Ferguson (FERG) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Ferguson plc (NYSE: FERG) is a North American distributor of plumbing and heating products, supplying professional customers across the residential, commercial, industrial and infrastructure markets. The company serves contractors, builders, remodelers, municipalities, industrial businesses and other trade professionals through branch locations, distribution centers and digital ordering platforms.

Its product offerings include plumbing supplies and fixtures, heating and cooling equipment, water and wastewater products, fire protection systems, waterworks materials, industrial piping and related maintenance, repair and operating supplies. Ferguson also provides services such as product sourcing, project support, delivery and supply-chain management.

Ferguson traces its roots to a plumbing-supply business established in the United Kingdom in the late 19th century. The company became focused on North America after separating from its former U.K. operations in 2021 and now primarily serves customers in the United States and Canada. Ferguson is headquartered in Newport News, Virginia, and is led by Chief Executive Officer Kevin Murphy.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $218.26 to $224.45
• 50-Day Range: $214.31 to $263.76
• 52-Week Range: $212.13 to $271.64
• Volume: 2.02 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.32 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $42.87 billion
• P/E Ratio: 26.04
• Dividend Yield: 1.61%
• Price Target: $285.57
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Ferguson Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Ferguson scored higher than 84% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 199th out of 666 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Ferguson has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.78, and is based on 2 strong buy ratings, 10 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Ferguson has a consensus price target of $285.57, representing about 28.9% upside from its current price of $221.60.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Ferguson has been the subject of 13 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 12.00%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Ferguson are expected to grow by 12.00% in the coming year, from $11.42 to $12.79 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Ferguson is 26.04, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.81.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Ferguson is 26.04, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.17.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Ferguson has a PEG Ratio of 1.54. 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 7.16. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.03% of the float of Ferguson has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Ferguson has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.46.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Ferguson has recently increased by 5.00%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Ferguson pays a meaningful dividend of 1.60%, 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 41.83%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Ferguson will have a dividend payout ratio of 27.83% next year. This indicates that Ferguson will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.11

News Sentiment

Ferguson has a news sentiment score of -0.11. 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 0.57 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 24 news articles for Ferguson this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 7 people have searched for FERG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -46% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 5 people have added Ferguson to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

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

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Ferguson insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,195,473.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.15% of the stock of Ferguson is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

81.98% of the stock of Ferguson is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 7/8 Dividend: 5/15/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/8 Dividend: 5/15/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/08/2026
• Last Earnings: 8/10/2026
• Record date for 10/7 Dividend: 8/21/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/7 Dividend: 8/21/2026
• Today: 10/02/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/07/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Trading Companies & Distributors
• Sub-Industry: Trading Companies & Distributors
• Current Symbol: NYSE:FERG
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:FERG
• CIK: 2011641
• Web: www.ferguson.com
• Phone: (757) 874-7795
• Fax: 41-41-723-2231
• Employees: 35,000
• Year Founded: 1953

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Ferguson: $285.57
• High Price Target: $325.00
• Low Price Target: $245.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +28.9%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.78
• Research Coverage: 18 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $8.51
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 26.04
• Forward P/E Ratio: 19.40
• P/E Growth: 1.54
• Net Income: $1.86 billion
• Net Margins: 6.82%
• Pretax Margin: 8.69%
• Return on Equity: 37.24%
• Return on Assets: 12.31%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.72
• Current Ratio: 1.73
• Quick Ratio: 0.93

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $31.32 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.37
• Cash Flow: $11.11 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 19.95
• Book Value: $30.97 per share
• Price / Book: 7.16

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 193,450,000
• Free Float: 193,163,000
• Market Cap: $42.87 billion
• Optionable: N/A
• Beta: 1.14