How to buy Greene King shares

Greene King shares have fallen 0.00% from yesterday's closing price (£N/A). Learn how to easily invest in Greene King shares.

Greene King plc (GNK) is a publicly traded other business based in the UK. Greene King is listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and employs 38,408 staff. All prices are listed in British Pound.

How to buy shares in Greene King

  1. Choose a platform. If you're a beginner, our share-dealing table below can help you choose.
  2. Open your account. You'll need your ID, bank details and national insurance number.
  3. Confirm your payment details. You'll need to fund your account with a bank transfer, debit card or credit card.
  4. Search the platform for stock code: GNK in this case.
  5. Research Greene King shares. The platform should provide the latest information available.
  6. Buy your Greene King shares. It's that simple.
The whole process can take as little as 15 minutes. You'll need a smartphone or computer, an internet connection, your passport or driving licence and a means of payment.
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All investing should be regarded as longer term. The value of your investments can go up and down, and you may get back less than you invest. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. If you’re not sure which investments are right for you, please seek out a financial adviser. Capital at risk.

Is Greene King 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 Greene King P/E ratio, PEG ratio and EBITDA

Greene King's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 22x. In other words, Greene King shares trade at around 22x recent earnings.

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

However, Greene King's P/E ratio is best considered in relation to those of others within the other industry or those of similar companies.

Greene King's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 7.01. Higher PEG ratios such as this can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value given the current rate of growth.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Greene King's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

However, it's sensible to consider Greene King's PEG ratio in relation to those of similar companies.

    Greene King's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is £482.4 million.

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

    To put that into context you can compare it against similar companies.

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