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Serco Advances Share Buyback, Updates Voting Rights and Treasury Stock

Story Highlights
  • Serco has continued its share buyback, leaving 992.2 million shares in issue and over 10.5 million held in treasury to refine its capital structure.
  • The company has repurchased 10.6 million shares since March and updated its voting rights, aiding investors’ compliance with UK transparency rules.
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Serco Advances Share Buyback, Updates Voting Rights and Treasury Stock

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The latest update is out from Serco Group plc ( (GB:SRP) ).

Serco Group plc has continued executing its previously announced share buyback programme, repurchasing several tranches of ordinary shares between 1 and 8 May 2026 through broker RBC Europe Limited. Following these latest transactions, the company now has 992,178,031 ordinary shares in issue, with 10,567,983 shares held in treasury, refining its capital structure and potentially enhancing earnings per share.

Since the launch of the programme in early March, Serco has bought a total of 10,567,983 shares for treasury, while also disclosing detailed trade data in line with EU Market Abuse Regulation requirements. The updated voting rights figure provides a new denominator for investors and other stakeholders when assessing disclosure thresholds under the UK’s transparency rules, clarifying ownership reporting obligations in the market.

The most recent analyst rating on (GB:SRP) stock is a Buy with a £350.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Serco Group plc stock, see the GB:SRP Stock Forecast page.

Spark’s Take on SRP Stock

According to Spark, TipRanks’ AI Analyst, SRP is a Outperform.

The score is driven primarily by strong cash generation and an improved balance-sheet profile, supported by a very low P/E valuation. Technicals are positive with the stock in an uptrend, while earnings-call takeaways are constructive (profit-growth guidance and strong pipeline) but tempered by near-term headwinds (immigration exposure), higher debt/finance costs, and execution/timing risks.

To see Spark’s full report on SRP stock, click here.

More about Serco Group plc

Serco Group plc is a UK-based provider of public services, operating across defence, justice and immigration, transport, health and citizen services. The company primarily manages outsourced government and public sector contracts, focusing on delivering frontline services and operational support in the UK and internationally.

Average Trading Volume: 2,949,608

Technical Sentiment Signal: Buy

Current Market Cap: £2.72B

See more data about SRP stock on TipRanks’ Stock Analysis page.

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