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BOY.LSE Bodycote plc
LSE GBP Industrials
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As of 30 Oct 2026
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Market facts
- Market cap
- 2B
- P/E ratio
- 26.96
- Analyst target
- 925.2
- Dividend yield
- 2.5%
- Beta
- 1.34
Profile
Instrument facts
- Exchange
- LSE
- Currency
- GBP
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Specialty Industrial Machinery
- ISIN
- GB00B3FLWH99
- Market cap
- 2B
- P/E ratio
- 26.96
- Analyst target
- 925.2
- Dividend yield
- 2.5%
- Beta
- 1.34
About
About Bodycote plc
Bodycote plc provides heat treatment and thermal processing services worldwide. It operates in Specialist Technologies and Precision Heat Treatment divisions. The company offers heat treatment services, including altering the microstructure of metals and alloys, which include steel and aluminum to impart properties comprising surface hardness, temperature resistance, ductility, and strength; metal joining services consisting of electron beam welding, HIP diffusion bonding, hydrogen brazing, induction brazing, and furnace/vacuum brazing; and hot isostatic pressing (HIP) services, such as isostatic pressing and HIP supporting services, as well as Powdermet technologies. It also provides surface technologies, which are used to prolong the working life of components and protect from environmental factors, such as corrosion and abrasion. The company's surface technologies include anodising, flame and combustion spraying, high-velocity oxygen fuel coatings, plasma spray, electric arc wire, vapor phase aluminide, liquid and ceramic coatings, and thermochemically formed ceramic coatings to enhance corrosion protection and wear resistance. It serves automotive, aerospace and defense, energy, and general industrial markets. Bodycote plc was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in Macclesfield, the United Kingdom.
Research context
Bodycote plc appears in PyInvesting’s London Stock catalogue. The price history above describes this recorded instrument; it does not by itself identify a company’s business or establish a continuous investment return.
- Currency
- GBP
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Specialty Industrial Machinery
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5 years, 6 months ago
Bodycote plc is currently in a long term uptrend where the price is trading 10.8% above its 200 day moving average.
From a valuation standpoint, the stock is 78.7% cheaper than other stocks from the Industrials sector with a price to sales ratio of 2.7.
Bodycote plc's total revenue sank by 0.0% to $177M since the same quarter in the previous year.
Its net income has dropped by 0.0% to $23M since the same quarter in the previous year.
Finally, its free cash flow fell by 36.6% to $20M since the same quarter in the previous year.
Based on the above factors, Bodycote plc gets an overall score of 2/5.