WEIGF (Weir Group) Risk Assessment

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WEIGF Weir Group PLC WEIGF
78 GF Score
Price $33.18
GF Value $27.18
Valuation Modestly Overvalued
! 3 Warning Signs
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What is Weir Group 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 Weir Group is: Moderate Risk: Sensitive, better choose undervalued stock.

Weir Group  (OTCPK:WEIGF) 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.

Weir Group Risk Assessment Related Terms

WEIGF vs GEV, ETN, PH: Risk Assessment Comparison

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Weir Group'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.

Weir Group Risk Assessment vs Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Weir Group's Risk Assessment distribution charts can be found below:

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


WEIGF
78GF Score
Weir Group PLC WEIGF
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Is Weir Group (WEIGF) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Weir Group stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $33.18 is trading 22.1% above its estimated GF Value™ of $27.18. GuruFocus considers Weir Group to be Modestly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for WEIGF:

  • Risk Assessment:
  • GF Value™: $27.18 vs. price of $33.18 (22.1% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 78/100 with 3 warning signs

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

Weir Group Business Description

Address 1 West Regent Street, 10th Floor, Glasgow, GBR, G2 1RW
Weir Group is a UK-based engineering company founded in 1871 and headquartered in Glasgow, with operations spanning more than 50 countries. The company is focused on the global mining industry. It generates the majority of its sales from the supply of highly engineered equipment, consumables, and aftermarket services used in mineral processing. Its business is organized into two divisions: minerals, which provides slurry pumps, hydrocyclones, mill liners, HPGR mills, screens, valves, and related spare parts; and ESCO, which manufactures ground-engaging tools, buckets, lips, and other wear components for surface mining and construction. Weir's products are used predominantly in hard-rock mining across commodities such as copper, iron ore, gold, nickel, and battery minerals.
78GF Score

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$33.18
Price
$27.18
GF Value