Grainger (GRI) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Founded in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1912, Grainger plc, a FTSE 250 business, is the UK’s largest listed residential landlord, a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) and a leader in the fast-growing build-to-rent sector, providing c.11,000 rental homes to over 25,000 customers. With a pipeline of secured build-to-rent development projects totalling c.4,500 homes and £1.3bn, Grainger is creating thousands more rental homes by investing in cities across the UK. Grainger works in partnership with a large number of public sector organisations to deliver new homes to local communities, including Transport for London, Network Rail, the Ministry of Defence, Lewisham Borough Council and the Local Pensions Partnership. The Grainger team is dedicated to the common purpose of Renting Homes, Enriching Lives, backed by a set of core values. All Grainger’s build-to-rent developments provide a range of customer benefits and added value, from professional on-site resident services teams, resident amenities including gyms, residents’ lounges, roof terraces, meeting rooms and co-working space for those working from home, and superfast 250MB fibre optic broadband. Grainger also takes a leading approach to sustainability, specifically Environmental and Social issues (ESG) and has an ambitious target to be net zero carbon in the operations of its buildings by 2030, to have a diverse and inclusive workforce and to make a positive social impact in locations where it invests and operates.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 177.20 to 184.60
• 50-Day Range: 179.20 to 211
• 52-Week Range: 177.20 to 252.50
• Volume: 6.22 million shs
• Average Volume: 3.10 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £1.32 billion
• P/E Ratio: 1,219.05
• Dividend Yield: 0.04%
• Price Target: GBX 317.50
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Grainger Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Grainger scored higher than 67% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Grainger has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Grainger has a consensus price target of GBX 317.50, representing about 77.2% upside from its current price of GBX 179.20.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Grainger has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Grainger is 1,219.05, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 279.98.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Grainger is 1,219.05, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Real Estate sector average P/E ratio of about 260.84.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Grainger has a PEG Ratio of 1.51. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Grainger has a P/B Ratio of 0.69. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for GRI.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Grainger is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.27%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Grainger does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Grainger is 51.36%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for GRI.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.06

News Sentiment

Grainger has a news sentiment score of 0.06. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.71 average news sentiment score of Real Estate companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Grainger this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

2 people have searched for GRI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Grainger insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £597.07 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.43% of the stock of Grainger is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

67.75% of the stock of Grainger is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

GRI Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have GRI shares performed this year?

Grainger's stock was trading at GBX 225 at the start of the year. Since then, GRI stock has decreased by 20.4% and is now trading at GBX 179.20.

How were Grainger's earnings last quarter?

Grainger plc (LON:GRI) released its earnings results on Thursday, May, 15th. The company reported $7.50 EPS for the quarter. Grainger had a negative net margin of 0.40% and a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 0.06%.
Read the conference call transcript.

How do I buy shares of Grainger?

Shares of GRI stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.

What other stocks do shareholders of Grainger own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Grainger investors own include Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), Barclays (BARC), Aviva (AV), BP (BP), HSBC (HSBA), IQE (IQE) and Standard Chartered (STAN).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/15/2025
• Today: 9/19/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Real Estate
• Industry: Real Estate Services
• Sub-Industry: Pharmaceutical Products
• Current Symbol: LON:GRI
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.graingerplc.co.uk
• Phone: +44-191-2695903
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 372
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Grainger: GBX 317.50
• High Price Target: GBX 336
• Low Price Target: GBX 299
• Potential Upside/Downside: +77.2%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 0.15
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 1,219.05
• Forward P/E Ratio: 17.13
• P/E Growth: 1.51
• Net Income: -£1.11 million
• Net Margins: -0.40%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: -0.06%
• Return on Assets: 2.14%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 84.49
• Current Ratio: 4.49
• Quick Ratio: 0.87

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £306.10 million
• Price / Sales: 4.32
• Cash Flow: GBX 9.32 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 19.22
• Book Value: GBX 258.23 per share
• Price / Book: 0.69

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 738,292,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £1.32 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.71