Severn Trent (LON:SVT) Stock Price Breaks Above Two Hundred Day Moving Average – What’s Next?

Posted by Brenda Bartman on Oct 22nd, 2026

Severn Trent PLC (LON:SVT – Get Free Report) shares crossed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Tuesday. The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 3,053.25 and traded as high as GBX 3,230.89. Severn Trent shares last traded at GBX 3,208, with a volume of 610,278 shares.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 3,220 target price on shares of Severn Trent in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of GBX 7,447.50.

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Severn Trent Stock Performance

The company has a quick ratio of 0.73, a current ratio of 1.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 596.63. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 3,077.99 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 3,053.97. The company has a market capitalization of £9.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.34, a PEG ratio of 4.69 and a beta of 0.55.

Insider Transactions at Severn Trent

In other Severn Trent news, insider James Jesic sold 6,531 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 3,018, for a total transaction of £197,105.58. Also, insider Helen Miles sold 11,240 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 3,018, for a total transaction of £339,223.20. 0.29% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Severn Trent Company Profile

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As one of Britain’s largest water companies, we supply fresh, clean drinking water to over nine million people across our region – around two billion litres every day. Once used, we collect, clean, and treat the water before safely returning it to the environment. We are one of only three listed water stocks in the UK, offering a valuable combination of reliable earnings, long-term asset growth, and inflation-linked dividends. The UK’s regulatory model provides a high degree of certainty over five-year periods.