National Grid plc (LON:NG) Insider Purchases £144.90 in Stock

National Grid plc (LON:NG) insider Andrew Agg acquired 14 shares of National Grid stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 9th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 1,035 ($14.03) per share, with a total value of £144.90 ($196.37).

National Grid Stock Performance

National Grid stock traded up GBX 1.50 ($0.02) during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching GBX 1,037.50 ($14.06). 3,758,159 shares of the stock traded hands. The stock has a market capitalization of £50.94 billion, a PE ratio of 17.05, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.06 and a beta of 0.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 157.61, a current ratio of 0.91 and a quick ratio of 0.34. National Grid plc has a 12-month low of GBX 645 ($8.74) and a 12-month high of GBX 1,145.50 ($15.52). The business’s 50-day moving average is GBX 1,048.77 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 991.62.

National Grid (LON:NG) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 15th. The company reported GBX 55.60 ($0.75) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. National Grid had a return on equity of 7.72% and a net margin of 11.54%. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that National Grid plc will post 66.9851952 EPS for the current fiscal year.

National Grid Company Profile

National Grid plc transmits and distributes electricity and gas. It operates through UK Electricity Transmission, UK Electricity Distribution, UK Electricity System Operator, New England, New York, National Grid Ventures, and Other segments. The UK Electricity Transmission segment provides electricity transmission and construction work services in England and Wales.