IMI (LON:IMI) Hits New 52-Week High – Time to Buy?

Shares of IMI plc (LON:IMI) hit a new 52-week high during trading on Friday . The company traded as high as GBX 3,848 and last traded at GBX 2,830, with a volume of 1968580 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 2,752.

Key Headlines Impacting IMI

Here are the key news stories impacting IMI this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Board ups share buyback to £500m, signalling confidence in cash generation and boosting EPS accretion and ROIC expectations. IMI posts improved performance and increases buyback to £500mn
• Positive Sentiment: Company returned to net profit in 2025 (reported ~$13.5m), reversing prior losses and removing a key overhang for the stock. IMI returns to profit, earns $13.5M in 2025
• Positive Sentiment: FY‑25 revenue topped £2.3bn and profits surged; the group also lifted its payout while launching the new buyback, supporting shareholder returns. IMI lifts payout, launches new share buyback amid strong profit growth
• Positive Sentiment: Jefferies keeps a Buy rating and sets a p3,185 target, citing strong FY25 delivery and upside from the buyback and underappreciated FY26 earnings power. IMI: Strong FY25 Delivery, Buyback Upside and Underappreciated FY26 Earnings Power Support Buy Rating
• Neutral Sentiment: Q4 reported EPS was GBX 132.30, with a net margin ~10.9% and ROE ~18.1%; slide deck and conference call are available for details on segment performance and margin drivers. IMI earnings report and call
• Neutral Sentiment: Management projects resilient automation demand and organic revenue growth in 2026, which supports the outlook but will be watched for conversion into margins and cash flow. UK’s IMI projects 2026 organic revenue growth on resilient automation demand

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Panmure Gordon restated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 2,760 price objective on shares of IMI in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on shares of IMI from GBX 2,850 to GBX 2,960 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 4th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of GBX 2,670.71.

IMI Stock Performance

The company has a market cap of £6.90 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.03, a P/E/G ratio of 1.12 and a beta of 1.05. The company has a quick ratio of 0.80, a current ratio of 1.50 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 58.04. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 2,733.92 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 2,491.73.

IMI (LON:IMI) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, March 6th. The company reported GBX 132.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. IMI had a return on equity of 24.91% and a net margin of 14.33%. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that IMI plc will post 137.9737609 EPS for the current year.

IMI Company Profile

IMI plc is a specialist engineering company operating in fluid and motion control markets. We combine our deep engineering knowledge with strong applications expertise to develop solutions for the most acute industry problems. We help our customers become safer, more sustainable and more productive. IMI employs around 10,000 people, has manufacturing facilities in 19 countries and operates a global service network. The Company is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE4Good Index.