Costain Group (COST)

Sector:

Construction and Building Materials

Index:

FTSE Small Cap

157.20p
   
  • Change Today:
    -2.40p
  • 52 Week High: 168.00
  • 52 Week Low: 86.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 266.71m
  • Volume: 2,858,478
  • Market Cap: £419.28m
  • RiskGrade: 234
  • Beta: 0.73

Latest Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
10-Dec-25 Buy Fiona MacAulay 157.00p 6,347 £9,964.79

Largest Deals (28 days)

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
10-Dec-25 Buy Fiona MacAulay 157.00p 6,347 £9,964.79

Director Shareholdings

Notifier Holding Value*
Alex Vaughan 1,080,908 £1,699,187
Helen Willis 256,425 £403,100
Kate Rock 125,000 £196,500
Anthony (Tony) James Quinlan 25,000 £39,300
Amanda Fisher 10,000 £15,720
Fiona MacAulay 6,347 £9,978

Major Shareholders

Notifier** Holding Value*
ASGC Construction L.L.C. 41,666,666 £65,499,999
J O Hambro Capital Management Group Ltd 27,250,190 £42,837,299
UBS Group AG - Investment Bank & Global Wealth Management 20,814,539 £32,720,455
Gresham House Asset Management Limited 15,018,286 £23,608,746
York Place Ltd. 13,810,850 £21,710,656
Perpetual Limited 13,408,080 £21,077,502
FIL Limited 13,396,456 £21,059,229
Artemis Investment Management LLP 8,469,850 £13,314,604
OP Fund Management Ltd 8,127,753 £12,776,828
KBI Global Investors Ltd 7,258,503 £11,410,367
Polar Capital LLP 6,398,733 £10,058,808
BlackRock, Inc. 5,806,724 £9,128,170
Polar Capital LLP 5,259,152 £8,267,387
Aggregate of Standard Life Aberdeen Plc 5,214,923 £8,197,859
JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings Inc 5,171,273 £8,129,241
Legal And General Investment Management Ltd. 5,085,708 £7,994,733

* 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 157.20p
Change Today -2.40p
% Change -1.50 %
52 Week High 168.00
52 Week Low 86.00
Volume 2,858,478
Shares Issued 266.71m
Market Cap £419.28m
Beta 0.73
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 02-Jan-2026

Time Volume / Share Price
11:31 1,290,000 @ 158.00p
11:31 1,290,000 @ 158.00p
16:35 115 @ 157.20p
16:35 102,708 @ 157.20p
16:35 363 @ 157.20p

Costain Group Key Personnel

CEO Alex Vaughan
CFO Helen Willis

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