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Grafton Group shares have fallen -0.24% from yesterday's closing price (852.3p). Learn how to easily invest in Grafton Group shares.

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Grafton Grou£ £lc

LSE: GFTU - GBX

£855.90

+ £3.60 ( + 0.42%)

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Grafton Group plc (GFTU) is a publicly traded industrial distribution business based in the UK. It opened the day at 1287p after a previous close of 1254p. During the day the price has varied from a low of 1247p to a high of 1287p. The latest price was 1251p (25 minute delay). Grafton Group is listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE). All prices are listed in pence sterling.

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Buying shares in just one company can leave you more exposed to unexpected swings in the market than if you have a range of investments - a "diversified portfolio". Experts generally recommend having a broad mix of assets and funds that hold a ready-made portfolio of at least 50 different companies' shares, on the basis that drops in the value of some will be offset by rises elsewhere.
Grafton Group is a major part of the LSE index, so it's included in many global funds and investment trusts, as well as tracker-style exchange traded funds (ETFs).

Fund	5-year growth	1-year growth (to February 2023)	Link to invest
Vanguard FTSE 250 UCITS ETF Distributing (VMID)	15.11%	-5.78%	Invest with FreetradeCapital at risk
Invesco FTSE 250 UCITS ETF (S250)	15.42%	-5.08%	Invest with IGCapital at risk
iShares FTSE 250 UCITS ETF (MIDD)	14.33%	-5.30%	Invest with eToroCapital at risk
HSBC FTSE 250 UCITS ETF GBP (HMCX)	14.31%	-5.30%	Invest with IGCapital at risk
Xtrackers FTSE 250 UCITS ETF 1D (XMCX)	14.42%	-5.92%	Invest with IGCapital at risk

Is it a good time to buy Grafton Group stock?

Only you can make the decision on the time to leap. The gauge below shows real-time ratings that are based on 26 popular indicators such as moving averages, for specific time periods. It's not a recommendation but is simply technical analysis that can form part of your research.

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Use our graph to track the performance of GFTU stocks over time.
Share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Grafton Group's shares have ranged in value from as little as 621.9p up to 1026.0122p. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (LSE average) beta is 1, while Grafton Group's is 1.5537. This would suggest that Grafton Group's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

1 week (2023-03-10)	42.68%
1 month (2023-02-20)	30.31%
6 months (2022-09-16)	69.60%
2 years (2021-03-19)	24.85%
3 years (2020-03-20)	205.27%
5 years (2018-03-20)	48.66%

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Is Grafton Group under- or over-valued?

Valuing a stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge value. Check out the Grafton Group P/E ratio, PEG ratio and EBITDA

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Grafton Group EBITDA

Grafton Group's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 11x. In other words, Grafton Group shares trade at around 11x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the FTSE 250 at the end of September 2019 (19.71). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.

Grafton Group's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is £259.2 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Grafton Group's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

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Frequently asked questions

Dividend yield: 3.34% of stock value

Forward annual dividend yield: 3.34% of stock value

Dividend payout ratio: 36.45% of net profits

Grafton Group has recently paid out dividends equivalent to 3.34% of its share value annually.

Grafton Group has paid out, on average, around 36.45% of recent net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 3.34% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), shareholders could enjoy a 3.34% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Grafton Group's case, that would currently equate to about 0p per share.

While Grafton Group's payout ratio might seem fairly standard, it's worth remembering that it may be investing much of the rest of its net profits in future growth.

The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 12 April 2023 (the "ex-dividend date").

Dividend	Type	Ex-dividend date	Payment date
£0.085	Interim	02/09/2021	01/10/2021
£0.125	Final	08/04/2021	05/05/2021
£0.125	Interim	05/03/2020	06/04/2020
£0.065	Interim	26/09/2019	11/10/2019
£0.12	Interim	07/03/2019	05/04/2019
£0.06	Interim	30/08/2018	28/09/2018
£0.1025	Final	08/03/2018	06/04/2018
£0.0525	Interim	07/09/2017	06/10/2017
£0.09	Final	16/03/2017	13/04/2017
£0.0475	Interim	08/09/2016	07/10/2016
£0.08	Final	17/03/2016	15/04/2016
£0.045	Interim	10/09/2015	09/10/2015
£0.07	Final	19/03/2015	17/04/2015
£0.0375	Interim	03/09/2014	03/10/2014
£0.055	Final	12/03/2014	11/04/2014
£0.03	Interim	04/09/2013	04/10/2013
£0.045	Final	13/03/2013	12/04/2013
£0.025	Interim	05/09/2012	05/10/2012
£0.045	Final	14/03/2012	13/06/2012
£0.0275	Interim	07/09/2011	07/10/2011
£0.045	Final	09/03/2011	01/04/2011
£0.025	Interim	08/09/2010	08/10/2010
£0.025	Final	10/03/2010	31/03/2010

Currently 9.251% of Grafton Group shares are held by insiders and 66.137% by institutions.

It's as easy to sell Grafton Group as it is to buy! Here's how to sell Grafton Group that you already own.
1. Open your investment app. If you've got one with desktop access, you can log in online
2. Go to your portfolio. This should be in the main menu
3. Find your shares. You may be able to search your portfolio
4. Choose how many you'd like to sell. You'll be able to review the price and see how much you'll receive
5. Sell your Grafton Group shares. Your investment platform will let you know when your shares are sold

Revenue TTM	£2.2 billion
Gross profit TTM	£885.4 million
Return on assets TTM	5.06%
Return on equity TTM	11.8%
Profit margin	0%
Book value	7.35p
Market capitalisation	£1.9 billion

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How to buy Grafton Group shares

Grafton Group shares have fallen -0.24% from yesterday's closing price (852.3p). Learn how to easily invest in Grafton Group shares.

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