Costain Group (COST)

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280.75p
   
  • Change Today:
      4.50p
  • 52 Week High: 306.00
  • 52 Week Low: 188.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 66.15m
  • Volume: 78,409
  • Market Cap: £185.72m
  • RiskGrade: 163
  • Beta: 0.46

Costain Group Overview

Costain Group is in the construction & materials sector and is currently trading at 280.75p per share. In the last year Costain Group's share price has ranged from 188.00p to 306.00p and brokers are currently rating this stock as 'strong buy'.

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Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 3.8% 4.1%
Div Cover 3.9 2.2
Op Mrgn 2.2% 2.6%
ROCE 167.7%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 6.8 11.1
PEG 0.2 n/a
Pr/Revenue 0.2 0.2
Pr/Book 5.8  
Latest F'cast
Revenue -2.3% 2.7%
PBT 9.2% -13.4%
EPS 33.1% -38.8%
DPS 7.5% 5.6%

Costain Group Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-08 902.60 23.10 29.00p 6.8 n/a -19% 7.50p 3.8%
31-Dec-09 993.40 18.10 2.30p 105.4 n/a -92% 0.82p 0.3%
31-Dec-10 924.50 27.90 36.40p 5.8 0.0 +1,483% 9.25p 4.4%
31-Dec-11 868.50 23.90 31.10p 5.9 n/a -15% 10.00p 5.4%
31-Dec-12 848.40 26.10 41.40p 6.1 0.2 +33% 10.75p 4.2%

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

Costain Group Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-13 871.50 22.60 25.35p 11.1 n/a -39% 11.35p 4.1%
31-Dec-14 899.00 23.75 26.60p 10.6 2.1 +5% 11.95p 4.3%

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Costain Group Company Announcements

Form 8.3 - Costain Group PLC 17-May-2013 17:34 RNS
Form 8.3 - Costain Group Plc 17-May-2013 16:19 Business Wire
Form 8.3 - Costain Group Plc 17-May-2013 14:52 Business Wire

Costain Group ShareCast News

London midday: Stocks flat as ECB rate cut specu... 24-Apr-2013 ShareCast
London open: Markets extend gains as financial s... 24-Apr-2013 ShareCast
Kier trumps Costain's bid for May Gurney 24-Apr-2013 ShareCast

Costain Group Motley Fool Analysis & Commentary

Why Costain Group PLC, ICAP plc And Topps Tiles ... 2013--27 Motley Fool
3 Shares Set To Beat The FTSE 100 Today 2013--18 Motley Fool
3 FTSE 100 Shares Hitting New Highs 2013--29 Motley Fool

Costain Group Top Newspaper Links

Mouchel board turns down Costain's bid approach 23-Dec-2010 The Independent
Costain makes £118m offer for Mouchel 23-Dec-2010 Guardian
Costain puts pressure on Mouchel board to talk a... 23-Dec-2010 The Scotsman

Latest Costain Group 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.

 

Costain Group Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 280.75p
Change Today 4.50p
% Change 1.63 %
52 Week High 306.00
52 Week Low 188.00
Volume 78,409
Shares Issued 66.15m
Market Cap £185.72m
Beta 0.46
RiskGrade 163

Costain Group Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
73.52% above the market average73.52% above the market average73.52% above the market average73.52% above the market average73.52% above the market average
65.71% above the sector average65.71% above the sector average65.71% above the sector average65.71% above the sector average65.71% above the sector average
Price Trend
57.23% above the market average57.23% above the market average57.23% above the market average57.23% above the market average57.23% above the market average
56.76% above the sector average56.76% above the sector average56.76% above the sector average56.76% above the sector average56.76% above the sector average
Income
85.05% above the market average85.05% above the market average85.05% above the market average85.05% above the market average85.05% above the market average
68.00% above the sector average68.00% above the sector average68.00% above the sector average68.00% above the sector average68.00% above the sector average
Growth
16.49% below the market average16.49% below the market average16.49% below the market average16.49% below the market average16.49% below the market average
5.26% below the sector average5.26% below the sector average5.26% below the sector average5.26% below the sector average5.26% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 2
Buy 0
Neutral 0
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 2
strong_buy
Broker recommendations should not be taken as investment advice, and are provided by the authorised brokers listed on this page.

Costain Group Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 17-Apr-13 19-Sep-12
Paid 24-May-13 26-Oct-12
Amount 7.25p 3.50p

Trades for 17-May-2013

Time Volume / Share Price
15:45 3,570 @ 283.27p
16:35 466 @ 280.75p
16:29 3,512 @ 282.95p
16:29 523 @ 281.00p
16:29 164 @ 280.75p

Costain Group Key Personnel

CEO Andrew Wyllie
Finance Director Anthony Bickerstaff
Chair David Allvey

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