Essentra plc (LON:ESNT)
London flag London · Delayed Price · Currency is GBP · Price in GBX
108.20
-1.40 (-1.28%)
Sep 24, 2026, 4:35 PM GMT

Essentra Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 6 analysts polled by S&P Global, Essentra stock has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of 143p. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 31.86% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is 100p (-7.58%) and the highest is 201p (+85.77%).

Price Target: 143p (+31.86%)
Analyst Consensus: Buy

Price Target

Chart
TargetLowAverageMedianHigh
Price100p143p140p201p
Change-7.58%+31.86%+29.39%+85.77%
* Price targets were last updated on Aug 21, 2026.

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Essentra stock is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

Chart
RatingMar '26Apr '26May '26Jul '26Aug '26Sep '26
Strong Buy655555
Buy111111
Hold011111
Sell000000
Strong Sell000000
Total777777

Latest Forecasts

AnalystFirmRatingRatingActionPrice TargetUpsideDate
Jefferies
Jefferies
Buy
Reiterates
130p → 140p
BuyReiterates130p → 140p+29.39%Aug 21, 2026
Unknown Analyst
Berenberg Bank
No rating
Berenberg Bank
Buy
Reiterates
160p → 140p
BuyReiterates160p → 140p+29.39%Aug 14, 2026
RBC Capital
RBC Capital
Buy
Maintains
130p → 140p
BuyMaintains130p → 140p+29.39%Jul 29, 2026
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Hold
Reiterates
100p
HoldReiterates100p-7.58%May 21, 2026

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
319.77M
from 302.00M
Increased by 5.88%
Revenue Next Year
336.37M
from 319.77M
Increased by 5.19%
EPS This Year
0.07
from 0.06
Increased by 13.23%
EPS Next Year
0.08
from 0.07
Increased by 13.28%
Fiscal YearFY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025FY 2026
Period EndingDec 31, 2021Dec 31, 2022Dec 31, 2023Dec 31, 2024Dec 31, 2025Dec 31, 2026
Revenue
301.70M337.90M316.30M302.40M302.00M319.77M
Revenue Growth
-66.35%12.00%-6.39%-4.40%-0.13%5.88%
Gross Profit
26.40M148.20M141.80M137.10M131.90M147.41M
Gross Margin
8.75%43.86%44.83%45.34%43.68%46.10%
Operating Income
18.90M700.00K8.40M16.30M11.20M34.01M
Net Income
26.90M-188.00M5.40M10.60M2.10M2.17M
EPS
----0.060.07
EPS Growth
-----27.38%13.23%
Forward PE
15.9524.6114.9714.1013.4715.67
Dividend / Share
0.060.030.040.030.020.02
Dividend Growth
81.82%-45.00%9.09%-22.22%-28.57%12.90%
Free Cash Flow
----14.80M18.43M
No. Analysts
-----6
EPS and Forward PE are based on non-GAAP adjusted numbers. Financial currency is GBP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue202620272028
High325.9M
Avg319.8M
Low303.5M

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth202620272028
High
7.9%
Avg
5.9%
Low
0.5%

EPS Forecast

EPS202620272028
High0.07
Avg0.07
Low0.06

EPS Growth

EPS Growth202620272028
High
18.0%
Avg
13.2%
Low
-0.6%