Nichols Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 5 analysts polled by S&P Global, Nichols stock has a consensus rating of "Strong Buy" and an average price target of 1,369p. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 39.69% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is 1,150p (+17.35%) and the highest is 1,720p (+75.51%).

Price Target: 1,369p (+39.69%)

Analyst Consensus: Strong Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	1,150p	1,369p	1,300p	1,720p
Change	+17.35%	+39.69%	+32.65%	+75.51%

* Price targets were last updated on Apr 22, 2026.

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Nichols stock is "Strong Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to perform very well in the near future and significantly outperform the market.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Nov '25	Jan '26	Feb '26	Mar '26	Apr '26	May '26
Strong Buy	3	4	3	5	5	5
Buy	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hold	2	1	1	0	0	0
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	5	5	4	5	5	5

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Unknown Analyst Deutsche Bank No rating	Deutsche Bank	Buy Reiterates 1,150p	Buy	Reiterates	1,150p	+17.35%	Apr 22, 2026
Unknown Analyst Berenberg Bank No rating	Berenberg Bank	Buy Reiterates 1,720p	Buy	Reiterates	1,720p	+75.51%	Apr 21, 2026

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

182.18M

from 175.05M

4.07%

from 175.05M

Revenue Next Year

189.10M

from 182.18M

3.80%

from 182.18M

EPS This Year

0.72

from 0.67

6.88%

from 0.67

EPS Next Year

0.77

from 0.72

6.77%

from 0.72

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026
Revenue	144.33M	164.93M	170.74M	172.81M	175.05M	182.18M
Revenue Growth	21.64%	14.27%	3.53%	1.21%	1.30%	4.07%
Gross Profit	65.18M	71.02M	72.18M	78.95M	80.67M	84.17M
Gross Margin	45.16%	43.06%	42.27%	45.69%	46.08%	46.20%
Operating Income	21.93M	24.71M	25.39M	29.04M	31.91M	33.68M
Net Income	-22.17M	11.64M	18.36M	17.84M	21.44M	26.29M
EPS	-	-	-	-	0.67	0.72
EPS Growth	-	-	-	-	4.94%	6.88%
Forward PE	27.64	19.92	19.74	19.59	13.52	13.66
Dividend / Share	0.23	0.28	0.28	0.32	0.34	0.45
Dividend Growth	-	19.91%	1.81%	13.48%	5.31%	33.20%
Free Cash Flow	18.29M	13.16M	18.86M	18.87M	12.76M	28.10M
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	2

EPS and Forward PE are based on non-GAAP adjusted numbers. Financial currency is GBP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027	2028
High	182.4M
Avg	182.2M
Low	182.0M

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	4.2%
Avg	4.1%
Low	4.0%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027	2028
High	0.73
Avg	0.72
Low	0.70

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	8.6%
Avg	6.9%
Low	4.9%