By Iain Gilbert
Date: Thursday 30 Apr 2026
(Sharecast News) - Engineering firm Weir said on Thursday that first‑quarter order growth had been supported by rising investment in brownfield and greenfield mining projects as supply deficits in key metals emerged, but traded lower as it announced the exit of long-time chief executive Jon Stanton.
By Sharecast
Date: Tuesday 10 Mar 2026
By Iain Gilbert
Date: Wednesday 04 Mar 2026
(Sharecast News) - Engineering firm Weir Group said both profits and margins had expanded in the 12 months ended 31 December as rising mining activity drove growth across the business, but traded lower early on Wednesday as higher IT-related spending saw the company downgrade its 2026 guidance.
| Currency | UK Pounds |
| Share Price | 2,600.00p |
| Change Today | -54.00p |
| % Change | -2.03 % |
| 52 Week High | 3,546.00 |
| 52 Week Low | 2,286.00 |
| Volume | 1,630,762 |
| Shares Issued | 259.60m |
| Market Cap | £6,750m |
| RiskGrade | 162 |
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| Strong Buy | 8 |
| Buy | 4 |
| Neutral | 8 |
| Sell | 0 |
| Strong Sell | 0 |
| Total | 20 |

| Latest | Previous | |
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| Final | Interim | |
| Ex-Div | 30-Apr-26 | 02-Oct-25 |
| Paid | 29-May-26 | 04-Nov-25 |
| Amount | 22.10p | 19.60p |
| Time | Volume / Share Price |
| 10:30 | 508,918 @ 2,644.00p |
| 10:31 | 508,918 @ 2,644.00p |
| 16:50 | 12,920 @ 2,584.10p |
| 16:48 | 2,012 @ 2,622.28p |
| 16:48 | 95 @ 2,568.00p |
| CEO | Jon Stanton |
| Chair | Barbara Jeremiah |
| CFO | Brian Puffer |
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