LON:SSE SSE (SSE) Share Price, News & Analysis → This Apple-like Innovator is Revolutionizing Healthcare (From Wall Street Star) (Ad) Free SSE Stock Alerts GBX 1,656.74 -10.26 (-0.62%) (As of 05:02 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range 1,648▼ 1,67150-Day Range 1,564▼ 1,668.5052-Week Range 1,485▼ 1,932.50Volume4.15 million shsAverage Volume3.56 million shsMarket Capitalization£18.06 billionP/E Ratio3,125.93Dividend Yield5.31%Price TargetGBX 1,959 Stock AnalysisStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider Trades Get SSE alerts: Email Address SSE MarketRank™ Stock AnalysisAnalyst RatingModerate Buy2.80 Rating ScoreUpside/Downside18.2% UpsideGBX 1,959 Price TargetShort InterestN/ADividend StrengthWeakBased on Four FactorsSustainabilityN/ANews Sentiment0.29Based on 3 Articles This WeekInsider TradingAcquiring Shares£3,354 Bought Last QuarterProj. Earnings GrowthN/ASee Full Details Hide Full Details 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.1.42 out of 5 stars 2.4 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingSSE has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.80, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageSSE has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days. Previous Next N/A Short Interest Short InterestThere is no current short interest data available for SSE. Previous Next 1.7 Dividend Strength Dividend LeadershipSSE is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.29%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthSSE does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of SSE is 16,603.77%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Previous Next N/A Sustainability and ESG Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) ScoreThere is no current Upright™ data available for SSE. Previous Next 2.4 News and Social Media Coverage News SentimentSSE has a news sentiment score of 0.29. 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 is a lower news sentiment than the 0.47 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for SSE this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.Search Interest12 people have searched for SSE on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 140% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows5 people have added SSE to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 150% compared to the previous 30 days. Previous Next 3.3 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, SSE insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought GBX 3,354 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 0.10% of the stock of SSE is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions70.23% of the stock of SSE is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 0.0 Earnings and Valuation Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of SSE is 3,125.93, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 137.90.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of SSE is 3,125.93, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 79.84.Price to Earnings Growth RatioSSE has a PEG Ratio of 3.21. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioSSE has a P/B Ratio of 2.22. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks Here Ad True Market InsidersExposed: 10 CENT Crypto to Explode April 20th?Former Wall Street Insider and Professional Money Manager Reveals 4 Cryptos BETTER Than BitcoinClick For My #1 FREE Crypto for 2024 About SSE Stock (LON:SSE)SSE plc engages in the generation, transmission, distribution, and supply of electricity. It generates electricity from water, gas, coal, oil, and multi fuel. The company distributes electricity to approximately 3.8 million homes and businesses across the north of the central belt of Scotland and central southern England; and owns, operates, and develops high voltage electricity transmission system in the north of Scotland and remote islands. It also produces, stores, distributes, and supplies gas. In addition, it engages in the electricity and utility contracting, telecommunications, energy trading, insurance, and property holding businesses, as well as provides maintenance services. The company was formerly known as Scottish and Southern Energy plc and changed its name to SSE plc in September 2011. SSE plc was incorporated in 1989 and is based in Perth, the United Kingdom.Read More SSE Stock Price History View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart SSE Stock News HeadlinesApril 24, 2024 | msn.comMicrosoft blocks some PCs from Windows 11 24H2 — CPU must support SSE4.2 or the OS will not bootApril 24, 2024 | msn.comSSE Renewables to sponsor Wicklow Energy Awareness DayApril 24, 2024 | True Market Insiders (Ad)Exposed: 10 CENT Crypto to Explode April 20th?Former Wall Street Insider and Professional Money Manager Reveals 4 Cryptos BETTER Than BitcoinApril 22, 2024 | news.yahoo.comWind farm misses deadline for electricity sale schemeApril 18, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comNetskope Named a Leader in the Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Security Service Edge for 3rd Year in a RowApril 17, 2024 | investing.comSSE Industrial Sub (SSEI)April 16, 2024 | msn.comRiedel Expands RiCapture Ingest Solutions PortfolioApril 16, 2024 | msn.comSecuring Success: How your SME can optimise its digital defences through Security Service Edge (SSE)April 24, 2024 | True Market Insiders (Ad)Exposed: 10 CENT Crypto to Explode April 20th?Former Wall Street Insider and Professional Money Manager Reveals 4 Cryptos BETTER Than BitcoinApril 14, 2024 | americanbankingnews.comJPMorgan Chase & Co. 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Email Address Company Calendar Last Earnings6/17/2020Ex-Dividend for 3/8 Dividend1/11/2024Dividend Payable3/08/2024Today4/24/2024Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeLON SectorUtilities Industry Utilities - Diversified Sub-IndustryN/A Current SymbolLON:SSE CUSIPN/A CIKN/A Websse.com Phone+44-1738-456000FaxN/AEmployees12,180Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price TargetGBX 1,959 High Stock Price TargetGBX 2,075 Low Stock Price TargetGBX 1,620 Potential Upside/Downside+18.6%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.80 Research Coverage5 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)GBX 0.53 Trailing P/E Ratio3,116.04 Forward P/E Ratio9.07 P/E Growth3.21Net Income£578.40 million Net Margins4.96% Pretax MarginN/A Return on Equity7.07% Return on Assets2.64% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio84.31 Current Ratio0.91 Quick Ratio0.50 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales£11.65 billion Price / Sales1.55 Cash FlowGBX 26.16 per share Price / Cash Flow63.12 Book ValueGBX 746 per share Price / Book2.21Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares1,090,000,000Free FloatN/AMarket Cap£18.00 billion OptionableNot Optionable Beta0.57 (Almost) Everything You Need To Know About The EV MarketClick the link below and we'll send you MarketBeat's guide to investing in electric vehicle technologies (EV) and which EV stocks show the most promise. Get This Free Report Key ExecutivesMr. Alistair Phillips-Davies (Age 57)CEO & Executive Director Comp: $4.63MMr. Gregor Alexander (Age 61)Executive Officer Comp: $3.23MMr. Martin Pibworth (Age 51)Chief Commercial Officer & Executive Director Comp: $2.58MMr. Barry O'regan (Age 47)CFO & Executive Director Mr. Anthony KeelingCOO & Co-Head of RetailMs. Elizabeth Anne TannerGeneral Counsel & Company SecretaryMr. John StewartDirector of Human ResourcesMr. Robert McDonald (Age 53)Managing Director of SSEN Transmission Mr. Sam Peacock (Age 42)Managing Director of Corporate Affairs, Regulation & Strategy Mr. Neil Kirkby (Age 60)Managing Director of Enterprise More ExecutivesKey CompetitorsSevern TrentLON:SVTCentricaLON:CNAUnited Utilities GroupLON:UUNational GridLON:NGNational GridLON:NG.LView All CompetitorsInsidersMartin PibworthBought 2 shares on 2/6/2024Total: £3,354.00 ($1,677.00/share)Martin PibworthBought 2 shares on 1/5/2024Total: £3,690.00 ($1,845.00/share)Gregor AlexanderBought 193 shares on 9/26/2023Total: £321,152.00 ($1,664.00/share)Alistair Phillips-DaviesSold 2,000 sharesTotal: £3.59 M ($1,796.00/share)Alistair Phillips-DaviesSold 10,348 sharesTotal: £19.17 M ($1,853.00/share)View All Insider Transactions SSE Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions Should I buy or sell SSE stock right now? 5 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for SSE in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 4 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" SSE shares. View SSE analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks. What is SSE's stock price target for 2024? 5 brokerages have issued 1-year target prices for SSE's stock. Their SSE share price targets range from GBX 1,620 to GBX 2,075. On average, they predict the company's share price to reach GBX 1,959 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 18.2% from the stock's current price. View analysts price targets for SSE or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts. How have SSE shares performed in 2024? SSE's stock was trading at GBX 1,856 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, SSE shares have decreased by 10.7% and is now trading at GBX 1,656.74. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here. How were SSE's earnings last quarter? SSE plc (LON:SSE) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, June, 17th. The company reported $83.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $82.50 by $1.10. SSE had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 7.07% and a net margin of 4.96%. How often does SSE pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for SSE? SSE announced a dividend on Friday, November 15th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, January 11th will be paid a dividend of GBX 20 per share on Friday, March 8th. This represents a yield of 1.17%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, January 11th. The official announcement can be seen at this link. Read our dividend analysis for SSE. Is SSE a good dividend stock? SSE (LON:SSE) pays an annual dividend of GBX 88 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 5.29%. SSE has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The dividend payout ratio is 16,603.77%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Read our dividend analysis for SSE. What other stocks do shareholders of SSE own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other SSE investors own include Hawkins (HWKN), Xtrackers California Municipal Bond ETF (CA), BlackRock (BLK), Endologix (ELGX), Aegean Marine Petroleum Network (ANW), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), Centrica (CNA), GSK (GSK), Vodafone Group Public (VOD) and Aviva (AV). How do I buy shares of SSE? Shares of SSE 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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