Grafton Group plc (LON:GFTU - Get Free Report) insider Eric Born purchased 13,700 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, April 15th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 896 ($11.86) per share, for a total transaction of £122,752 ($162,456.33).
Eric Born also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Friday, April 4th, Eric Born acquired 1,253 shares of Grafton Group stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 841 ($11.13) per share, with a total value of £10,537.73 ($13,946.18).
Grafton Group Price Performance
GFTU stock opened at GBX 911.60 ($12.06) on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of £1.79 billion, a PE ratio of 13.98, a price-to-earnings-growth 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. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 867.39 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 932.70. Grafton Group plc has a 12-month low of GBX 790.90 ($10.47) and a 12-month high of GBX 1,097 ($14.52).
Grafton Group Increases Dividend
The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 15th. Investors of record on Thursday, April 17th will be given a dividend of GBX 26.50 ($0.35) per share. This represents a yield of 3.02%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 17th. This is an increase from Grafton Group's previous dividend of $10.50. Grafton Group's dividend payout ratio is 56.74%.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Separately, Berenberg Bank restated a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 1,100 ($14.56) target price on shares of Grafton Group in a report on Monday, March 10th.
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Grafton Group Company Profile
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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.
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