Ferguson (FERG) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Ferguson plc distributes plumbing and heating products in the United States and Canada. It offers plumbing and heating solutions to customers in the residential, commercial, civil/infrastructure, and industrial end markets. The company also provides expertise, solutions, and products, including infrastructure, plumbing, appliances, fire, fabrication, and others, as well as heating, ventilation, and air conditioning products under the Ferguson brand name. In addition, it supplies pipes, valves, fittings, plumbing supplies, water and wastewater treatment products, and refrigeration products under Wolseley brand name. Further, the company provides after-sales support comprising warranty, credit, project-based billing, returns, maintenance, repair, and operations support. It sells its products through wholesale distributors, supply houses, retail enterprises, and online. Ferguson plc was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in Wokingham, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: £166.10 to £168.10
• 50-Day Range: £131.80 to £171.20
• 52-Week Range: £108.70 to £175.30
• Volume: 11,230 shs
• Average Volume: 165,764 shs
• Market Capitalization: £41.52 billion
• P/E Ratio: 24.73
• Dividend Yield: 1.42%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

Ferguson Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Ferguson scored higher than 19% 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: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for Ferguson.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Ferguson is 24.73, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.88.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Ferguson is 24.73, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 24.96.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Ferguson has a PEG Ratio of 2.57. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Ferguson has a P/B Ratio of 5.91. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued 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 FERG.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Ferguson pays a meaningful dividend of 1.72%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Ferguson does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Ferguson is 35.08%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 0.9 / 5
• Environmental Score: -1.41

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for FERG.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.02

News Sentiment

Ferguson has a news sentiment score of 0.02. 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 0.45 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 36 news articles for Ferguson this week, compared to 18 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Ferguson insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.90% of the stock of Ferguson is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

87.32% of the stock of Ferguson is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

FERG Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have FERG shares performed this year?

Ferguson's stock was trading at £139 at the start of the year. Since then, FERG shares have increased by 19.7% and is now trading at £166.40.

How do I buy shares of Ferguson?

Shares of FERG stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.

What other stocks do shareholders of Ferguson own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Ferguson investors own include Barclays (BARC), Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), HSBC (HSBA), Royal Dutch Shell (RDSA), Glencore (GLEN), Burberry Group (BRBY) and Hochschild Mining (HOC).

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Industrial Distribution
• Sub-Industry: Wholesale
• Current Symbol: LON:FERG
• Previous Symbol: LON:WOS
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.fergusonplc.com
• Phone: +41-41-7232230
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 36,000
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 672.83
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 24.73
• Forward P/E Ratio: 22.43
• P/E Growth: 2.57
• Net Income: £2.10 billion
• Net Margins: 5.68%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 30.36%
• Return on Assets: 10.15%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 82.79
• Current Ratio: 1.68
• Quick Ratio: 0.83

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £36.90 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.13
• Cash Flow: GBX 497.01 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 33.48
• Book Value: GBX 2,816.24 per share
• Price / Book: 5.91

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 249,515,564
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £41.52 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.21