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Grafton Group (LON:GFTU) Share Price Crosses Below Two Hundred Day Moving Average - Time to Sell?

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Grafton Group plc (LON:GFTU - Get Free Report)'s share price passed below its 200-day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 923.86 ($12.41) and traded as low as GBX 902.77 ($12.12). Grafton Group shares last traded at GBX 916.40 ($12.31), with a volume of 254,795 shares trading hands.

Grafton Group Stock Performance

The stock has a market capitalization of £1.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.06, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.58 and a beta of 1.60. The company has a quick ratio of 1.56, a current ratio of 2.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 37.66. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is GBX 993.29 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 923.86.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Grafton Group news, insider David Dillon acquired 5,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Monday, May 12th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 985 ($13.23) per share, for a total transaction of £49,250 ($66,134.01). Insiders own 11.45% of the company's stock.

About Grafton Group

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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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