Costain Group (COST)

Sector:

Construction and Building Materials

Index:

FTSE Small Cap

 230.50p
   
  • Change Today:
      0.000p
  • 52 Week High: 235.00
  • 52 Week Low: 126.20
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 263.34m
  • Volume: 1,184,337
  • Market Cap: £607.00m
  • RiskGrade: 234

Director dealings: Wife of Costain CEO offloads shares

By Iain Gilbert

Date: Tuesday 23 Jun 2026

LONDON (ShareCast) - (Sharecast News) - Costain revealed on Tuesday that Alice Vaughan, a person closely associated with chief executive Alex Vaughan, had disposed of 415,015 shares in the FTSE 250-listed construction and engineering firm.
Vaughan sold the shares at an average price of 206.38p each, for a total value of £856,495.93.

Following the transaction, Alex Vaughan holds a beneficial interest in 1.8m ordinary Costain shares.

As of 1430 BST, Costain shares were down 2.86% at 204p.











Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

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Top Director Sells

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Director name: Vaughan,Alex
Amount sold: 415,015 @ 206.38p
Value: £856,495.93

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Note 2: RiskGrade figures are provided by RiskMetrics.

 

Costain Group Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 230.50p
Change Today 0.000p
% Change 0.00 %
52 Week High 235.00
52 Week Low 126.20
Volume 1,184,337
Shares Issued 263.34m
Market Cap £607.00m
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 17-Sep-26 16-Apr-26
Paid 23-Oct-26 26-May-26
Amount 2.00p 3.20p

Trades for 28-Aug-2026

Time Volume / Share Price
16:35 142,390 @ 230.50p
16:35 1,043 @ 230.50p
16:35 236 @ 230.50p
16:35 1,197 @ 230.50p
16:35 2,104 @ 230.50p

Costain Group Key Personnel

CEO Alex Vaughan
CFO Helen Willis

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