Shire Plc (SHP)

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1,897.00p
   
  • Change Today:
      20.00p
  • 52 Week High: 2,300.00p
  • 52 Week Low: 1,818.00p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 562.53m
  • Volume: 1,294,794
  • Market Cap: £10,671m
  • RiskGrade: 114
  • Beta: 0.66

Shire Overview

Drugs group Shire Pharmaceuticals is best known for the attention deficit disorder treatments Adderall and Vyvanse. Founded in 1986 and became a listed company in 1996.

1 Day Chart (25-05-2012)

6 Month Chart

Shire Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 0.5% 0.5%
Div Cover n/a 12.4
Op Mrgn n/a 29.7%
ROCE n/a  
Latest F'cast
P/E 18.9 14.9
PEG n/a 0.5
Pr/Revenue 3.9 3.6
Pr/Book 5.2  
Latest F'cast
Revenue n/a -55.2%
PBT 20.0% -48.0%
EPS n/a 28.3%
DPS n/a -56.3%

Shire Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue ($m) Pre-tax ($m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-07 2,436.30 (1,396.30) (268.70)¢ n/a n/a n/a 8.82¢ 0.5%
31-Dec-08 3,022.20 268.00 32.10¢ 49.4 n/a n/a 9.91¢ 0.6%
31-Dec-09 3,007.70 642.30 119.00¢ 15.9 0.1 +271% 11.40¢ 0.6%
31-Dec-10 3,471.10 770.70 107.70¢ 22.4 n/a -10% 13.10¢ 0.5%
31-Dec-11 4,263.40 1,092.60 156.90¢ 22.4 0.5 +46% 15.07¢ 0.4%

a. Based on UK GAAP presentation of accounts - includes discontinued activities

Shire Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-12 2,992.83 890.05 127.34p 14.9 0.5 +28% 10.31p 0.5%
31-Dec-13 3,255.53 1,032.54 143.90p 13.2 1.0 +13% 11.76p 0.6%

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Shire Company Announcements

Block listing six monthly return 23-May-2012 16:25 PR Newswire
Total Voting Rights 01-May-2012 12:00 PR Newswire
Shire delivers strong first quarter performance 26-Apr-2012 12:00 PR Newswire

Shire ShareCast News

London close: Footsie finishes week strongly, Ma... 27-Apr-2012 ShareCast
FTSE 100 movers: Man Group leads the way after u... 27-Apr-2012 ShareCast
London midday: Stocks rise as markets await US G... 27-Apr-2012 ShareCast

Shire Top Newspaper Links

Wolseley blames tough British tax regime as it d... 28-Sep-2010 The Scotsman
WOLSELEY MOVES ABROAD TO ESCAPE ‘HIGH’ UK TAX 28-Sep-2010 Express & Star
Shire will pull blood-pressure drug cited by FDA 18-Aug-2010 USA Today

Latest Shire Director Deals

No deals were found in the last 28 days.

Note 1: Prices and trades are provided by Digital Look Corporate Solutions and are delayed by at least 15 minutes.

Note 2: RiskGrade figures are provided by RiskMetrics.

Note 3: Above ratios are on a 'per annum' basis, adjusted for corporate actions and based on the fundamentals of the primary listed security.

Note 4: Under IFRS, all figures are based on 'Continuing' operations unless otherwise stated.

Note 5: In the case of dual listed securities, broker recommendations and forecasts relate to the primary listing.

Note 6: Forecast figures based on normalised accounts.

 

Shire Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 1,897.00p
Change Today 20.00p
% Change 1.07 %
52 Week High 2,300.00p
52 Week Low 1,818.00p
Volume 1,294,794
Shares Issued 562.53m
Market Cap £10,671m
Beta 0.66
RiskGrade 114

Shire Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
74.74% below the market average74.74% below the market average74.74% below the market average74.74% below the market average74.74% below the market average
14.89% below the sector average14.89% below the sector average14.89% below the sector average14.89% below the sector average14.89% below the sector average
Price Trend
44.72% above the market average44.72% above the market average44.72% above the market average44.72% above the market average44.72% above the market average
10.71% above the sector average10.71% above the sector average10.71% above the sector average10.71% above the sector average10.71% above the sector average
Income
98.85% below the market average98.85% below the market average98.85% below the market average98.85% below the market average98.85% below the market average
100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average
Growth
81.84% above the market average81.84% above the market average81.84% above the market average81.84% above the market average81.84% above the market average
83.67% above the sector average83.67% above the sector average83.67% above the sector average83.67% above the sector average83.67% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 18
Buy 4
Neutral 10
Sell 0
Strong Sell 1
Total 33
buy
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Shire Dividends

  Latest Previous
  2nd Interim Interim
Ex-Div 07-Mar-12 07-Sep-11
Paid 12-Apr-12 06-Oct-11
Amount 12.59¢ 2.48¢

Trades for 25-May-2012

Time Volume / Share Price
16:47 4,955 @ 1,893.64p
16:47 2,226 @ 1,893.64p
16:46 2,400 @ 1,895.00p
16:46 867 @ 1,886.00p
16:46 99 @ 1,900.00p

Shire Key Personnel

Chair Matthew Emmens
CEO Angus Russell
CFO Graham Hetherington

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