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National Grid (LON:NG) Shares Up 0.5% - What's Next?

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National Grid plc (LON:NG - Get Free Report)'s share price traded up 0.5% during trading on Monday . The stock traded as high as GBX 1,050 ($14.27) and last traded at GBX 1,047 ($14.23). 4,075,423 shares changed hands during trading, The stock had previously closed at GBX 1,041.50 ($14.15).

National Grid Price Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 157.61, a quick ratio of 0.34 and a current ratio of 0.91. The stock has a market capitalization of £50.62 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.94, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.06 and a beta of 0.25. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 1,056.83 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 1,003.67.

National Grid (LON:NG - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 15th. The company reported GBX 55.60 ($0.76) EPS for the quarter. National Grid had a return on equity of 7.72% and a net margin of 11.54%. On average, analysts expect that National Grid plc will post 66.9851952 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity at National Grid

In other National Grid news, insider John Pettigrew sold 165,530 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 1,078 ($14.65), for a total value of £1,784,413.40 ($2,425,133.73). Also, insider Andrew Agg sold 93,376 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 1,078 ($14.65), for a total value of £1,006,593.28 ($1,368,025.66). Over the last 90 days, insiders have purchased 55,721 shares of company stock worth $59,007,576. 0.18% of the stock is owned by corporate 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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