Costain Group (COST)

Sector:

Construction and Building Materials

Index:

FTSE Small Cap

186.60p
   
  • Change Today:
    -4.60p
  • 52 Week High: 192.00p
  • 52 Week Low: 98.50p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 266.71m
  • Volume: 954,598
  • Market Cap: £497.69m
  • RiskGrade: 234
  • Beta: 0.37

Latest Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
10-Dec-25 Buy Fiona MacAulay 157.00p 6,347 £9,964.79
27-Aug-25 Buy Kate Rock 131.67p 15,000 £19,750.50
26-Aug-25 Buy Amanda Fisher 131.13p 10,000 £13,113.00
20-Aug-25 Buy Kate Rock 137.50p 10,000 £13,750.10
24-Jun-25 Sell Helen Willis 144.00p 56,429 £81,257.76

Largest Deals (365 days)

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
24-Jun-25 Sell Alex Vaughan 144.00p 241,639 £347,960.17
24-Jun-25 Sell Alex Vaughan 142.00p 214,285 £304,284.69
24-Jun-25 Sell Helen Willis 142.00p 100,082 £142,116.44
24-Jun-25 Sell Helen Willis 144.00p 56,429 £81,257.76
27-Aug-25 Buy Kate Rock 131.67p 15,000 £19,750.50

Director Shareholdings

Notifier Holding Value*
Alex Vaughan 1,080,908 £2,016,974
Helen Willis 256,425 £478,489
Kate Rock 125,000 £233,250
Anthony (Tony) James Quinlan 25,000 £46,650
Amanda Fisher 10,000 £18,660
Fiona MacAulay 6,347 £11,844

Major Shareholders

Notifier** Holding Value*
ASGC Construction L.L.C. 41,666,666 £77,749,999
J O Hambro Capital Management Group Ltd 27,250,190 £50,848,854
Ennismore Fund Management Limited 21,427,829 £39,984,329
Gresham House Asset Management Limited 15,018,286 £28,024,122
UBS Group AG - Investment Bank & Global Wealth Management 14,746,280 £27,516,558
York Place Ltd. 13,810,850 £25,771,046
Perpetual Limited 13,408,080 £25,019,477
FIL Limited 13,396,456 £24,997,787
Artemis Investment Management LLP 8,469,850 £15,804,740
OP Fund Management Ltd 8,127,753 £15,166,387
KBI Global Investors Ltd 7,258,503 £13,544,367
Polar Capital LLP 6,398,733 £11,940,036
BlackRock, Inc. 5,806,724 £10,835,347
Polar Capital LLP 5,259,152 £9,813,578
Aggregate of Standard Life Aberdeen Plc 5,214,923 £9,731,046
JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings Inc 5,171,273 £9,649,595
Legal And General Investment Management Ltd. 5,085,708 £9,489,931

* Value is calculated by using the current share price multiplied by the amount held.
** Major Shareholders are individuals or institutions that own more than 3% of the company’s shares and have been reported in the annual accounts.

Note 1: Prices and trades are provided by Digital Look Corporate Solutions and are delayed by at least 15 minutes.

Note 2: RiskGrade figures are provided by RiskMetrics.

 

Costain Group Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 186.60p
Change Today -4.60p
% Change -2.41 %
52 Week High 192.00p
52 Week Low 98.50p
Volume 954,598
Shares Issued 266.71m
Market Cap £497.69m
Beta 0.37
RiskGrade 234

Costain Group Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
45.99% below the market average45.99% below the market average45.99% below the market average45.99% below the market average45.99% below the market average
100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average
Price Trend
89.49% above the market average89.49% above the market average89.49% above the market average89.49% above the market average89.49% above the market average
65% below the sector average65% below the sector average65% below the sector average65% below the sector average65% below the sector average
Income
71.23% below the market average71.23% below the market average71.23% below the market average71.23% below the market average71.23% below the market average
78.57% above the sector average78.57% above the sector average78.57% above the sector average78.57% above the sector average78.57% above the sector average
Growth
2.85% below the market average2.85% below the market average2.85% below the market average2.85% below the market average2.85% below the market average
95% below the sector average95% below the sector average95% below the sector average95% below the sector average95% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 5
Buy 0
Neutral 1
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 6
strong_buy
Broker recommendations should not be taken as investment advice, and are provided by the authorised brokers listed on this page.

Costain Group Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 11-Sep-25 17-Apr-25
Paid 17-Oct-25 29-May-25
Amount 1.00p 2.00p

Trades for 23-Feb-2026

Time Volume / Share Price
16:47 10,052 @ 187.43p
16:39 15,000 @ 186.60p
16:35 110,054 @ 186.60p
16:35 9 @ 186.60p
16:35 651 @ 186.60p

Costain Group Key Personnel

CEO Alex Vaughan
CFO Helen Willis

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