Victorian Plumbing Group (VIC) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Victorian Plumbing is the UK's leading bathroom retailer, offering a wide range of over 34,000 products to B2C and trade customers. Victorian Plumbing offers its customers a one-stop shop solution for the entire bathroom with more than 130 own and third party brands across a wide spectrum of price points. The Group's product design and supply chain strengths are complemented by its creative and brand-focused marketing strategy, which predominantly focuses on online channels to drive significant and growing traffic to its website. Headquartered in Skelmersdale, the Group employs over 600 staff across ten locations in Lancashire, Manchester and Birmingham.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 78.88 to 85.60
• 50-Day Range: 58 to 78
• 52-Week Range: 56.80 to 124
• Volume: 545,967 shs
• Average Volume: 737,929 shs
• Market Capitalization: £268.59 million
• P/E Ratio: 3,904.76
• Dividend Yield: 0.02%
• Price Target: GBX 109.83
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Victorian Plumbing Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Victorian Plumbing Group scored higher than 68% 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: 4.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Victorian Plumbing Group has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Victorian Plumbing Group has a consensus price target of GBX 109.83, representing about 33.9% upside from its current price of GBX 82.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Victorian Plumbing Group has been the subject of 5 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 Victorian Plumbing Group is 3,904.76, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 233.44.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Victorian Plumbing Group is 3,904.76, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Cyclical sector average P/E ratio of about 624.87.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Victorian Plumbing Group has a PEG Ratio of 0.51. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Victorian Plumbing Group has a P/B Ratio of 5.13. 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 VIC.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Victorian Plumbing Group pays a meaningful dividend of 2.29%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Victorian Plumbing Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Victorian Plumbing Group is 76.67%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Sustainability and ESG

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

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for VIC.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.49

News Sentiment

Victorian Plumbing Group has a news sentiment score of 0.49. 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 Consumer Cyclical companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 11 news articles for Victorian Plumbing Group this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

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

Company Ownership

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

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

48.26% of the stock of Victorian Plumbing Group is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 18.62% of the stock of Victorian Plumbing Group is held by institutions.

VIC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have VIC shares performed this year?

Victorian Plumbing Group's stock was trading at GBX 92.80 at the start of the year. Since then, VIC shares have decreased by 11.6% and is now trading at GBX 82.

How were Victorian Plumbing Group's earnings last quarter?

Victorian Plumbing Group plc (LON:VIC) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May, 14th. The company reported $1.90 earnings per share for the quarter. Victorian Plumbing Group had a net margin of 1.86% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.60%.

How do I buy shares of Victorian Plumbing Group?

Shares of VIC 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 Victorian Plumbing Group own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Victorian Plumbing Group investors own include AutoZone (AZO), Intel (INTC), Oxford Instruments (OXIG), Shell (SHEL), Smiths Group (SMIN), TJX Companies (TJX) and Anglo American (AAL).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/14/2025
• Today: 10/07/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Consumer Cyclical
• Industry: Home Improvement Retail
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:VIC
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.victorianplumbingplc.com
• Phone: N/A
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 636
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Victorian Plumbing Group: GBX 109.83
• High Price Target: GBX 132
• Low Price Target: GBX 70
• Potential Upside/Downside: +33.9%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.67
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 0.02
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 3,904.76
• Forward P/E Ratio: 13.71
• P/E Growth: 0.51
• Net Income: £5.66 million
• Net Margins: 1.86%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 10.60%
• Return on Assets: 9.24%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 88.15
• Current Ratio: 1.07
• Quick Ratio: 1.05

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £303.80 million
• Price / Sales: 0.88
• Cash Flow: GBX 15.97 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.14
• Book Value: GBX 15.99 per share
• Price / Book: 5.13

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 327,548,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £268.59 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.03