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.4,300 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: 154.90 to 158.60
• 50-Day Range: 152.65 to 177.30
• 52-Week Range: 118.30 to 226.50
• Volume: 5.61 million shs
• Average Volume: 7.48 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £1.17 billion
• P/E Ratio: 5.79
• Dividend Yield: 5.50%
• Price Target: GBX 225.60
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Grainger Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Grainger scored higher than 92% 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: 4.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Grainger has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.80, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 4 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Grainger has a consensus price target of GBX 225.60, representing about 42.8% upside from its current price of GBX 158.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Grainger has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Grainger is 5.79, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.15.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Grainger is 5.79, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Real Estate sector average P/E ratio of about 29.67.

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 0.61. 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 5.50%, 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 28.79%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Grainger has a news sentiment score of -0.14. 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 0.76 average news sentiment score of Real Estate companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Grainger this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for GRI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Grainger to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Cluster Insider Buying

2 insiders have purchased shares of Grainger in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.

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 £448.98 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.46% of the stock of Grainger is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

48.28% of the stock of Grainger is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/14/2026
• Today: 5/28/2026

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 225.60
• High Price Target: GBX 253
• Low Price Target: GBX 200
• Potential Upside/Downside: +42.8%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.80
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 27.30
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 5.79
• Forward P/E Ratio: 15.11
• P/E Growth: 1.51
• Net Income: -£1.11 million
• Net Margins: 54.91%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 6.53%
• Return on Assets: 2.14%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 83.71
• Current Ratio: 2.04
• Quick Ratio: 0.87

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £238.20 million
• Price / Sales: 4.90
• Cash Flow: GBX 8.22 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 19.22
• Book Value: GBX 258.23 per share
• Price / Book: 0.61

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 739,263,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £1.17 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.78