Grafton Group (LON:GFTU) Sets New 52-Week Low - Here's What Happened

Grafton Group plc (LON:GFTU - Get Free Report)'s stock price hit a new 52-week low on Wednesday . The company traded as low as GBX 876.10 ($10.83) and last traded at GBX 881.05 ($10.89), with a volume of 390083 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 927.40 ($11.46).

Grafton Group Trading Down 5.0 %

The company has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 962.05 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 1,000.24. The stock has a market cap of £1.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1,061.51, a P/E/G ratio of 1.58 and a beta of 1.60. The company has a current ratio of 2.21, a quick ratio of 1.56 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 37.66.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider David Arnold sold 30,000 shares of Grafton Group stock in a transaction on Monday, November 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 1,018 ($12.58), for a total transaction of £305,400 ($377,503.09). 11.45% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Grafton Group Company Profile

Grafton Group plc engages in the distribution, retailing, and manufacturing businesses in Ireland, the Netherlands, Finland, and the United Kingdom. Its Distribution segment distributes building materials, paint, tools, ironmongery, fixings, and accessories, workwear and PPE, and spare parts; materials and plant for mechanical services, heating, plumbing, and air movement; and trade, DIY, and self-build markets with building materials, timber, doors and floors, plumbing and heating, bathrooms, and landscaping products under the Selco, Leyland SDM, Chadwicks, MacBlair, Isero, Polvo, Gunters en Meuser, TG Lynes, and IKH brands.