Galliford Try (GFRD) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Galliford Try is one of the UK's leading construction groups, working to improve the UK’s built environment, delivering positive, lasting change for the communities we work in on behalf of our clients. Our business operates mainly under the Galliford Try and Morrison Construction brands, focusing on areas where we have core and proven strengths, namely in Building, Highways and Environment. We see long-term growth and appropriate margins in these markets. Our company is founded on our values of excellence, passion, integrity and collaboration, and our vision is to be a people-orientated, progressive business, driven by our values to deliver lasting change for our stakeholders and the communities we work in.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 670 to 688
• 50-Day Range: 559.44 to 709
• 52-Week Range: 466 to 726.81
• Volume: 34,414 shs
• Average Volume: 699,784 shs
• Market Capitalization: £673.29 million
• P/E Ratio: 17.09
• Dividend Yield: 3.45%
• Price Target: GBX 650
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Galliford Try Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Galliford Try scored higher than 52% 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: 1.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Galliford Try has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Galliford Try is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Galliford Try has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Galliford Try is 17.04, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.05.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Galliford Try is 17.04, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 26.76.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Galliford Try has a PEG Ratio of 0.90. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Galliford Try has a P/B Ratio of 5.78. 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 GFRD.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Galliford Try pays a meaningful dividend of 3.45%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Galliford Try does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Galliford Try is 50.13%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.53

News Sentiment

Galliford Try has a news sentiment score of 0.53. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for Galliford Try this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

1 people have searched for GFRD on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

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

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Galliford Try insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought GBX 0 in company stock and sold £179,754.02 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

3.28% of the stock of Galliford Try is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

50.18% of the stock of Galliford Try is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 9/17/2026
• Today: 10/12/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Construction & Engineering
• Sub-Industry: Construction & Engineering
• Current Symbol: LON:GFRD
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.gallifordtry.co.uk
• Phone: +44-1895-855001
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 3,922
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Galliford Try: GBX 650
• High Price Target: GBX 750
• Low Price Target: GBX 550
• Potential Upside/Downside: -4.6%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 39.90
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 17.08
• Forward P/E Ratio: 27.09
• P/E Growth: 0.9
• Net Income: £34.53 million
• Net Margins: 2.13%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 32.45%
• Return on Assets: 2.22%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 35.36
• Current Ratio: 0.94
• Quick Ratio: 0.89

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £1.93 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.35
• Cash Flow: GBX 876.01 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 0.78
• Book Value: GBX 117.73 per share
• Price / Book: 5.79

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 98,723,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £672.83 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.47