Serco (SRP.L)
Serco is a leading international provider of essential public services, partnering with governments to deliver complex programs across defense, justice, and citizen services.
What Serco does
Serco is a public sector service provider that manages complex essential services on behalf of governments and public sector organizations globally. The company operates across sectors including defense, justice, immigration, healthcare, transport, and citizen services.
Themes: government contracting, defense services, public sector outsourcing, justice and immigration services, healthcare support services
Fundamentals
- Price£2.40 as of 2026-08-03 close
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- 1-year return+16.0% 2025-08-01 close £2.07 → 2026-08-03 close £2.40
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How Serco looks technically
Serco (SRP.L) is trading 9.1% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend. Its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 19 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal. There is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 6, below the 25 that marks a real trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 53, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). It made a new 20-day high about 4 trading days ago. It is 26.3% below its highest point of the past year. Trading volume is unusually light — only about 0% of its 30-day average.
Trend
| Distance from the 200-day | -9.1% | it is trading 9.1% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend |
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| 50-day moving average | £2.41 | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is £2.41 |
| 200-day moving average | £2.64 | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is £2.64 |
| Since the 50/200 cross | 19 sessions | its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 19 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | 5.7 | there is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 6, below the 25 that marks a real trend) |
Momentum
| 14-day RSI | 53.1 | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 53, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) |
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| Since the MACD crossed zero | 22 sessions | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, is in positive territory (momentum leaning bullish) |
Range
| 52-week high | £3.26 | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was £3.26 |
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| From the 52-week high | -26.3% | it is 26.3% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) |
| Above the 52-week low | +41.3% | it is 41.3% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) |
| Below the 52-week high | 26.3% | it is 26.3% below its highest point of the past year |
| Since a 20-day breakout | 4 sessions | it made a new 20-day high about 4 trading days ago |
| Since a 55-day breakout | 24 sessions | it made a new 55-day low about 24 trading days ago |
| All-time high | £5.58 | its highest closing price on record is £5.58 (set on 2013-07-09) |
| From the all-time high | -57.0% | it is 57.0% below its all-time high |
| All-time low | £0.7593 | its lowest closing price on record is £0.7593 (set on 2016-02-09) |
| Above the all-time low | +216.3% | it is 216.3% above its all-time low |
Volatility
| Band width vs its own 6 months | 34th percentile | day-to-day price swings are about average versus its own recent 6-month history |
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| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | £2.22 – £2.35 – £2.48 | most of its recent trading has stayed between about £2.22 and £2.48 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles |
Volume
| Volume vs its 30-day average | 0.00× | trading volume is unusually light — only about 0% of its 30-day average |
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Screens: Trading below the 200-day moving average · Recent death cross (50-day crossed below 200-day) · Pulled back from the 12-month high · trendless / choppy (low ADX) | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · breakout · fifty two week high low · volume and relative volume
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-03. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["dependency on government contracts and public sector funding","risks associated with contract mobilization and performance delivery","political and regulatory changes impacting outsourcing models"]
Competitors & peers
- Capita (CPI.L)
- Mitie Group (MTO.L)
- Babcock International (BAB.L)
- G4S (now part of Allied Universal)
- Compass Group (CPG.L)
- Sodexo (SW.PA)
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Frequently asked questions
What does Serco (SRP.L) do?
Serco is a public sector service provider that manages complex essential services on behalf of governments and public sector organizations globally. The company operates across sectors including defense, justice, immigration, healthcare, transport, and citizen services.
Who are Serco's (SRP.L) competitors?
Notable peers of Serco (SRP.L) include Capita, Mitie Group, Babcock International, G4S (now part of Allied Universal) and Compass Group. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is Serco (SRP.L) overbought or oversold right now?
Serco (SRP.L) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 53, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-03). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on SRP.L come from?
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Last updated 2026-08-03.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from market data, shown with their as-of date.