Greencore Group (GNC) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

We are a leading manufacturer of convenience food in the UK and our purpose is to make every day taste better. To help us achieve this we have a model called The Greencore Way, which is built on the differentiators of People at the Core, Great Food, Delivery Excellence, Lasting Partnerships and Sustainable Choices – The Greencore Way describes both who we are and how we will succeed. We supply all of the major supermarkets in the UK. We also supply convenience and travel retail outlets, discounters, coffee shops, foodservice and other retailers. We have strong market positions in a range of categories including sandwiches, salads, sushi, chilled snacking, chilled ready meals, chilled soups and sauces, chilled quiche, ambient sauces and pickles, and frozen Yorkshire Puddings. In FY24 we manufactured 748m sandwiches and other food to go products, 125m chilled prepared meals, and 232m bottles of cooking sauces, pickles and condiments. We carry out more than 10,500 direct to store deliveries each day. We have 16 world-class manufacturing sites and 17 distribution centres in the UK, with industry-leading technology and supply chain capabilities. We generated revenues of £1.8bn in FY24 and employ 13,300 people. We are headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. For further information go to www.greencore.com or follow Greencore on social media.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 230 to 239.50
• 50-Day Range: 187.60 to 248.44
• 52-Week Range: 162.60 to 248.44
• Volume: 778,481 shs
• Average Volume: 2.50 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £1.04 billion
• P/E Ratio: 21.52
• Dividend Yield: 2.52%
• Price Target: GBX 130
• Consensus Rating: Sell

GNC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have GNC shares performed this year?

Greencore Group's stock was trading at GBX 193.80 at the start of the year. Since then, GNC stock has increased by 22.8% and is now trading at GBX 238.

How do I buy shares of Greencore Group?

Shares of GNC 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 Greencore Group own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Greencore Group investors own include Associated British Foods (ABF), Vodafone Group Public (VOD), Intel (INTC), Grafton Group (GFTU), Rolls-Royce Holdings plc (RR.L), Diageo (DGE) and easyJet (EZJ).

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Consumer Defensive
• Industry: Packaged Foods
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:GNC
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.greencore.com
• Phone: +353-1-6051000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 13,602
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Greencore Group: GBX 130
• High Price Target: GBX 130
• Low Price Target: GBX 130
• Potential Upside/Downside: -45.8%
• Consensus Rating: Sell
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 11.06
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 21.69
• Forward P/E Ratio: 17.87
• P/E Growth: 0.1
• Net Income: £48.48 million
• Net Margins: 2.82%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 11.62%
• Return on Assets: 4.43%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 55.60
• Current Ratio: 0.70
• Quick Ratio: 0.62

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £1.72 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.61
• Cash Flow: GBX 76.55 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 3.13
• Book Value: GBX 96.06 per share
• Price / Book: 2.50

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 435,234,629
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £1.04 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.19