Key Points
- Insider Andrew Agg bought 13 National Grid shares on Dec 8 at GBX 1,139 (≈£148.07), adding to similar purchases on Nov 7 and Oct 7 and indicating repeated small insider buying.
- National Grid shares trade around GBX 1,135.50 with a 12‑month range of GBX 645–1,145.50 and a market cap of £55.75bn; analysts hold a consensus Buy rating with an average target of GBX 1,225 after recent price‑target raises.
National Grid plc (LON:NG - Get Free Report) insider Andrew Agg purchased 13 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 8th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 1,139 per share, for a total transaction of £148.07.
Andrew Agg also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Friday, November 7th, Andrew Agg purchased 13 shares of National Grid stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 1,159 per share, for a total transaction of £150.67.
- On Tuesday, October 7th, Andrew Agg acquired 14 shares of National Grid stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 1,084 per share, with a total value of £151.76.
National Grid Stock Up 0.1%
National Grid stock opened at GBX 1,135.50 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of GBX 1,133.78 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 1,079.65. National Grid plc has a twelve month low of GBX 645 and a twelve month high of GBX 1,145.50. The stock has a market capitalization of £55.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.66, a PEG ratio of 2.06 and a beta of 0.25. The company has a current ratio of 0.91, a quick ratio of 0.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 157.61.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of research firms recently weighed in on NG. Barclays reiterated an "overweight" rating and issued a GBX 1,200 price objective on shares of National Grid in a research report on Thursday, October 16th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of National Grid from GBX 1,225 to GBX 1,250 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, December 5th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average target price of GBX 1,225.
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National Grid plc transmits and distributes electricity and gas. It operates through UK Electricity Transmission, UK Electricity Distribution, UK Electricity System Operator, New England, New York, National Grid Ventures, and Other segments. The UK Electricity Transmission segment provides electricity transmission and construction work services in England and Wales.
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