Insider Buying: National Grid plc (LON:NG) Insider Purchases 21,870 Shares of Stock

National Grid plc (LON:NG) insider Andrew Agg bought 21,870 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, June 13th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 1,059 ($14.37) per share, with a total value of £231,603.30 ($314,294.07).

Andrew Agg also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, June 9th, Andrew Agg acquired 14 shares of National Grid stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 1,035 ($14.05) per share, with a total value of £144.90 ($196.63).

National Grid Stock Up 0.3%

Shares of LON:NG opened at GBX 1,063 ($14.43) on Tuesday. The company has a fifty day moving average of GBX 1,052.12 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 993.90. The company has a market capitalization of £52.19 billion, a PE ratio of 17.46, 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 quick ratio of 0.34 and a current ratio of 0.91. National Grid plc has a 52-week low of GBX 645 ($8.75) and a 52-week high of GBX 1,145.50 ($15.54).

National Grid (LON:NG) last released its quarterly earnings data 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%. On average, equities analysts predict that National Grid plc will post 66.9851952 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About National Grid

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.