Ratings Ricardo plc

Equities

RCDO

GB0007370074

Market Closed - London S.E. Other stock markets 11:35:24 2024-04-19 am EDT			5-day change	1st Jan Change
455 ^GBX	+1.11%		+2.25%	-7.14%

Mar. 13	Transcript : Ricardo plc - Special Call
Mar. 08	AO World non-exec director invests GBP600,000	AN

Strengths

The company has attractive valuation levels with a low EV/sales ratio compared with its peers.
Analysts covering this company mostly recommend stock overweighting or purchase.
The average target price set by analysts covering the stock is above current prices and offers a tremendous appreciation potential.
Analyst opinion has improved significantly over the past four months.

Weaknesses

The company does not generate enough profits, which is an alarming weak point.
For the last few months, analysts have been revising downwards their earnings forecast.
Over the past twelve months, analysts' opinions have been revised negatively.
The price targets of various analysts who make up the consensus differ significantly. This reflects different assessments and/or a difficulty in valuing the company.
Financial statements have repeatedly disappointed market stakeholders. Most often, they were below expectations.

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Sector: Business Support Services

	1st Jan change	Capi.	Investor Rating	ESG Refinitiv
RICARDO PLC	-7.14%	349M		B
FTI CONSULTING, INC.	+6.20%	7.25B		A-
BAYCURRENT CONSULTING, INC.	-33.93%	3.38B		-
ICF INTERNATIONAL, INC.	+4.24%	2.58B		A-
NIHON M&A CENTER HOLDINGS INC.	+8.23%	1.78B		C+
SHANGHAI RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF BUILDING SCIENCES GROUP CO., LTD.	-9.04%	1.07B	-	-
ANHUI TRANSPORT CONSULTING & DESIGN INSTITUTE CO.,LTD.	+35.51%	896M		-
FUNAI SOKEN HOLDINGS INCORPORATED	-10.22%	722M		-
THE HACKETT GROUP, INC.	-1.52%	620M		C+
STRIKE COMPANY,LIMITED	-4.98%	579M		-

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