Key Points
- Insider Helen Gordon sold 92,066 shares of Grainger (LON:GRI) on December 23 at an average price of GBX 181, generating proceeds of £166,639.46.
- Gordon also made small purchases earlier this year—81 shares on December 2 at GBX 184 and 80 shares on October 3 at GBX 189—showing mixed buying and selling activity.
- Grainger shares trade around GBX 180.20 with a market cap of ~£1.33bn, a P/E of 6.6, and an average analyst rating of “Moderate Buy” with a target of GBX 245.
Grainger plc (LON:GRI - Get Free Report) insider Helen Gordon sold 92,066 shares of Grainger stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 181, for a total transaction of £166,639.46.
Helen Gordon also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Tuesday, December 2nd, Helen Gordon acquired 81 shares of Grainger stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 184 per share, with a total value of £149.04.
- On Friday, October 3rd, Helen Gordon acquired 80 shares of Grainger stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 189 per share, with a total value of £151.20.
Grainger Trading Down 0.2%
Shares of GRI opened at GBX 180.20 on Thursday. Grainger plc has a twelve month low of GBX 118.30 and a twelve month high of GBX 230. The firm has a market capitalization of £1.33 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.60, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.51 and a beta of 0.71. The company has a current ratio of 4.49, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 84.49. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is GBX 187.25 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 196.63.
Grainger (LON:GRI - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 20th. The company reported GBX 9.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Grainger had a negative return on equity of 0.06% and a negative net margin of 0.40%. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Grainger plc will post 10.4590732 earnings per share for the current year.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Several research analysts recently commented on GRI shares. Peel Hunt restated a "hold" rating and issued a GBX 220 price target on shares of Grainger in a report on Thursday, November 20th. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price objective on shares of Grainger from GBX 267 to GBX 270 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of GBX 245.
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Founded in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1912, Grainger plc, a FTSE 250 business, is the UK's largest listed residential landlord, a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) and a leader in the fast-growing build-to-rent sector, providing c.11,000 rental homes to over 25,000 customers. With a pipeline of secured build-to-rent development projects totalling c.4,300 homes and £1.3bn, Grainger is creating thousands more rental homes by investing in cities across the UK.
Grainger works in partnership with a large number of public sector organisations to deliver new homes to local communities, including Transport for London, Network Rail, the Ministry of Defence, Lewisham Borough Council and the Local Pensions Partnership.
The Grainger team is dedicated to the common purpose of Renting Homes, Enriching Lives, backed by a set of core values.
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