Capula Management Ltd Makes New $588,000 Investment in Ferguson plc $FERG

06 Dec 2025, 09:56 by Danessa Lincoln · The Markets Daily

Capula Management Ltd purchased a new stake in Ferguson plc (NYSE:FERG – Free Report) in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor purchased 2,700 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $588,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in FERG. Smithfield Trust Co lifted its holdings in Ferguson by 3.5% in the second quarter. Smithfield Trust Co now owns 1,342 shares of the company’s stock valued at $291,000 after acquiring an additional 46 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its position in Ferguson by 7.5% in the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 690 shares of the company’s stock valued at $150,000 after purchasing an additional 48 shares during the period. Hemington Wealth Management lifted its stake in shares of Ferguson by 51.5% in the 2nd quarter. Hemington Wealth Management now owns 153 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 52 shares during the last quarter. US Bancorp DE grew its holdings in shares of Ferguson by 0.8% during the 1st quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 7,394 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,185,000 after purchasing an additional 59 shares during the period. Finally, Compound Planning Inc. increased its position in shares of Ferguson by 4.6% during the 1st quarter. Compound Planning Inc. now owns 1,386 shares of the company’s stock worth $222,000 after purchasing an additional 61 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 81.98% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have weighed in on FERG. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Ferguson from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday. Oppenheimer lifted their target price on shares of Ferguson from $235.00 to $255.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 17th. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their target price on Ferguson from $268.00 to $289.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Truist Financial raised their price target on Ferguson from $240.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 17th. Finally, Zacks Research raised Ferguson to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Ferguson presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $246.71.

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Insider Buying and Selling at Ferguson

In related news, insider Kevin Michael Murphy sold 8,800 shares of Ferguson stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $234.13, for a total value of $2,060,344.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 159,931 shares in the company, valued at $37,444,645.03. The trade was a 5.22% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CFO William Brundage sold 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $233.32, for a total transaction of $699,960.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 52,631 shares in the company, valued at approximately $12,279,864.92. This represents a 5.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 29,264 shares of company stock valued at $6,853,349. 0.18% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Ferguson Stock Down 0.4%

Shares of FERG stock opened at $248.42 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $242.37. The stock has a market cap of $48.69 billion, a PE ratio of 26.60, a PEG ratio of 2.13 and a beta of 1.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64, a current ratio of 1.68 and a quick ratio of 0.94. Ferguson plc has a 52 week low of $146.00 and a 52 week high of $256.93.

Ferguson (NYSE:FERG – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, September 16th. The company reported $3.48 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.00 by $0.48. The business had revenue of $8.50 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $8.44 billion. Ferguson had a return on equity of 35.21% and a net margin of 6.03%.

Ferguson Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 7th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 26th were paid a $0.83 dividend. This represents a $3.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, September 26th. Ferguson’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 35.55%.

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