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Grainger (LON:GRI) Shares Cross Above 200 Day Moving Average - Time to Sell?

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Shares of Grainger plc (LON:GRI - Get Free Report) passed above its two hundred day moving average during trading on Monday . The stock has a two hundred day moving average of GBX 215.51 ($2.92) and traded as high as GBX 228.50 ($3.09). Grainger shares last traded at GBX 228 ($3.09), with a volume of 1,519,235 shares traded.

Grainger Stock Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 84.49, a current ratio of 4.49 and a quick ratio of 0.87. The stock has a market capitalization of £1.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -1,430.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.51 and a beta of 0.71. The stock has a 50-day moving average of GBX 209.40 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 215.29.

Grainger (LON:GRI - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 15th. The company reported GBX 7.50 ($0.10) earnings per share for the quarter. Grainger had a negative net margin of 0.40% and a negative return on equity of 0.06%. On average, analysts expect that Grainger plc will post 10.4590732 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Robert Hudson bought 72 shares of Grainger stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 2nd. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 7,200 ($97.43) per share, for a total transaction of £5,184 ($7,014.88). 1.92% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Grainger Company Profile

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Founded in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1912, Grainger plc, a FTSE 250 business, is the UK's largest listed residential landlord and leader in the fast-growing build-to-rent sector, providing c.11,100 rental homes to over 20,000 customers. With a pipeline of secured build-to-rent development projects totalling c.5,000 homes and £1.5bn, Grainger is creating thousands more rental homes by investing in cities across the UK.

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