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

Grafton Group plc (LON:GFTU) hit a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as low as GBX 840 ($10.28) and last traded at GBX 847.53 ($10.37), with a volume of 551660 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 876.90 ($10.73).

Grafton Group Price Performance

The stock has a market cap of £1.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 1,073.25, a P/E/G ratio of 1.58 and a beta of 1.60. The company’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 945.85 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 996.91. The company has a quick ratio of 1.56, a current ratio of 2.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 37.66.

Insider Activity at Grafton Group

In other Grafton Group news, insider David Arnold sold 30,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 1,018 ($12.46), for a total value of £305,400 ($373,806.61). 11.45% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

About Grafton Group

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.