Drax Group (DRX)

Sector:

Electricity Generation and Distribution

Index:

FTSE 250

640.50p
   
  • Change Today:
      7.50p
  • 52 Week High: 676.00p
  • 52 Week Low: 486.20p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 354.15m
  • Volume: 831,638
  • Market Cap: £2,268.30m
  • RiskGrade: 140
  • Beta: 0.00

Sunday newspaper round-up: India-Pakistan, Drax Group, Shein

By Alexander Bueso

Date: Sunday 27 Apr 2025

LONDON (ShareCast) - (Sharecast News) - Indian Navy ships test-fired missiles on Sunday to demonstrate the country's ability to launch "long-range, precision offensive" strikes. The move follows rising tensions with Pakistan after an attack on civilians at a tourist site in Kashmir. Also at the weekend, Pakistan's railway minister warned that Islamabad's arsenal of over 130 missiles was "not kept as models". - Guardian


Ed Miliband, the Energy Secretary, is being accused of complicity in polluting a town in Mississippi using UK taxpayers' cash. That is because Drax Group's power plant in North Yorkshire used wood pellets sourced in many instances from US forests to generate electricity. The company also receives billions in green energy subsidies from the government. - Financial Mail on Sunday

Consulting giant Alvarez & Marsal believes the business could fetch between $16-18bn if it pursued a stock market listing. At a presentation in Portugal, company executives noted how rival AlixPartners had hired Goldman Sachs to help it sell a stake. One of A&M's patriarchs, Bryan Marsal, believed that fast-growing Alix might fetch $8bn. - The Sunday Times

Shein has hiked its prices for shoppers in the US by as much as 377% in order to compensate for the tariffs imposed on it by Donald Trump. The fast-fashion giant, whose goods come mostly from China, imposed the increases on Friday. As a result, shoppers in the States will have to pay more than twice the amount of British shoppers. - The Sunday Telegraph

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Drax Group Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 640.50p
Change Today 7.50p
% Change 1.18 %
52 Week High 676.00p
52 Week Low 486.20p
Volume 831,638
Shares Issued 354.15m
Market Cap £2,268.30m
Beta 0.00
RiskGrade 140

Drax Group Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
73.96% above the market average73.96% above the market average73.96% above the market average73.96% above the market average73.96% above the market average
60.00% above the sector average60.00% above the sector average60.00% above the sector average60.00% above the sector average60.00% above the sector average
Price Trend
41.57% above the market average41.57% above the market average41.57% above the market average41.57% above the market average41.57% above the market average
20.00% above the sector average20.00% above the sector average20.00% above the sector average20.00% above the sector average20.00% above the sector average
Income
79.81% above the market average79.81% above the market average79.81% above the market average79.81% above the market average79.81% above the market average
33.33% above the sector average33.33% above the sector average33.33% above the sector average33.33% above the sector average33.33% above the sector average
Growth
30.84% above the market average30.84% above the market average30.84% above the market average30.84% above the market average30.84% above the market average
20% below the sector average20% below the sector average20% below the sector average20% below the sector average20% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 1
Buy 1
Neutral 2
Sell 0
Strong Sell 1
Total 5
neutral
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Drax Group Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 24-Apr-25 19-Sep-24
Paid 16-May-25 25-Oct-24
Amount 15.60p 10.40p

Trades for 23-May-2025

Time Volume / Share Price
15:13 31 @ 641.00p
14:57 0 @ 639.00p
14:57 1 @ 639.00p
16:15 255 @ 640.50p
16:15 307 @ 640.50p

Drax Group Key Personnel

CEO Will Gardiner
CFO Andy Skelton
Chair Andrea Bertone

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