National Grid plc (LON:NG) Insider John Pettigrew Sells 165,530 Shares

National Grid plc (LON:NG - Get Free Report) insider John Pettigrew sold 165,530 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 1,078 ($14.72), for a total transaction of £1,784,413.40 ($2,436,724.57).

John Pettigrew also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, June 13th, John Pettigrew purchased 33,779 shares of National Grid stock. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 1,059 ($14.46) per share, with a total value of £357,719.61 ($488,487.79).
• On Monday, June 9th, John Pettigrew bought 15 shares of National Grid stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 1,035 ($14.13) per share, with a total value of £155.25 ($212.00).
• On Wednesday, May 7th, John Pettigrew bought 14 shares of National Grid stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 1,071 ($14.63) per share, with a total value of £149.94 ($204.75).

National Grid Stock Performance

Shares of LON:NG traded up GBX 5.50 ($0.08) during trading on Friday, hitting GBX 1,047 ($14.30). 4,075,423 shares of the stock traded hands. The company has a quick ratio of 0.34, a current ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 157.61. The company has a market cap of £51.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.20, a P/E/G ratio of 2.06 and a beta of 0.25. The company has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 1,057.91 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 1,002.14. National Grid plc has a 52-week low of GBX 645 ($8.81) and a 52-week high of GBX 1,145.50 ($15.64).

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

National Grid Company Profile

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.