Hercules (LSE:HERC) Risk Assessment

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LSE:HERC Hercules PLC LSE:HERC
62 GF Score
Price £0.42
GF Value £0.44
Valuation Fairly Valued
! 8 Warning Signs
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What is Hercules Risk Assessment?

Risk Assessment represents the investment risk of a stock derived from our exclusive method. It suggests how risky the investment opportunity is based on the valuation and the fundamental performance of the stock. It is derived from following key aspects:

1. GuruFocus internally developed valuations of the stock, such as GF valuation.
2. Quality Rank, a business quality indicator developed by GuruFocus.
3. Fundamental performance: Piotroski F-Score, Altman Z-Score, Beneish M-Score, etc.
4. Growth opportunities: 5-year revenue growth rate, 5-Year EPS without NRI Growth Rate, etc.

Value investors are always willing to find undervalued stocks. However, not all the undervalued stocks are good deals, we should also be careful of how risky the investment opportunity is. We believe that if the company's financial strength and profitability are strong, and the stock price is within a reasonable range of the GF valuation, or stock has a high return with its price being undervalued, then it might be a good investment opportunity with low risk.

Based on those aspects listed above, GuruFocus believes the risk assessment of Hercules is: High Risk: High uncertainty with risk-return tradeoff.

Hercules  (LSE:HERC) Risk Assessment Explanation

Based on the four aspects listed above, GuruFocus provides the following 7 evaluations:

All-in-One Screener Examples (1)
Low Risk: Strong fundamentals, worth long-term holding
Moderate Risk: Sensitive, better choose undervalued stock
High Risk: High uncertainty with risk-return tradeoff
High Risk: Good fundamentals, beware of shrinking business
High Risk: Sensitive to economic or industry trends
High Risk: High uncertainty
No Data: Cannot be evaluated

(1) These are some simple examples. You can access our Risk Assessment filter under All-in-One Screener’s Fundamental tab and set your own criteria.

Hercules Risk Assessment Related Terms

LSE:HERC vs KFY, RHI, TNET: Risk Assessment Comparison

For the Staffing & Employment Services subindustry, Hercules's Risk Assessment, along with its competitors' market caps and Risk Assessment data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Hercules Risk Assessment vs Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Hercules's Risk Assessment distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Hercules's Risk Assessment falls into.


LSE:HERC
62GF Score
Hercules PLC LSE:HERC
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Is Hercules (LSE:HERC) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Hercules stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of £0.42 is trading 5.7% below its estimated GF Value™ of £0.44. GuruFocus considers Hercules to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for LSE:HERC:

  • Risk Assessment:
  • GF Value™: £0.44 vs. price of £0.42 (5.7% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 62/100 with 8 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the LSE:HERC stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

Hercules Business Description

Address Broadway Lane, South Cerney, Lakeside Business Park, Hercules Court, Cirencester, GBR, GL7 5XZ
Hercules PLC is a technology-enabled labour supply company for the UK infrastructure and construction sectors. The company provides general labour for highway projects, specialised operators for the water sector, and health and well-being support. The segments of the company are Labour supply engaged in the provision of labour to customers Civil projects represents work performed under contracts with customers to undertake construction and/or civil engineering work, and Other activities. The company derives maximum revenue from Labour supply segment. Labour supply is engaged in providing flexible and reliable workforce solutions tailored to meet the demands of each project.
62GF Score

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£0.42
Price
£0.44
GF Value