The Bid & Ask

Quotations, Dispatches, and the Daily Tape

Thursday, August 13, 2026

Subject of the day

BOY.L

Concerning the House

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.

United Kingdom · www.bodycote.com

Quotation

$910.00

+1.00 (+0.1%)

52w hi$923.00
52w lo$600.86
Vol1.53M
As ofAug 13
The Verdict

Hold

Our score +0.32

Short+0.24
Medium+0.31
Long+0.48

computed 2026-08-13

By the Numbers

Bodycote plc

Industrials · Specialty Industrial Machinery

Market cap$1.54B
Enterprise value$1.74B
Trailing P/E26.76x
Forward P/E16.02x
EV / EBITDA9.96x
P / S (ttm)2.09x
Profit margin7.9%
Return on equity9.3%
Revenue growth+3.3%
Earnings growth+16.8%
Debt / equity34.93
Risk Metrics
Beta vs SPX0.51
Corr SPX0.21
Annual vol38.9%
Annual ret+24.2%
Sharpe0.62
Max DD-32.8%

Window: 504 trading days (491 obs)

Layer Breakdown
LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.37
Sector+0.07
Technical+0.14
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.16

macro × 1.00 · 2026-08-13

Recent Sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Aug 13$935.00$935.00$907.00$910.001.53M
Aug 12$912.50$915.50$909.00$909.003.29M
Aug 11$912.00$918.00$908.50$912.50418.33K
Aug 10$919.50$919.50$905.50$910.50672.94K
Aug 7$911.50$922.90$905.37$914.501.62M