Severn Trent (LON:SVT) Stock Rating Reaffirmed by Jefferies Financial Group

Severn Trent (LON:SVT)‘s stock had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by research analysts at Jefferies Financial Group in a report issued on Thursday, MarketBeat reports. They presently have a GBX 2,880 ($36.45) price target on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group’s price objective indicates a potential upside of 20.20% from the stock’s previous close.

Separately, JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut Severn Trent to an “underweight” rating and raised their price objective for the company from GBX 2,400 ($30.38) to GBX 2,450 ($31.01) in a report on Thursday, December 14th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of GBX 2,940 ($37.21).

Severn Trent Price Performance

Shares of LON SVT opened at GBX 2,396 ($30.33) on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of £7.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5,704.76, a PEG ratio of 4.69 and a beta of 0.40. The business has a 50-day moving average of GBX 2,511.38 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 2,551.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 909.57, a current ratio of 0.88 and a quick ratio of 0.73. Severn Trent has a fifty-two week low of GBX 2,243 ($28.39) and a fifty-two week high of GBX 2,979 ($37.70).

About Severn Trent

Severn Trent PLC operates as a water and sewerage company in England and Wales. It operates through two segments: Regulated Water and Waste Water, and Business Services. The Regulated Water and Waste Water segment offers water and waste water services to approximately 4.8 million households and businesses.