Essentra plc (LON:ESNT)
London flag London · Delayed Price · Currency is GBP · Price in GBX
106.80
-1.20 (-1.11%)
Sep 3, 2026, 4:36 PM GMT

Essentra Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 7 analysts polled by S&P Global, Essentra stock has a consensus rating of "Strong Buy" and an average price target of 167p. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 56.64% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is 100p (-6.37%) and the highest is 315p (+194.94%).

Price Target: 167p (+56.64%)
Analyst Consensus: Strong Buy

Price Target

Chart
TargetLowAverageMedianHigh
Price100p167p140p315p
Change-6.37%+56.64%+31.09%+194.94%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Essentra 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

Chart
RatingFeb '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26Jul '26Aug '26
Strong Buy565555
Buy111111
Hold001111
Sell000000
Strong Sell000000
Total677777

Latest Forecasts

AnalystFirmRatingRatingActionPrice TargetUpsideDate
Jefferies
Jefferies
Buy
Reiterates
130p140p
BuyReiterates130p140p+31.09%Aug 21, 2026
Unknown Analyst
Berenberg Bank
No rating
Berenberg Bank
Buy
Reiterates
160p140p
BuyReiterates160p140p+31.09%Aug 14, 2026
RBC Capital
RBC Capital
Buy
Maintains
130p140p
BuyMaintains130p140p+31.09%Jul 29, 2026
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Hold
Reiterates
100p
HoldReiterates100p-6.37%May 21, 2026

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
323.02M
from 302.00M
Increased by 6.96%
Revenue Next Year
334.98M
from 323.02M
Increased by 3.70%
EPS This Year
0.07
from 0.06
Increased by 16.00%
EPS Next Year
0.08
from 0.07
Increased by 10.71%
Fiscal YearFY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025FY 2026
Period EndingDec 31, 2021Dec 31, 2022Dec 31, 2023Dec 31, 2024Dec 31, 2025Dec 31, 2026
Revenue
301.70M337.90M316.30M302.40M302.00M323.02M
Revenue Growth
-66.35%12.00%-6.39%-4.40%-0.13%6.96%
Gross Profit
26.40M148.20M141.80M137.10M131.90M148.91M
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-188.00M5.40M10.60M2.10M1.83M
EPS
----0.060.07
EPS Growth
-----27.38%16.00%
Forward PE
15.9524.6114.9714.1013.4715.09
Dividend / Share
0.060.030.040.030.020.02
Dividend Growth
81.82%-45.00%9.09%-22.22%-28.57%14.30%
Free Cash Flow
-36.86M98.03M-12.63M-24.16M30.48M18.43M
No. Analysts
-----5
EPS and Forward PE are based on non-GAAP adjusted numbers. Financial currency is GBP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue202620272028
High325.9M
Avg323.0M
Low321.0M

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth202620272028
High
7.9%
Avg
7.0%
Low
6.3%

EPS Forecast

EPS202620272028
High0.07
Avg0.07
Low0.07

EPS Growth

EPS Growth202620272028
High
18.0%
Avg
16.0%
Low
13.6%