QinetiQ Group(QQ.)

Sector:

Aerospace and Defence

Index:

FTSE 250

Market Cap

£1,439.84m

Change Today

Price Down-1.50p

Share Price

218.00p

Thursday tips round-up: Qinetiq, Jarvis, Electrocomponents

Date: Thursday 29 May 2008

LONDON (ShareCast) - Qinetiq trades at between an 8pc and 13pc discount to its UK defence peers which appears overdone given strong revenue growth and the US focus. Time to buy, reports the Telegraph.

The Government and Network Rail have announced big increases in rail spending over the next few years, which can only bode well for Jarvis. Chief executive, Richard Entwistle, refuses to discuss talk of a takeover but the fact that others are now interested should encourage buyers. Buy, says the Independent.

Electrocomponents’s strong international growth means its home market is less important than before: it now accounts for 40 per cent of sales against more than half two years ago. The problem remains that it carries high fixed costs, meaning that faltering demand, especially from R&D customers, would put profits under pressure. Keep away, says the Times. Independent says hold.

The Independent says do keep an eye on Topps Tiles. Sell.

Compared with the rest of the sector, Intermediate Capital has fared well and priced at 12.3 times forward earnings, still looks attractive. Buy, says the Telegraph. The Times says its shares have run far enough for now. Hold.

With Burberry shares having outperformed the FTSE all-share by 16 per cent over the past three months, there will be better times to buy. Hold, says the Times.

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QinetiQ Group Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 218.00p Price Down
Change Today -1.50p
52 Week High 228.25p
52 Week Low 165.00p
Volume 1,763,175
Shares Issued 660.48m
Market Cap £1,439.84m
Beta 0.72

Performance Indicators

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
96.49% below the market average96.49% below the market average96.49% below the market average96.49% below the market average96.49% below the market average
16.67% below the sector average16.67% below the sector average16.67% below the sector average16.67% below the sector average16.67% below the sector average
Price Trend
93.61% above the market average93.61% above the market average93.61% above the market average93.61% above the market average93.61% above the market average
100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average
Income
76.02% below the market average76.02% below the market average76.02% below the market average76.02% below the market average76.02% below the market average
33.33% below the sector average33.33% below the sector average33.33% below the sector average33.33% below the sector average33.33% below the sector average
Growth
56.38% below the market average56.38% below the market average56.38% below the market average56.38% below the market average56.38% below the market average
50% below the sector average50% below the sector average50% below the sector average50% below the sector average50% below the sector average
Price Chg 6m
82.78% above the market average82.78% above the market average82.78% above the market average82.78% above the market average82.78% above the market average
84.62% above the sector average84.62% above the sector average84.62% above the sector average84.62% above the sector average84.62% above the sector average
P/E
25.97% below the market average25.97% below the market average25.97% below the market average25.97% below the market average25.97% below the market average
9.09% below the sector average9.09% below the sector average9.09% below the sector average9.09% below the sector average9.09% below the sector average
PEG
40.53% below the market average40.53% below the market average40.53% below the market average40.53% below the market average40.53% below the market average
9.09% below the sector average9.09% below the sector average9.09% below the sector average9.09% below the sector average9.09% below the sector average
Dividend Yield
54.45% below the market average54.45% below the market average54.45% below the market average54.45% below the market average54.45% below the market average
45.45% below the sector average45.45% below the sector average45.45% below the sector average45.45% below the sector average45.45% below the sector average
EPS Growth
7.67% above the market average7.67% above the market average7.67% above the market average7.67% above the market average7.67% above the market average
9.09% above the sector average9.09% above the sector average9.09% above the sector average9.09% above the sector average9.09% above the sector average
Operating Margin
7.77% below the market average7.77% below the market average7.77% below the market average7.77% below the market average7.77% below the market average
83.33% below the sector average83.33% below the sector average83.33% below the sector average83.33% below the sector average83.33% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 1
Buy 4
Neutral 2
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 7
buy
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QinetiQ Group Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 06-Aug-08 23-Jan-08
Paid 05-Sep-08 22-Feb-08
Amount 2.92p 1.33p

Trades for 05-Sep-2008

Time Volume / Share Price
16:35 118,423 @ 218.00p
16:29 380 @ 217.50p
16:29 3,279 @ 219.25p
16:29 993 @ 219.25p
16:29 806 @ 220.00p

QinetiQ Group Key Personnel

CEO Graham Love
CFO David Mellors

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