£724.88m
-42.00p
(-4.77%)
838.00p
Date: Wednesday 06 Aug 2008
At 63¾p, Spirent trades at 11 times current-year forecasts, reasonable for a highly cash-generative company – it unveiled an additional £50 million capital return yesterday – that is producing double-digit earnings growth. Buy on weakness, recommends the Times.
| Wednesday's tips round-up: GKN, Spirent, Carpetr... | 06-Aug-2008 | ShareCast |
| Rotork posts record results | 05-Aug-2008 | ShareCast |
| Rotork Q1 order intake up 25% | 02-May-2008 | ShareCast |
| Accsys boss bolsters stake | 31-Mar-2008 | ShareCast |
| London afternoon: Footsie struggles back above 5... | 03-Mar-2008 | ShareCast |
| Holding(s) in Company | 06-Oct-2008 | 16:14 | RNS |
| Directorate Change | 03-Oct-2008 | 17:00 | RNS |
| Interim Management Statement | 03-Oct-2008 | 16:19 | RNS |
| Holding(s) in Company | 12-Sep-2008 | 15:26 | RNS |
| Director/PDMR Shareholding | 10-Sep-2008 | 17:02 | RNS |
| Earnings rise among key UK manufacturers | 06-Aug-2008 | The Herald |
| Need to know | 03-May-2008 | Times |
| Pipe up | 01-Aug-2007 | The Scotsman |
| Rotork's early gains under threat | 07-Aug-2003 | Telegraph |
| Rotork profits surge up 14% | 08-Aug-2002 | The Scotsman |
| The Investment Column:Rotork | 06-Aug-2008 | The Independent |
| Spectre of sub-prime fallout forces banks down | 04-Mar-2008 | Telegraph |
| Market report: Wednesday latest | 01-Aug-2007 | Daily Mail |
| Poor ice cream season melts brokers' faith in Un... | 01-Aug-2007 | Telegraph |
| BG Group fired up as market rebounds in style | 01-Aug-2007 | The Independent |
| Market report: Tuesday close | 05-Aug-2008 | This Is Money |
| Midas Extra share tips: Rotork and Capital Pub C... | 24-Jul-2008 | This Is Money |
| Top stock tips for ethical investors | 19-Mar-2008 | This Is Money |
| Market report: Wednesday close | 12-Sep-2007 | This Is Money |
| Money-makers a haven in stormy waters | 06-Aug-2007 | This Is Money |
| Currency | UK Pounds |
| Share Price | 838.00p ![]() |
| Change Today | -42.00p |
| 52 Week High | 1,212.00 |
| 52 Week Low | 774.00 |
| Volume | 361,142 |
| Shares Issued | 86.50m |
| Market Cap | £724.88m |
| Beta | 0.87 |
| RiskGrade | 228 |
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| Strong Buy | 4 |
| Buy | 2 |
| Neutral | 6 |
| Sell | 0 |
| Strong Sell | 1 |
| Total | 13 |

| Latest | Previous | |
|---|---|---|
| Interim | Special | |
| Ex-Div | 03-Sep-08 | 25-Jun-08 |
| Paid | 26-Sep-08 | 18-Jul-08 |
| Amount | 9.25p | 11.50p |
| Time | Volume / Share Price |
| 16:35 | 19,901 @ 838.00p |
| 16:29 | 416 @ 834.50p |
| 16:29 | 396 @ 835.00p |
| 16:29 | 9 @ 831.50p |
| 16:27 | 144 @ 831.50p |
| Finance Director | R E Slater |
| CEO | W H Whiteley |
| COO | Peter France |
| CEO | Bill Whiteley |