Key Points
- Insider trades: Helen Gordon bought 83 shares on Jan 2 at GBX 181 for £150.23, after buying 81 shares on Dec 2 and notably selling 92,066 shares on Dec 23 for about £166,639.46, showing a large prior disposal followed by small purchases.
- Company valuation & analyst view: Grainger opened at GBX 180.40 (52‑week range GBX 118.30–230) with a market cap of ~£1.33bn and a P/E of 6.61; analysts have a consensus "Moderate Buy" and a price target of GBX 245.
Grainger plc (LON:GRI - Get Free Report) insider Helen Gordon purchased 83 shares of Grainger stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 2nd. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 181 per share, for a total transaction of £150.23.
Helen Gordon also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Tuesday, December 23rd, Helen Gordon sold 92,066 shares of Grainger stock. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 181, for a total value of £166,639.46.
- On Tuesday, December 2nd, Helen Gordon bought 81 shares of Grainger stock. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 184 per share, with a total value of £149.04.
Grainger Price Performance
LON:GRI opened at GBX 180.40 on Tuesday. Grainger plc has a 52 week low of GBX 118.30 and a 52 week high of GBX 230. The company has a quick ratio of 0.87, a current ratio of 4.49 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 84.49. The company has a market capitalization of £1.33 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.61, a P/E/G ratio of 1.51 and a beta of 0.71. The stock's fifty day moving average is GBX 185.07 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 194.48.
Grainger (LON:GRI - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 20th. The company reported GBX 9.30 earnings per share for the quarter. Grainger had a negative return on equity of 0.06% and a negative net margin of 0.40%. Equities analysts expect that Grainger plc will post 10.4590732 EPS for the current year.
Analyst Ratings Changes
GRI has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Peel Hunt reissued a "hold" rating and issued a GBX 220 price target on shares of Grainger in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their target price on shares of Grainger from GBX 267 to GBX 270 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, October 28th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus 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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