Vistry Group (VTY) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Vistry Group is one of the UK’s leading homebuilders with a top tier housebuilder and leading Partnerships business. Our purpose is to develop sustainable new homes and communities across all sectors of the housing market through our leading brands, Bovis Homes, Linden Homes, Vistry Partnerships and Drew Smith. Our housebuilding division operates across 13 business units, each with a regional office, which are developing hundreds of sites across England. The design and construction of our housing ranges blend tradition and innovation, creating homes and developments with contemporary living standards. Following the acquisition of Countryside Partnerships, Vistry’s Partnerships division is a market leader in the high-growth partnerships business. It combines both partner delivery and development-led capabilities and has a hard-earned reputation for delivery, quality and sector knowledge across all housing tenures. The business works closely with Governmental bodies, housing associations and local authorities through its 10 operating business units, each with its own regional office. Sustainability is embedded throughout the business and is core to delivering our strategic priorities. Our vision and framework are formed on and backed by a science-based approach to net zero carbon emissions. We are ambitious in our sustainability targets which focus on three key areas of people, operations and homes and communities. We are proud of our award-winning team which has retained the maximum 5-star HBF customer satisfaction rating. Vistry is also an accredited Living Wage employer and supports learners through on-site skills academies. Our initiatives aim to deliver value for all of Vistry’s key stakeholders.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 578.64 to 599.42
• 50-Day Range: 510.80 to 651.50
• 52-Week Range: 486.70 to 1,436
• Volume: 550,389 shs
• Average Volume: 4.51 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £1.94 billion
• P/E Ratio: 7.87
• Dividend Yield: 9.29%
• Price Target: GBX 613.33
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

Vistry Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Vistry Group scored higher than 36% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

Vistry Group has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.67, and is based on no buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Vistry Group has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Vistry Group is 7.87, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.38.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Vistry Group is 7.87, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Cyclical sector average P/E ratio of about 19.95.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Due to a projected decrease in earnings for Vistry Group, their PEG ratio cannot be calculated.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Vistry Group has a P/B Ratio of 0.61. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for VTY.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Vistry Group is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.91%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Vistry Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Vistry Group is 73.08%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for VTY.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.49

News Sentiment

Vistry Group has a news sentiment score of 0.49. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.26 average news sentiment score of Consumer Cyclical companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Vistry Group this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Vistry Group insiders have sold 10,935.53% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought £298.70 in company stock and sold £32,963.14 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.64% of the stock of Vistry Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

76.01% of the stock of Vistry Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

VTY Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have VTY shares performed this year?

Vistry Group's stock was trading at GBX 560.49 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, VTY shares have increased by 5.7% and is now trading at GBX 592.20.
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How were Vistry Group's earnings last quarter?

Vistry Group PLC (LON:VTY) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, March, 26th. The company reported $55.90 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Vistry Group had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 7.69% and a net margin of 6.90%.
Read the conference call transcript.

How do I buy shares of Vistry Group?

Shares of VTY stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.

What other stocks do shareholders of Vistry Group own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Vistry Group investors own include Barratt Developments (BDEV), Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), Galliford Try (GFRD), Aviva (AV), Barclays (BARC), easyJet (EZJ) and Persimmon (PSN).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 3/26/2025
• Today: 4/19/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Consumer Cyclical
• Industry: Residential Construction
• Sub-Industry: Computer Software
• Current Symbol: LON:VTY
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.vistrygroup.co.uk
• Phone: 44 1732 280400
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 4,400
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 613.33
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 690
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 500
• Potential Upside/Downside: +3.6%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.67
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 75.26
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 7.87
• Forward P/E Ratio: 5.46
• P/E Growth: -0.2
• Net Income: £245.05 million
• Net Margins: 6.90%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 7.69%
• Return on Assets: 3.43%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 22.15
• Current Ratio: 2.64
• Quick Ratio: 0.56

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £3.55 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.54
• Cash Flow: GBX 192.02 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 3.08
• Book Value: GBX 977.93 per share
• Price / Book: 0.61

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 326,888,106
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £1.94 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 2.14