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Vistry Group PLC (VTY.L)

Consumer Cyclical Out of favour

Building massive partnerships to deliver affordable housing across the UK.

£2.92

Is Vistry Group PLC a good stock for a UK beginner?

The honest version: Building massive partnerships to deliver affordable housing across the UK.

No rating · no target price · nothing for sale here
Price-78.9%
52-week range-54% past year
£2.92
Low £2.20High £7.46
Where today's price sits versus its past year - context, not a signal.
If you had put £1,000 into Vistry Group PLC
£211-79%

Over about 2 years to 2026-07-31. This is the share price only; any dividends would add to it. Past performance is not a guide to the future, and it could just as easily have fallen.

Market cap: The company's total value on the stock market - share price times the number of shares. Big = 'large-cap', small = 'small-cap'.
£926.73M
Avg volume: How many shares change hands on a typical day. Higher means it's easy to buy or exit without moving the price.
2.38M
Day range: The lowest and highest price the shares traded at during the latest day.
£2.85 – £2.97
52-week range: The lowest and highest the shares have traded over the past year - a sense of how wide the swings have been.
£2.20 – £7.46
P/E ratio: Price-to-earnings: the share price divided by yearly profit per share. Lower can mean cheaper; higher often means investors expect fast growth.
6.9
Dividend yield: The yearly dividend as a percentage of the share price - roughly the income you'd earn from dividends alone.
0.0%
Beta: How bumpy the share price is versus the whole market. Above 1 swings more than the market; below 1 is calmer. It's about the ride, not whether it goes up or down.
1.84
How bumpy is it?Beta: How bumpy the share price is versus the whole market. Above 1 swings more than the market; below 1 is calmer. It's about the ride, not whether it goes up or down. 1.84
Calm
Wild
Bumpier than the market

Based on beta - how much the price swings versus the whole market. Bumpier isn't bad; it just means a rougher ride, which matters more the sooner you might need the money.

Why has it been moving?▲ +6% past week · ▼ -54% past year

Prices move on results, news and the mood of the whole market - no single headline explains a day, and a quiet week is usually just noise, not a signal.

The bull case

The shift to partnerships completely de-risks the business cycle and rewards patient holders.

The bear case

Structural industry pressures permanently weigh down profitability.

What does Vistry Group PLC do?

Vistry Group partners with housing associations and local authorities to build thousands of mixed-tenure homes, shifting away from traditional private housebuilding. Signing contracts to construct these properties at scale pays the bills, with the aim of reliable volume rather than luxury margins. The critical watch-point for anyone following the firm is how reliably it manages its building costs while executing this partnership model.

VQGMI
Factor profile

On our factor screen it looks strongest on value and growth, and weakest on income.

Value: How cheap the stock looks versus profits, sales and assets (higher = cheaper). 93Quality: How profitable and financially healthy the company is (higher = stronger). 36Growth: How fast revenue and earnings are growing (higher = faster). 56Momentum: How the share price has been trending recently (higher = stronger recent run). 19Income: The dividend income on offer and how sustainable it looks (higher = more/steadier). 10
Quick checks
What's strong
  • Value screens high (93/100)
  • Strong focus on partnerships with housing associations reduces direct market exposure
  • Addresses the significant ongoing demand for affordable housing in the UK
  • Low valuation multiples compared to historical levels
What to watch
  • Momentum screens low (19/100)
  • Income screens low (10/100)
  • Unforeseen cost overruns on large construction projects
  • Changes in government housing policy or local authority spending
  • Broader economic volatility affecting the UK construction sector

What do Vistry Group PLC's numbers mean?

P/E
6.9
This compares the share price to recent yearly earnings, suggesting the market is pricing in caution about future profits.
Gross margin
10.8%
For every pound of revenue left after direct building costs, about ten and a half pence remains to cover overheads.
12-month price move
-49.1%
The share price has roughly halved over the past year following market volatility and industry challenges.
Market cap
£926.7M
The total market value of the entire company sits just under the billion-pound mark.

Does Vistry Group PLC pay a dividend?

No - Vistry Group PLC doesn't currently pay a dividend, so the whole return would rest on the share price. Plenty of growing companies reinvest their profits instead of paying them out - neither approach is better or worse, they're just different.

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What are the scenarios for Vistry Group PLC?

An illustrative range for the year ahead, with the assumption behind each case — not a prediction or a price target.

£8£3£2today · £3▲ Bull · £3• Base · £3▼ Bear · £2in 1 yearILLUSTRATIVE · NOT A PREDICTION OR PRICE TARGET
Bull
+10% to +20%Reassurance on project margins and cost controls lifts sentiment.
Base
-5% to +5%Trading continues steadily while the market digests recent housing sector headwinds.
Bear
-15% to -25%Further surprises regarding partnership construction costs emerge.

What are the pros and cons of Vistry Group PLC?

3bull points
6bear points

How many points the write-up makes each way — a balance check, not a score or verdict.

The bull case3
  • Strong focus on partnerships with housing associations reduces direct market exposure
  • Addresses the significant ongoing demand for affordable housing in the UK
  • Low valuation multiples compared to historical levels
The catch3
  • Slim profit margins leave little room for error
  • Recent sharp drop in share price indicates rocky investor confidence
  • Low return on equity points to modest efficiency in generating profits from shareholders' funds
Key risks3
  • Unforeseen cost overruns on large construction projects
  • Changes in government housing policy or local authority spending
  • Broader economic volatility affecting the UK construction sector
What would flip the thesis

The write-up's own warning lights — if these start happening, the case above changes.

Confidence: medium · data: GBP · flags: none · Charts by TradingView Lightweight Charts™
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This plain-English summary was auto-generated on 2026-08-01 from public data and checked for an education-only, no-advice tone (the figures above carry their own, usually fresher, 'as of' date). It's information, never a recommendation.

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