Ferguson

(FERG)
Sector: Industrial Support Services
15,630.00p
330.00p 2.16
Last updated: 17:15:00

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Today's buy and sell prices

The price at which you can buy a share or investment. It is usually higher than the bid (sell) price. It’s the price you are being offered. Offer 16,900.00p
The price at which you can sell a share or investment. It is lower than the offer (buy) price. Bid 15,490.00p
The difference between the bid and offer prices expressed as a percentage. When you buy shares you pay a higher price than you get when you sell them. The difference between these prices is the profit made by the market maker who puts the deals together. Spread 8.34

Today's trading

Range The lowest and the highest price a share has reached in the trading day. 15,510.00p-16,100.00p
The lowest and the highest price a share has reached in the trading day. Volume 227,808.00
The lowest and the highest price a share has reached in the trading day. Today's open 15,510.00p
At the end of the trading day there is an official closing price for every share. The previous session’s close is used as the base to calculate the following day’s price changes. Previous close 15,630.00p

Yearly summary

The highest and lowest prices the shares have traded at over a rolling 52-week period. It gives you a good indication of how the share price is performing now relative to its recent past performance. 52wk range 12,220.00p-17,685.00p

Fundamentals and health

A measure of the company's worth on the stock market. We display the previous closing share price multiplied by the number of shares in issue. Market capitalisation £31,382.11
The number of shares a company has in circulation, in millions. Shares in issue 201.94
The main valuation used by investors and a way of gauging whether a company's share price is cheap or expensive compared to competitors. You get PE by dividing the share price by the earnings per share (EPS). Our figure is last basic unadjusted - reported - annual EPS / current share price x 100. Companies also quote adjusted EPS figures to remove the effect of one-off exceptional figures from the profit figures. There is debate among investors as to whether this should be used. We use basic EPS – the purest figure. PE ratio 17
PEG ratio n/a
An important ratio for showing how much profit after tax and other deductions (net profit) is actually being earned per share. You divide the net profit by the number of shares in issue. Expressed in pence per share. Looking at whether the EPS is rising or falling over time is one of the most important indicators of whether a company is really making money for its shareholders. Our figure is undiluted, meaning it is not adjusted for exceptional costs. EPS 915.00¢
Earnings per share growth illustrates the growth of earning per share over the last two reporting periods. It helps investors identify stocks that are increasing or decreasing in profitability. A minus sign indicates negative growth. EPS growth -7
Return on capital employed measures a company's profitability in relation to how much capital is invested in the business. Generally, the higher the figure the better but with all these ratios it is best to compare companies from the same sector. A high double digit figure may mean a company has an advantage over its competitors because of a unique product but an oil company, for example, will have higher capital outlay than an online retailer. Our formula: [Pre-tax profit / (total assets – short-term liabilities)] * 100 ROCE 34.69
Also known as the acid test ratio, it's a quick guide to how well a company can pay its short-term debts. Above 1 is considered healthy. A ratio of 1.5 would mean the company has £1.50 of liquid (accessible) assets to cover each £1 of debt (current liabilities). Formula: Current assets minus inventory / current liabilities. Quick ratio 0.95
Indicates whether a company can convert assets into cash to pay its debts within the next 12 months. It is calculated as current assets / current liabilities for the same period but will display as '0' for companies such as banks that don't distinguish between short and long-term liabilities. Current ratio 1.67
The amount of money a company paid to a shareholder for each share they own over the past 12 months, expressed in pence. Total dividends per share 158.00¢
The dividends paid per share over the past 12 months (interim plus final) as a percentage of the share price. Our figure includes recurring special dividends. Dividend yield 1.9
The number of times the dividend could have been paid out from net profits. It is a good indicator of the company's ability to pay the dividend and its level of generosity. Formula: earnings per share / dividends per share. More than 2 is considered healthy, less than 1.5 may hint that a dividend is at risk of being cut. Dividend cover 3.05
Dividend per share growth 9.09

Ferguson Fundamentals

Ferguson is the world's leading value-added distributor of plumbing and heating products. Our business serves customers in the USA and Canada. We are listed in the UK on the London Stock Exchange (LSE:FERG) and are a constituent of the FTSE100 index. Ferguson American Depository Receipts (ADRs) are traded on the highest tier Over-The-Counter market in the USA under the symbol FERGY.

Ferguson Latest trades

Latest trades

Date Time Price Amount Value Type Buy / sell
19/09/2024 16:35:01 15630p 75,280 £11,766,264.00 PC Sell
19/09/2024 16:35:01 15630p 85 £13,285.50 Unknown
19/09/2024 16:35:01 15630p 187 £29,228.10 Unknown
19/09/2024 16:35:01 15630p 313 £48,921.90 Unknown
19/09/2024 16:35:01 15630p 139 £21,725.70 Unknown

Analysis

Buy Sell Unknown
Quantity 1,365 1,070 208
Volume 67,098 157,863 77,772
Value £10,552,034 £24,777,483 £12,156,366

Ferguson Director dealings

Trade date Director Volume / Price Trade value Trade type
18/06/2024 Kelly Baker 247 @ $202.48 $50,012.56 Buy
29/05/2024 Bill Brundage 84 @ $105.90 $8,895.60 Exercise of Option
29/05/2024 Kevin Murphy 84 @ $105.90 $8,895.60 Exercise of Option
07/12/2023 Bill Brundage 8,576 @ 0.00 0.00 Transfer From
17/10/2023 Kevin Murphy 18,619 @ $164.54 $3,063,570.26 Sell
16/10/2023 Kevin Murphy 37,900 @ 0.00 0.00 Transfer From
16/10/2023 Kevin Murphy 3,238 @ 0.00 0.00 Transfer From
02/10/2023 Suzanne Wood 7 @ 0.00 0.00 Dividend Reinvestment
02/10/2023 Nadia Shouraboura 7 @ 0.00 0.00 Dividend Reinvestment
02/10/2023 Tom Schmitt 7 @ 0.00 0.00 Dividend Reinvestment

Ferguson Broker views

Date Broker Recomm. Old target price New target price Notes
05/12/2022 Deutsche hold 9,960.00p 9,630.00p reiteration
03/10/2022 Berenberg Bank buy 11,400.00p 11,400.00p reiteration
30/09/2022 JP Morgan Cazenove overweight 13,200.00p 12,500.00p reiteration
01/09/2022 Deutsche buy 9,960.00p 9,960.00p reiteration
15/06/2022 Berenberg Bank buy 11,400.00p 11,400.00p reiteration
11/05/2022 Morgan Stanley equal-weight - - reiteration
14/04/2022 Morgan Stanley equal-weight - - reiteration
13/04/2022 Deutsche hold 13,260.00p 9,960.00p downgrade
15/03/2022 Berenberg Bank buy 15,000.00p 14,000.00p reiteration
16/03/2022 Deutsche buy - 10,950.00p reiteration
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