Drax Group (DRX) Share Forecast, Price & News

5 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Drax Group in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" DRX shares.
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5 analysts have issued 1 year price targets for Drax Group's shares. Their DRX share price forecasts range from GBX 598 to GBX 1,200. On average, they predict the company's share price to reach GBX 862.60 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 83.2% from the stock's current price.
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Drax Group's stock was trading at GBX 703 at the beginning of the year. Since then, DRX stock has decreased by 33.0% and is now trading at GBX 470.80.
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Drax Group plc (LON:DRX) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February, 27th. The company reported $0.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.50 by $0.80. The business earned $3.69 billion during the quarter. Drax Group had a net margin of 2.22% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 12.42%.

Drax Group declared a dividend on Thursday, July 27th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 24th will be given a dividend of GBX 9.20 per share on Friday, October 6th. This represents a yield of 1.48%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 24th. The official announcement can be accessed at this link.
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Drax Group (LON:DRX) pays an annual dividend of GBX 22 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 4.04%. DRX has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The dividend payout ratio is 4,888.89%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.
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Drax Group trades on the London Stock Exchange (LON) under the ticker symbol "DRX."

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One share of DRX stock can currently be purchased for approximately GBX 470.80.

Drax Group (LON:DRX) has a market capitalization of £1.81 billion and generates £8.31 billion in revenue each year. The company earns £184.30 million in net income (profit) each year or GBX 0.45 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 3,003 workers across the globe.

Drax Group's mailing address is Drax Power Station, SELBY, YO8 8PH, United Kingdom. The official website for the company is www.drax.com. The company can be reached via phone at +44-1757-618381.