Greggs (GRG) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Greggs is a leading UK food-on-the-go retailer with more than 2,600 shops nationwide and approximately 33,000 employees across the business. As a food-on-the-go retailer, Greggs specialises in daily fresh shop-made sandwiches, and savouries baked fresh in the shop ovens throughout the day. These are further complemented by popular products and ranges including freshly ground coffee, breakfast, confectionery and evening menu items. Greggs also offers a healthier options range which includes a selection of gluten-free, vegan-friendly and lower calorie products. Greggs has delivery partnerships with Just Eat and Uber Eats enabling customers to enjoy their Greggs favourites via order and delivery. Greggs’ Click + Collect offering provides customers with the ability to select their shop and collection time slot of choice and allows them to order a range of Greggs products in advance, ready for collection when they arrive our shops. Greggs’ loyalty scheme ‘Greggs Rewards’ is a mobile payment app designed to reward customers for their loyalty, and now allows customers to earn rewards right across the range, not just coffee, whilst making shopping across its shops more convenient, quicker and easier. In April 2024, Greggs launched its latest sustainability report 'The Greggs Pledge' which set out progress made against its ten commitments to help make the world a better place.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 1,684 to 1,715
• 50-Day Range: 1,516.53 to 1,712.29
• 52-Week Range: 1,499 to 2,910
• Volume: 310,371 shs
• Average Volume: 1.18 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £1.74 billion
• P/E Ratio: 12.12
• Dividend Yield: 0.04%
• Price Target: GBX 2,064
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Greggs Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Greggs scored higher than 82% 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: 3.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Greggs has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Greggs has a consensus price target of GBX 2,064, representing about 20.7% upside from its current price of GBX 1,710.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Greggs has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

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

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Greggs is 12.12, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 82.64.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Greggs is 12.12, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Cyclical sector average P/E ratio of about 77.06.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Greggs has a PEG Ratio of 3.39. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Greggs has a P/B Ratio of 3.55. 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 GRG.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Greggs is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.19%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Greggs is 0.49%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for GRG.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.23

News Sentiment

Greggs has a news sentiment score of 1.23. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.32 average news sentiment score of Consumer Cyclical companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Greggs this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

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

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Greggs to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Greggs insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £19,984 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.56% of the stock of Greggs is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

63.68% of the stock of Greggs is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

GRG Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have GRG shares performed this year?

Greggs' stock was trading at GBX 2,786 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, GRG stock has decreased by 38.6% and is now trading at GBX 1,710.

How were Greggs' earnings last quarter?

Greggs plc (LON:GRG) issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March, 4th. The company reported $150.70 earnings per share for the quarter. Greggs had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 26.79% and a net margin of 7.13%.
Read the conference call transcript.

How do I buy shares of Greggs?

Shares of GRG 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 Greggs own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Greggs investors own include Intelsat (I), Associated British Foods (ABF), Bank of America (BAC), Chaarat Gold (CGH), HSBC (HSBA), easyJet (EZJ) and Fossil Group (FOSL).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 3/04/2025
• Today: 10/24/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Consumer Cyclical
• Industry: Restaurants
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:GRG
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.greggs.co.uk
• Phone: +44-191-2817721
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 31,839
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Greggs: GBX 2,064
• High Price Target: GBX 2,640
• Low Price Target: GBX 1,330
• Potential Upside/Downside: +20.7%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.33
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 141.10
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 12.12
• Forward P/E Ratio: 12.01
• P/E Growth: 3.39
• Net Income: £135.19 million
• Net Margins: 7.13%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 26.79%
• Return on Assets: 10.93%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 66.19
• Current Ratio: 0.80
• Quick Ratio: 0.88

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £2.08 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.84
• Cash Flow: GBX 103.98 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 16.45
• Book Value: GBX 482.34 per share
• Price / Book: 3.55

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 101,839,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £1.74 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.43