Overview
Grafton Group, based in Ireland, operates as a prominent player in the building materials and DIY retail industry. The company manages a diversified portfolio of businesses, including well-known retail chains and distribution brands across Ireland, the UK, and other international markets. Key subsidiaries include the builders' merchanting brands Selco, Buildbase, and the DIY retailer Woodie's. Grafton Group is distinguished by its strategic focus on optimizing supply chain efficiency and expanding its market footprint through both organic growth and strategic acquisitions. Recent investments have targeted enhancing digital capabilities and sustainability initiatives, positioning the company to capitalize on evolving industry trends and consumer preferences in the construction and home improvement sectors.
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Basic Stats
The share price of Grafton Group plc as of May 24, 2024 is $12.75 / share. The market cap (or net worth) of Grafton Group plc as of September 5, 2025 is $2,500.29 MM.
The Factor Analysis chart (below right) shows a view of Grafton Group plc from a variety of lenses. Each factor shows how well the company ranks against all other companies in the Fintel global investing universe. Factor scores range from zero to 100, with 100 being most desirable, and 50 being average.
For example, a company with a Value Score of 100 would be the most undervalued company in our database. A company with a Value Score of zero would be the most overvalued.
| Market Cap | 2,500.29 MM |
| EV | |
| Shares Out. | 196.10 MM |
| Earnings Date | |
| EPS (TTM) | 0.68 |
| Dividend Yield | |
| Ex-Dividend Date | 2025-04-17 |
| Borrow Rate | |
| Short Shares Avail. | |
| Short Interest | |
| Short Float | |
| Days to Cover | |
| Risk Free Rate | 4.17 % |
| Price Change (1 yr) | |
| Volatility (1 yr) | |
| Beta | |
| Sharpe Ratio (1 yr) | |
| Sortino Ratio (1 yr) |
| PE Ratio | |
| Price/Book | |
| Price/TBV | |
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| EBIT/EV | |
| EBIT(3yr avg)/EV | |
| ROA | 0.05 |
| ROE | 0.08 |
| ROIC | 0.06 |
| CROIC | -0.03 |
| OCROIC | 0.10 |
| Implied Volatility | |
| Put/Call OI Ratio |
Factor Scores range from 0 to 100, with 100 being most desirable. Larger circles are better. In situations where we have no data (e.g. no insider trades), we plot the score at 50 to avoid penalizing companies. However, a company that does not pay dividends will get a Dividend Score of Zero. Additionally, we inverted volatility to create a "stability" metric which is better when higher.
Price Target
The average one-year price target for Grafton Group plc is $17.92. The forecasts range from a low of $13.94 to a high of $20.54. A stock’s price target is the price at which analysts consider it fairly valued with respect to its projected earnings and historical earnings. Analysts typically set price targets that correspond to their buy or sell recommendations.
Update Frequency: Monthly
| Record Date | Projection Date | High | Low | Median | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-24 | 2024-03-24 | 20.54 | 13.94 | 18.36 | 17.92 |
Stock Upgrades/Downgrades
This card shows analyst upgrades/downgrades for Grafton Group plc. An analyst rating is a classification that gives investors a sense of analyst sentiment about the direction and performance of an equity - usually a stock - over a period of time, typically 12 months.
The standard analyst ratings are generally as follows:
- Buy/Overweight/Outperform - Any of these ratings conveys an analyst’s belief that the stock is likely to outperform a market index (e.g. the S&P 500).
- Hold/Equal-Weight/Market Perform - Any of these ratings conveys an analyst’s belief that the stock is likely to perform in line with a market index.
- Sell/Underweight/Underperform - Any of these ratings suggest that an analyst believes the stock is likely to underperform a market index.
When an analyst upgrades a stock, they are signaling that the company’s fundamentals are being undervalued by investors. It could also mean they believe the market is underestimating the company’s potential. The opposite is true when a stock receives a downgrade.
The average rating of each individual analyst’s rating is the consensus rating for a stock. This gives investors a broader sense of the overall sentiment for that stock.
| Date | Analyst | Prior | Latest Recommendation |
Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-03 | RBC Capital Markets | Outperform | Reiterate | |
| 2024-03-07 | Berenberg Bank | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2024-03-07 | Numis | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2023-11-14 | Berenberg Bank | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2022-12-01 | Berenberg Bank | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2022-11-16 | Berenberg Bank | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2022-09-15 | Berenberg Bank | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2022-08-31 | Berenberg Bank | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2022-08-30 | Shore Capital | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2022-07-13 | Berenberg Bank | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2022-03-22 | Berenberg Bank | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2022-03-08 | Berenberg Bank | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2022-02-11 | Peel Hunt Limited | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2022-02-11 | Peel Hunt Limited | Reiteration | Reiterate | |
| 2021-12-07 | Liberum Capital | Reiteration | Reiterate | |
| 2021-11-24 | Liberum Capital | Reiteration | Reiterate | |
| 2021-11-11 | Berenberg Bank | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2021-11-09 | Liberum Capital | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2021-09-06 | Berenberg Bank | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2021-07-20 | Berenberg Bank | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2021-06-25 | Berenberg Bank | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2021-06-23 | Liberum Capital | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2021-06-22 | Peel Hunt LLP | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2021-06-22 | Canaccord Genuity | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2021-04-28 | Canaccord Genuity | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2021-04-16 | Liberum Capital | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2021-03-01 | Shore Capital | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2020-08-28 | Citigroup | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2020-08-27 | Shore Capital | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2020-07-10 | Beaufort Securities | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2020-01-23 | Berenberg Bank | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2019-11-22 | Berenberg Bank | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2019-10-02 | Canaccord Genuity | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2019-10-02 | Peel Hunt LLP | Add | Reiterate | |
| 2019-09-05 | Berenberg Bank | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2019-08-30 | Canaccord Genuity | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2019-08-13 | Berenberg Bank | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2019-07-16 | Berenberg Bank | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2019-07-03 | Canaccord Genuity | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2019-05-08 | Canaccord Genuity | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2019-04-12 | Berenberg Bank | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2019-04-02 | Berenberg Bank | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2019-02-28 | Canaccord Genuity | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2019-02-28 | Liberum Capital | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2018-09-03 | Canaccord Genuity | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2018-08-23 | Berenberg Bank | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2018-08-22 | Canaccord Genuity | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2018-07-11 | Berenberg Bank | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2018-05-09 | Canaccord Genuity | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2018-05-09 | Berenberg Bank | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2018-04-18 | Numis | Add | Reiterate | |
| 2018-03-02 | Berenberg Bank | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2018-03-02 | Canaccord Genuity | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2018-03-01 | Numis | Add | Reiterate | |
| 2017-11-27 | Barclays | Overweight | Initiate | |
| 2017-09-12 | Jefferies | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2017-07-11 | Canaccord Genuity | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2017-06-26 | Jefferies | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2017-06-02 | Numis Securities | Add | Reiterate | |
| 2017-05-12 | Berenberg Bank | Hold | Initiate | |
| 2017-05-09 | Shore Capital | Not Rated | Reiterate | |
| 2017-05-09 | Canaccord Genuity | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2017-03-08 | Canaccord Genuity | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2017-01-13 | Canaccord Genuity | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2016-11-10 | Canaccord Genuity | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2016-09-01 | Jefferies | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2016-08-31 | Canaccord Genuity | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2016-07-12 | Canaccord Genuity | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2016-06-29 | Jefferies | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2016-04-22 | Canaccord Genuity | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2016-04-21 | Berenberg Bank | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2016-03-16 | Investec | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2016-03-10 | Jefferies | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2016-03-08 | Canaccord Genuity | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2016-02-24 | Investec | Add | Reiterate | |
| 2015-10-27 | Peel Hunt LLP | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2015-08-28 | Numis | Add | Reiterate | |
| 2015-07-15 | Berenberg Bank | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2015-03-11 | Citigroup | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2015-03-10 | Numis Securities | Add | Reiterate | |
| 2015-01-09 | Jefferies | Underperform | Reiterate | |
| 2015-01-08 | Liberum Capital | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2014-12-12 | Investec | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2014-12-10 | Liberum Capital | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2014-12-05 | Citigroup | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2014-12-05 | Berenberg Bank | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2014-12-02 | Liberum Capital | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2014-11-17 | Berenberg Bank | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2014-11-13 | Liberum Capital | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2014-11-13 | Goodbody | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2014-10-24 | Liberum Capital | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2014-10-01 | Goodbody | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2014-08-27 | Peel Hunt LLP | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2014-08-14 | Investec | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2014-07-10 | Peel Hunt LLP | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2014-05-19 | Goodbody | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2014-04-14 | Goldman Sachs | Sell | Reiterate | |
| 2014-04-08 | Investec | Add | Initiate | |
| 2014-03-14 | Berenberg Bank | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2014-03-10 | Liberum Capital | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2014-03-06 | Citigroup | Sell | Reiterate | |
| 2014-03-06 | Jefferies | Underperform | Reiterate | |
| 2014-03-03 | Davy | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2013-12-09 | Jefferies | Underperform | Reiterate | |
| 2013-11-20 | Liberum Capital | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2024-08-29 | Berenberg Bank | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2025-03-10 | Berenberg Bank | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2025-09-04 | Berenberg Bank | Buy | Reiterate |
