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Drax Group LSE:DRX Stock Report

Last Price

UK£6.14

Market Cap

UK£2.3b

7D

-0.3%

1Y

26.5%

Updated

20 Jan, 2025

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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Drax Group
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUK£6.14
52 Week HighUK£6.92
52 Week LowUK£4.07
Beta1.2
1 Month Change-2.54%
3 Month Change-5.90%
1 Year Change26.52%
3 Year Change8.96%
5 Year Change120.86%
Change since IPO8.47%

Recent News & Updates

Recent updates

Should You Investigate Drax Group plc (LON:DRX) At UK£6.30?

Jan 20
Should You Investigate Drax Group plc (LON:DRX) At UK£6.30?

Is Now The Time To Put Drax Group (LON:DRX) On Your Watchlist?

Dec 20
Is Now The Time To Put Drax Group (LON:DRX) On Your Watchlist?

Drax Group plc's (LON:DRX) Earnings Are Not Doing Enough For Some Investors

Nov 20
Drax Group plc's (LON:DRX) Earnings Are Not Doing Enough For Some Investors

Drax Group (LON:DRX) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Sep 24
Drax Group (LON:DRX) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

What Is Drax Group plc's (LON:DRX) Share Price Doing?

Aug 31
What Is Drax Group plc's (LON:DRX) Share Price Doing?

Drax Group plc (LON:DRX) Surges 31% Yet Its Low P/E Is No Reason For Excitement

Jul 29
Drax Group plc (LON:DRX) Surges 31% Yet Its Low P/E Is No Reason For Excitement

What Does Drax Group plc's (LON:DRX) Share Price Indicate?

Apr 24
What Does Drax Group plc's (LON:DRX) Share Price Indicate?

Here's Why Drax Group (LON:DRX) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden

Apr 09
Here's Why Drax Group (LON:DRX) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden

Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of Drax Group plc (LON:DRX)

Feb 07
Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of Drax Group plc (LON:DRX)

Drax Group plc (LON:DRX) Doing What It Can To Lift Shares

Dec 24
Drax Group plc (LON:DRX) Doing What It Can To Lift Shares

Drax Group plc (LON:DRX) Shares Could Be 23% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Oct 24
Drax Group plc (LON:DRX) Shares Could Be 23% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Should You Investigate Drax Group plc (LON:DRX) At UK£5.20?

Sep 20
Should You Investigate Drax Group plc (LON:DRX) At UK£5.20?

Here's Why Drax Group (LON:DRX) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden

Aug 18
Here's Why Drax Group (LON:DRX) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden

Time To Worry? Analysts Just Downgraded Their Drax Group plc (LON:DRX) Outlook

Jul 30
Time To Worry? Analysts Just Downgraded Their Drax Group plc (LON:DRX) Outlook

Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of Drax Group plc (LON:DRX)

Jul 20
Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of Drax Group plc (LON:DRX)

If EPS Growth Is Important To You, Drax Group (LON:DRX) Presents An Opportunity

Jun 28
If EPS Growth Is Important To You, Drax Group (LON:DRX) Presents An Opportunity

The Price Is Right For Drax Group plc (LON:DRX)

May 27
The Price Is Right For Drax Group plc (LON:DRX)

Is Drax Group (LON:DRX) Using Too Much Debt?

Apr 02
Is Drax Group (LON:DRX) Using Too Much Debt?

Should You Think About Buying Drax Group plc (LON:DRX) Now?

Jan 20
Should You Think About Buying Drax Group plc (LON:DRX) Now?

Drax Group (LON:DRX) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet

Dec 16
Drax Group (LON:DRX) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet

At UK£6.91, Is It Time To Put Drax Group plc (LON:DRX) On Your Watch List?

Sep 19
At UK£6.91, Is It Time To Put Drax Group plc (LON:DRX) On Your Watch List?

Drax Group (LON:DRX) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

Aug 24
Drax Group (LON:DRX) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

Analysts' Revenue Estimates For Drax Group plc (LON:DRX) Are Surging Higher

Jul 28
Analysts' Revenue Estimates For Drax Group plc (LON:DRX) Are Surging Higher

Drax Group plc (LON:DRX) Shares Could Be 35% Above Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Jul 15
Drax Group plc (LON:DRX) Shares Could Be 35% Above Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Is Drax Group plc (LON:DRX) Potentially Undervalued?

May 22
Is Drax Group plc (LON:DRX) Potentially Undervalued?

Is Drax Group (LON:DRX) Using Too Much Debt?

Mar 30
Is Drax Group (LON:DRX) Using Too Much Debt?

We Think Drax Group's (LON:DRX) Profit Is Only A Baseline For What They Can Achieve

Mar 03
We Think Drax Group's (LON:DRX) Profit Is Only A Baseline For What They Can Achieve

Drax Group (LON:DRX) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet

Dec 09
Drax Group (LON:DRX) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet

Is Drax Group (LON:DRX) A Risky Investment?

Aug 27
Is Drax Group (LON:DRX) A Risky Investment?

Is Now The Time To Look At Buying Drax Group plc (LON:DRX)?

May 12
Is Now The Time To Look At Buying Drax Group plc (LON:DRX)?

Here's Why Drax Group (LON:DRX) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

Apr 15
Here's Why Drax Group (LON:DRX) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

Shareholder Returns

DRXGB Renewable EnergyGB Market
7D-0.3%3.1%3.3%
1Y26.5%-13.9%10.6%

Return vs Industry: DRX exceeded the UK Renewable Energy industry which returned -13.9% over the past year.

Return vs Market: DRX exceeded the UK Market which returned 10.6% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is DRX's price volatile compared to industry and market?
DRX volatility
DRX Average Weekly Movement2.9%
Renewable Energy Industry Average Movement4.3%
Market Average Movement4.9%
10% most volatile stocks in GB Market10.8%
10% least volatile stocks in GB Market2.6%

Stable Share Price: DRX has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the UK market.

Volatility Over Time: DRX's weekly volatility (3%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
20053,551Will Gardinerwww.drax.com

Drax Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in renewable power generation in the United Kingdom. It operates through three segments: Pellet Production, Generation, and Customers. The Pellet Production segment produces and sells biomass pellets.

Drax Group plc Fundamentals Summary

How do Drax Group's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
DRX fundamental statistics
Market capUK£2.32b
Earnings (TTM)UK£653.80m
Revenue (TTM)UK£7.39b

3.5x

P/E Ratio

0.3x

P/S Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
DRX income statement (TTM)
RevenueUK£7.39b
Cost of RevenueUK£5.40b
Gross ProfitUK£1.99b
Other ExpensesUK£1.34b
EarningsUK£653.80m

Last Reported Earnings

Jun 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

Feb 27, 2025

Earnings per share (EPS)1.78
Gross Margin26.92%
Net Profit Margin8.84%
Debt/Equity Ratio58.1%

How did DRX perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

4.0%

Current Dividend Yield

14%

Payout Ratio

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/20 18:27
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/20 00:00
Earnings2024/06/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

Drax Group plc is covered by 35 analysts. 7 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Myriam CohenAlphaValue
Mark HivesBarclays
Dominic NashBarclays