Ratings Equals Group plc

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GB00BLS0XX25

Market Closed - London S.E. Other stock markets 11:35:24 2024-05-10 am EDT			5-day change	1st Jan Change
129 ^GBX	-0.39%		-0.77%	+6.17%

Apr. 22	Equals Group plc Proposes Final Dividend, Payable on 28 June 2024	CI
Apr. 17	Equals confirms one month extension of firm takeover offer deadline	AN

Summary

The company has strong fundamentals. More than 70% of companies have a lower mix of growth, profitability, debt and visibility.
From a short-term investment perspective, the company presents a deteriorated fundamental situation
The company's Refinitiv ESG score, based on a relative ranking of the company within its sector, comes out particularly poor.

Strengths

Its core activity has a significant growth potential and sales are expected to surge, according to Standard & Poor's' forecast. Indeed, those may increase by -99% by 2026.
The earnings growth currently anticipated by analysts for the coming years is particularly strong.
Thanks to a sound financial situation, the firm has significant leeway for investment.
The difference between current prices and the average target price is rather important and implies a significant appreciation potential for the stock.

Weaknesses

With a 2024 P/E ratio at 25.8 times the estimated earnings, the company operates at rather significant levels of earnings multiples.
For the last few months, analysts have been revising downwards their earnings forecast.
Over the past four months, analysts' average price target has been revised downwards significantly.
The average consensus view of analysts covering the stock has deteriorated over the past four months.
Over the past twelve months, analysts' consensus has been significantly revised downwards.

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Sector: Business Support Services

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NEXI S.P.A	-15.96%	8.79B	B+

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