability: N/A
News Sentiment: 0.53
Based on 2 Articles This Week
Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares
£2.35 M Bought Last Quarter
Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Overall MarketRank^™

New Rank-Based ScoringMarketRank^™ is calculated by averaging available category scores (with extra weight given to analysis and valuation), then ranking the company's weighted average against that of other companies.

2.44 out of 5 stars

3.5

Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
Gooch & Housego has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
Gooch & Housego has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

N/A

Short Interest

Short Interest
There is no current short interest data available for GHH.

0.8

Dividend Strength

Dividend Yield
Gooch & Housego pays a meaningful dividend of 2.40%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.
Dividend Growth
Gooch & Housego does not have a long track record of dividend growth.
Dividend Coverage
The dividend payout ratio of Gooch & Housego is 8,125.00%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

N/A

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score
There is no current Upright™ data available for GHH.

2.0

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment
Gooch & Housego has a news sentiment score of 0.53. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Computer and Technology companies.
News Coverage This Week
MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Gooch & Housego this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

4.2

Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, Gooch & Housego insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £23,529.22 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
21.08% of the stock of Gooch & Housego is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.
Percentage Held by Institutions
57.17% of the stock of Gooch & Housego is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

0.0

Earnings and Valuation

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of Gooch & Housego is 3,400.00, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 139.16.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of Gooch & Housego is 3,400.00, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 236.85.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
Gooch & Housego has a P/B Ratio of 1.17. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

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About Gooch & Housego Stock (LON:GHH)

Gooch & Housego PLC engages in the manufacture and sale of acousto-optics, electro-optics, fiber optics, and precision optics and systems in the United Kingdom, North America, Europe, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. It offers acousto-optic products, such as acoustic-optic modulators, deflectors, frequency shifters, mode lockers, pulse pickers, Q-switches, tunable filters, and RF drivers; crystal optics, including crystals and nonlinear optics, lithium niobate wafers, and periodically-poled lithium niobite; and electro-optics, such as pockels cells, lithium niobate Q-switches, and pockels cell drivers. The company also provides fiber optics, such as DFB lasers and modules, fiber-coupled pump lasers, high-speed detectors and power combiners, benchtop laser controllers, polarization-maintaining and single-mode fused fiber couplers, polarization diverse receivers, ruggedized and wideband couplers, planar lightwave circuits, variable optical delay lines, and fiber-coupled modulators; precision optics, including beam splitters, corner cubes, optical domes, optical windows and flats, polymer optics, precision lenses, precision mirrors, precision prisms, ring laser gyroscope components, synchrotron mirrors, waveplates, optical bindings, magnetorheological finishing, optical coatings, single point diamond turning, and super polishing; lens systems; and vision systems for armored fighting vehicles, including embedded image periscope and sighting systems, enhanced drivers vision system, saber commander/gunner sights, spares and repairs, specter camera modules, and unity vision periscopes; and medical devices, in-vitro diagnostics, and laboratory instruments. The company's products are used in semiconductor and microelectronic, metrology, telecommunications, and scientific research industries. Gooch & Housego plc was founded in 1948 and is headquartered in Ilminster, the United Kingdom.

GHH Stock Price History

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GHH Stock News Headlines

April 15, 2024 | uk.finance.yahoo.com

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April 12, 2024 | americanbankingnews.com

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April 4, 2024 | lse.co.uk

Gooch & Housego holds guidance backed by strong order book

March 18, 2024 | lse.co.uk

Gooch & Housego sells subsidiary for GBP9.4 million

March 9, 2024 | wsj.com

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January 16, 2024 | finance.yahoo.com

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December 19, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Gooch & Housego PLC's (LON:GHH) Stock Going Strong But Fundamentals Look Weak: What Implications Could This Have On The Stock?

December 4, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Gooch & Housego PLC (LON:GHH) is largely controlled by institutional shareholders who own 73% of the company

October 19, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Shareholders in Gooch & Housego (LON:GHH) are in the red if they invested five years ago

October 3, 2023 | marketwatch.com

Gooch & Housego Sees FY 2023 Adjusted Pretax Profit Beating Views

August 19, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

GHH.L - Gooch & Housego PLC

August 2, 2023 | lse.co.uk

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July 30, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

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July 13, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Gooch & Housego PLC's (LON:GHH) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 53% Above Its Share Price

July 8, 2023 | mirror.co.uk

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June 17, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

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June 9, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Gooch & Housego (LON:GHH) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

June 7, 2023 | msn.com

Peel Hunt Limited Reiterates Gooch & Housego (LSE:GHH) Prior Recommendation

June 6, 2023 | marketwatch.com

Gooch & Housego 1H Pretax Profit Rose on Revenue Growth

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Company Calendar

Last Earnings: 6/04/2019
Ex-Dividend for 2/23 Dividend: 1/18/2024
Dividend Payable: 2/23/2024
Today: 4/16/2024

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Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange: LON
Sector: Computer and Technology
Industry: Electronic Components
Sub-Industry: N/A
Current Symbol: LON:GHH
CUSIP: N/A
CIK: N/A
Web: www.goochandhousego.com
Phone: +44-1460-256440
Fax: N/A
Employees: 1,030
Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target: GBX 750
High Stock Price Target: GBX 750
Low Stock Price Target: GBX 750
Potential Upside/Downside: +38.0%
Consensus Rating: Buy
Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 0.16
Trailing P/E Ratio: 3,397.49
Forward P/E Ratio: 18.57
P/E Growth: N/A
Net Income: £4.05 million
Net Margins: 2.73%
Pretax Margin: N/A
Return on Equity: 3.40%
Return on Assets: 2.59%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 32.58
Current Ratio: 3.40
Quick Ratio: 1.66

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales: £148.48 million
Price / Sales: 0.94
Cash Flow: GBX 30.48 per share
Price / Cash Flow: 17.84
Book Value: GBX 464 per share
Price / Book: 1.17

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares: 25,790,000
Free Float: N/A
Market Cap: £140.19 million
Optionable: Not Optionable
Beta: 0.96

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Key Executives

Mr. Charles St. John Stewart Peppiatt (Age 54)
CEO & Director
Comp: $680k
Mr. Chris Jewell (Age 60)
CFO & Executive Director
Comp: $482k
Mr. John Andzulis
Chief Operating Officer
Mr. Efstratios Kehayas BEng
DIC, MSc, Ph.D., Chief Product & Technology Officer
Mr. Sarabjit Singh
VP Global Sales & Business Development
Ms. Melinda Chudleigh
Chief People Officer
Mr. Jon Fowler
Executive Vice President of Commercial Development
Mr. Gareth James Crowe
Group Financial Controller & Company Secretary

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GHH Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Should I buy or sell Gooch & Housego stock right now?: 1 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Gooch & Housego in the last year. There are currently 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" GHH shares.
View GHH analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks.
What is Gooch & Housego's stock price target for 2024?: 1 equities research analysts have issued 12-month price targets for Gooch & Housego's stock. Their GHH share price targets range from GBX 750 to GBX 750. On average, they expect the company's stock price to reach GBX 750 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 37.9% from the stock's current price.
View analysts price targets for GHH or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts.
How have GHH shares performed in 2024?: Gooch & Housego's stock was trading at GBX 595 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, GHH shares have decreased by 8.6% and is now trading at GBX 544.
View the best growth stocks for 2024 here.
How were Gooch & Housego's earnings last quarter?: Gooch & Housego PLC (LON:GHH) announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, June, 4th. The company reported $16.40 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $19.20 by $2.80. Gooch & Housego had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 3.40% and a net margin of 2.73%.

How often does Gooch & Housego pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Gooch & Housego?: Gooch & Housego declared a dividend on Thursday, December 5th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, January 18th will be given a dividend of GBX 8.20 per share on Friday, February 23rd. This represents a dividend yield of 1.61%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, January 18th. This is a positive change from the stock's previous dividend of GBX 4.80. The official announcement can be viewed at this link.
Read our dividend analysis for GHH.
Is Gooch & Housego a good dividend stock?: Gooch & Housego (LON:GHH) pays an annual dividend of GBX 13 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.40%. The dividend payout ratio is 8,125.00%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.
Read our dividend analysis for GHH.
What other stocks do shareholders of Gooch & Housego own?: Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Gooch & Housego investors own include ICG Enterprise Trust (ICGT), Advanced Medical Solutions Group (AMS), Delek Logistics Partners (DKL), Fidelity Japan Trust (FJV), Hotel Chocolat Group (HOTC), Union Pacific (UNP), Zscaler (ZS), Aviva (AV), Auto Trader Group (AUTO) and Appian (APPN).
How do I buy shares of Gooch & Housego?: Shares of GHH stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.
Compare Top Brokerages Here.

This page (LON:GHH) was last updated on 4/16/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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Gooch & Housego (GHH) Share Price, News & Analysis

Gooch & Housego MarketRank™ Stock Analysis

Overall MarketRank™

Analyst's Opinion

Short Interest

Short Interest

Dividend Strength

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment

News Coverage This Week

Company Ownership

Earnings and Valuation

About Gooch & Housego Stock (LON:GHH)

GHH Stock Price History

GHH Stock News Headlines

Company Calendar

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Price Target and Rating

Profitability

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Miscellaneous

Key Executives

Key Competitors

Insiders

GHH Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Overall MarketRank^™