Grainger (GRI) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Grainger plc, together with its subsidiaries, owns, operates, and manages private rental homes in the United Kingdom. The company was formerly known as Grainger Trust Plc and changed the name to Grainger Plc in March 2007. Grainger plc was incorporated in 1912 and is headquartered in Newcastle upon Tyne, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 222.50 to 224.50
• 50-Day Range: 221 to 246.50
• 52-Week Range: 216.50 to 276
• Volume: 291,655 shs
• Average Volume: 1.66 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £1.65 billion
• P/E Ratio: 8,183.33
• Dividend Yield: 3.13%
• Price Target: GBX 317.50
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Grainger Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Grainger scored higher than 56% 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: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Grainger has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Grainger has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Grainger is 8,183.33, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 113.13.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Grainger is 8,183.33, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Real Estate sector average P/E ratio of about 244.93.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Grainger has a PEG Ratio of 1.51. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Grainger has a P/B Ratio of 0.89. 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 GRI.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Grainger pays a meaningful dividend of 2.86%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Grainger does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

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

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for GRI.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.52

News Sentiment

Grainger has a news sentiment score of -0.52. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.63 average news sentiment score of Real Estate companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Grainger this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

2 people have searched for GRI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

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

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Grainger insiders have sold 71,971.93% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought £148.48 in company stock and sold £107,012.40 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.92% of the stock of Grainger is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

85.81% of the stock of Grainger is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

GRI Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have GRI shares performed this year?

Grainger's stock was trading at GBX 264.40 at the start of the year. Since then, GRI stock has decreased by 15.3% and is now trading at GBX 224.
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How were Grainger's earnings last quarter?

Grainger plc (LON:GRI) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May, 17th. The company reported $10.10 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Grainger had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 0.06% and a negative net margin of 0.41%.

How do I buy shares of Grainger?

Shares of GRI 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.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Grainger own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Grainger investors own include Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), Barclays (BARC), Aviva (AV), BP (BP), HSBC (HSBA), IQE (IQE) and Standard Chartered (STAN).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/17/2018
• Today: 12/25/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 2/21 Dividend: 1/16/2025
• Dividend Payable: 2/21/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Real Estate
• Industry: Real Estate Services
• Sub-Industry: Pharmaceutical Products
• Current Symbol: LON:GRI
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.graingerplc.co.uk
• Phone: +44-191-2695903
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 372
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 317.50
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 336
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 299
• Potential Upside/Downside: +41.7%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 8,183.33
• Forward P/E Ratio: 21.42
• P/E Growth: 1.51
• Net Income: £-1,100,000.00
• Net Margins: -0.41%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: -0.06%
• Return on Assets: 2.14%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 84.35
• Current Ratio: 3.81
• Quick Ratio: 0.87

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £270.30 million
• Price / Sales: 6.12
• Cash Flow: GBX 11.65 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 19.22
• Book Value: GBX 252 per share
• Price / Book: 0.89

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 738,160,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £1.65 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.71