Costain Group (COST)

Sector:

Construction and Building Materials

Index:

FTSE Small Cap

151.80p
   
  • Change Today:
    -1.20p
  • 52 Week High: 168.00p
  • 52 Week Low: 86.00p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 266.71m
  • Volume: 2,322,256
  • Market Cap: £404.87m
  • RiskGrade: 234
  • Beta: 0.69

Latest Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
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
24-Jun-25 Sell Helen Willis 142.00p 100,082 £142,116.44

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 £1,640,818
Helen Willis 256,425 £389,253
Kate Rock 125,000 £189,750
Anthony (Tony) James Quinlan 25,000 £37,950
Amanda Fisher 10,000 £15,180

Major Shareholders

Notifier** Holding Value*
ASGC Construction L.L.C. 41,666,666 £63,249,999
J O Hambro Capital Management Group Ltd 27,250,190 £41,365,788
UBS Group AG - Investment Bank & Global Wealth Management 18,255,862 £27,712,398
Gresham House Asset Management Limited 15,018,286 £22,797,758
York Place Ltd. 13,810,850 £20,964,870
Perpetual Limited 13,408,080 £20,353,465
FIL Limited 13,396,456 £20,335,820
Artemis Investment Management LLP 8,469,850 £12,857,232
OP Fund Management Ltd 8,127,753 £12,337,929
KBI Global Investors Ltd 7,258,503 £11,018,408
Polar Capital LLP 6,398,733 £9,713,277
BlackRock, Inc. 5,806,724 £8,814,607
Polar Capital LLP 5,259,152 £7,983,393
Aggregate of Standard Life Aberdeen Plc 5,214,923 £7,916,253
JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings Inc 5,171,273 £7,849,992
Legal And General Investment Management Ltd. 5,085,708 £7,720,105

* 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 151.80p
Change Today -1.20p
% Change -0.78 %
52 Week High 168.00p
52 Week Low 86.00p
Volume 2,322,256
Shares Issued 266.71m
Market Cap £404.87m
Beta 0.69
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 05-Nov-2025

Time Volume / Share Price
16:31 425,000 @ 151.75p
16:31 500,000 @ 152.00p
16:35 146,864 @ 151.80p
16:35 1 @ 151.80p
16:35 2,178 @ 151.80p

Costain Group Key Personnel

CEO Alex Vaughan
CFO Helen Willis

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