Grafton Group (LON:GFTU) Sets New 12-Month Low – Here’s What Happened

Grafton Group plc (LON:GFTU) reached a new 52-week low during trading on Wednesday . The company traded as low as GBX 876.10 ($10.93) and last traded at GBX 881.05 ($10.99), with a volume of 390083 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 927.40 ($11.57).

Grafton Group Stock Down 5.0 %

The company has a market capitalization of £1.75 billion, a PE ratio of 1,061.51, a P/E/G ratio of 1.58 and a beta of 1.60. The stock’s fifty day moving average is GBX 962.05 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 1,000.24. 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 the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 1,018 ($12.70), for a total transaction of £305,400 ($380,988.02). Insiders own 11.45% of the company’s stock.

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.