Grafton Group (GROUF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. The company's Retailing segment retails home and garden products through stores, including DIY products, paints, lighting products, homestyle products, housewares, bathroom products, and kitchens, as well as gardening and Christmas products under the Woodie's brand. Its Manufacturing segment manufactures dry mortars and wooden staircases; and drainage, ducting and roofline systems under the CPI Mortar, StairBox, and MFP brand names. Grafton Group plc was founded in 1902 and is based in Dublin, Ireland.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $11.00 to $11.00
• 50-Day Range: $11.00 to $11.00
• 52-Week Range: $11.00 to $12.84
• Volume: N/A
• Average Volume: N/A
• Market Capitalization: $2.48 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Grafton Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Grafton Group scored higher than 13% 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: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for Grafton Group.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Grafton Group has a P/B Ratio of 1.05. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.00% of the float of Grafton Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Grafton Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Grafton Group has recently decreased by 77.78%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Grafton Group does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

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

Sustainability and ESG

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.00% of the float of Grafton Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Grafton Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Grafton Group has recently decreased by 77.78%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.72

News Sentiment

Grafton Group has a news sentiment score of 0.72. 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 0.99 average news sentiment score of Construction companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Grafton Group this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Grafton Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 8.19% of the stock of Grafton Group is held by institutions.

GROUF Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have GROUF shares performed this year?

Grafton Group's stock was trading at $12.50 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, GROUF shares have decreased by 12.0% and is now trading at $11.00.
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How do I buy shares of Grafton Group?

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Company Calendar

• Today: 4/03/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Construction
• Industry: Private households
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:GROUF
• Previous Symbol: NASDAQ:GROUF
• CIK: 1437710
• Web: www.graftonplc.com
• Phone: (531) 216-0600
• Fax: 00-353-1295-4470
• Employees: 8,824
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.33
• Current Ratio: 2.21
• Quick Ratio: 1.56

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.51 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.99
• Cash Flow: $1.71 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.44
• Book Value: $10.44 per share
• Price / Book: 1.05

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 225,790,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $2.48 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.33