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 96.35% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is 100p (+17.37%) and the highest is 315p (+269.72%).

Price Target: 167p (+96.35%)

Analyst Consensus: Strong Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	100p	167p	135p	315p
Change	+17.37%	+96.35%	+58.45%	+269.72%

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

Rating	Dec '25	Jan '26	Feb '26	Mar '26	Apr '26	May '26
Strong Buy	5	5	5	6	5	5
Buy	1	1	1	1	1	1
Hold	0	0	0	0	1	1
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	6	6	6	7	7	7

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Andrew Brooke RBC Capital	RBC Capital	Buy Maintains 130p	Buy	Maintains	130p	+52.58%	May 22, 2026
James Beard, CFA Deutsche Bank	Deutsche Bank	Hold Reiterates 100p	Hold	Reiterates	100p	+17.37%	May 21, 2026
Andrew Douglas Jefferies	Jefferies	Buy Reiterates 130p	Buy	Reiterates	130p	+52.58%	May 20, 2026
Unknown Analyst Berenberg Bank No rating	Berenberg Bank	Buy Reiterates 160p	Buy	Reiterates	160p	+87.79%	Mar 19, 2026

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

312.01M

from 302.00M

3.32%

from 302.00M

Revenue Next Year

327.41M

from 312.01M

4.94%

from 312.01M

EPS This Year

0.07

from 0.06

7.31%

from 0.06

EPS Next Year

0.08

from 0.07

17.63%

from 0.07

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	301.70M	337.90M	316.30M	302.40M	302.00M	312.01M
Revenue Growth	-66.35%	12.00%	-6.39%	-4.40%	-0.13%	3.32%
Gross Profit	26.40M	148.20M	141.80M	137.10M	131.90M	143.84M
Gross Margin	8.75%	43.86%	44.83%	45.34%	43.68%	46.10%
Operating Income	18.90M	700.00K	8.40M	16.30M	11.20M	34.03M
Net Income	26.90M	-188.00M	5.40M	10.60M	2.10M	5.29M
EPS	-	-	-	-	0.06	0.07
EPS Growth	-	-	-	-	-27.38%	7.31%
Forward PE	15.95	24.61	14.97	14.10	13.47	13.02
Dividend / Share	0.06	0.03	0.04	0.03	0.02	0.02
Dividend Growth	-	-45.00%	9.09%	-22.22%	-28.57%	7.30%
Free Cash Flow	-36.86M	98.03M	-12.63M	-24.16M	30.48M	16.96M
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	7

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

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027	2028
High	315.1M
Avg	312.0M
Low	303.5M

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	4.3%
Avg	3.3%
Low	0.5%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027	2028
High	-
Avg	0.07
Low	-

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	-
Avg	7.3%
Low	-