National Grid plc (LON:NG - Get Free Report)'s stock price shot up 0.5% on Monday . The company traded as high as GBX 1,050 ($14.16) and last traded at GBX 1,047 ($14.12). 4,075,423 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, The stock had previously closed at GBX 1,041.50 ($14.05).
National Grid Trading Down 0.7%
The business's 50 day moving average price is GBX 1,055.08 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 1,005.17. The company has a market capitalization of £50.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.86, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.06 and a beta of 0.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 157.61, a quick ratio of 0.34 and a current ratio of 0.91.
National Grid (LON:NG - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 15th. The company reported GBX 55.60 ($0.75) EPS for the quarter. National Grid had a return on equity of 7.72% and a net margin of 11.54%. Equities analysts forecast that National Grid plc will post 66.9851952 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Insider Buying and Selling
In other National Grid news, insider Andrew Agg sold 93,376 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 1,078 ($14.54), for a total value of £1,006,593.28 ($1,357,875.73). Also, insider John Pettigrew sold 165,530 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 1,078 ($14.54), for a total transaction of £1,784,413.40 ($2,407,140.70). Insiders have bought 55,721 shares of company stock worth $59,007,576 in the last 90 days. 0.18% of the stock is owned by company insiders.
National Grid Company Profile
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National Grid plc transmits and distributes electricity and gas. It operates through UK Electricity Transmission, UK Electricity Distribution, UK Electricity System Operator, New England, New York, National Grid Ventures, and Other segments. The UK Electricity Transmission segment provides electricity transmission and construction work services in England and Wales.
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