Ratings Grafton Group plc

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Real-time Estimate Cboe Europe Other stock markets 05:25:20 2024-05-03 EDT			5-day change	1st Jan Change
902.2 ^GBX	-0.03%		-4.75%	-1.22%

05-02	Grafton Group plc Approves Final Dividend for the Year Ended 31 December 2023	CI
05-02	Grafton Group's sales sag as exceptionally wet weather dampens demand	AN

Summary

The company has strong fundamentals. More than 70% of companies have a lower mix of growth, profitability, debt and visibility.
The company presents an interesting fundamental situation from a short-term investment perspective.

Strengths

With regards to fundamentals, the enterprise value to sales ratio is at 0.81 for the current period. Therefore, the company is undervalued.
For the last few months, EPS revisions have remained quite promising. Analysts now anticipate higher profitability levels than before.
Analysts have a positive opinion on this stock. Average consensus recommends overweighting or purchasing the stock.
The average target price set by analysts covering the stock is above current prices and offers a tremendous appreciation potential.
Over the past four months, analysts' average price target has been revised upwards significantly.
Considering the small differences between the analysts' various estimates, the group's business visibility is good.
The divergence of price targets given by the various analysts who make up the consensus is relatively low, suggesting a consensus method of evaluating the company and its prospects.
The group usually releases upbeat results with huge surprise rates.

Weaknesses

As estimated by analysts, this group is among those businesses with the lowest growth prospects.
The potential for earnings per share (EPS) growth in the coming years appears limited according to current analyst estimates.
The overall consensus opinion of analysts has deteriorated sharply over the past four months.
Over the past twelve months, analysts' opinions have been revised negatively.

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Sector: Construction Supplies & Fixtures

	1st Jan change	Capi.	Investor Rating	ESG Refinitiv
GRAFTON GROUP PLC	-1.22%	2.26B		B-
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