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The Berkeley Group Holdings plc (BKG.L)

Consumer Cyclical Out of favour

Walk past a gleaming new apartment block in London or the South East, and there is a fair chance Berkeley built it.

By the Sterling Almanac editorial team · plain-English, education only · how we check the numbers

£35.00
≈ 3,500p · London-listed shares are usually quoted in pence (GBX) elsewhere; the Almanac shows pounds (£1 = 100p).

Is The Berkeley Group Holdings plc a good stock for a UK beginner?

The honest version: Walk past a gleaming new apartment block in London or the South East, and there is a fair chance Berkeley built it.

No rating · no target price · nothing for sale here
Price-33.5%
52-week range-5% past year
£35.00
Low £27.96High £44.42
Where today's price sits versus its past year - context, not a signal.
If you had put £1,000 into The Berkeley Group Holdings plc
£665-34%

Over about 2 years to 2026-07-31. This is the share price only - reinvesting the 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'.
£3.21B
Avg volume: How many shares change hands on a typical day. Higher means it's easy to buy or exit without moving the price.
333.25K
Day range: The lowest and highest price the shares traded at during the latest day.
£34.66 – £35.32
52-week range: The lowest and highest the shares have traded over the past year - a sense of how wide the swings have been.
£27.96 – £44.42
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.
10.6
Dividend yield: The yearly dividend as a percentage of the share price - roughly the income you'd earn from dividends alone.
1.7%
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.
1.19
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. 1.19
Calm
Wild
Roughly in step with 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?▲ +5% past week · ▼ -5% 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

A structural housing shortage in southern England forces a major multi-year boom in urban development.

The bear case

A severe, prolonged economic downturn severely depresses housing values and land worth.

What does The Berkeley Group Holdings plc do?

This housebuilder focuses heavily on complex, long-term urban regeneration projects, transforming old industrial sites into thousands of high-end homes. They bring in cash by selling these properties to buyers, though the market can swing wildly with the UK property cycle and mortgage rates. Keeping an eye on forward-looking planning approvals is vital, as building on this scale takes years of patience and red tape.

VQGMI
Factor profile

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

Value: How cheap the stock looks versus profits, sales and assets (higher = cheaper). 60Quality: How profitable and financially healthy the company is (higher = stronger). 53Growth: How fast revenue and earnings are growing (higher = faster). 20Momentum: How the share price has been trending recently (higher = stronger recent run). 28Income: The dividend income on offer and how sustainable it looks (higher = more/steadier). 64
Quick checks
What's strong
  • Deep expertise in complex urban regeneration schemes
  • Trading at a slight discount to its net asset value
  • Strong brand reputation for premium homes in high-demand areas
What to watch
  • Growth screens low (20/100)
  • Momentum screens low (28/100)
  • Sudden spikes in borrowing costs reducing buyer affordability
  • Planning bottlenecks delaying construction starts
  • General economic slowdown dampening home values

What do The Berkeley Group Holdings plc's numbers mean?

P/E
10.6
This compares the share price to recent yearly earnings, showing investors currently pay about ten and a half pounds for every pound of profit made.
Gross margin
25.1%
For every pound brought in from selling homes, just over a quarter remains after paying for the direct costs of bricks, mortar, and land.
Dividend yield
1.7%
The cash payout returned to shareholders relative to the share price is modest at under two percent.
P/B
0.9
The share price sits slightly below the net accounting value of the company's physical assets and land bank.

Does The Berkeley Group Holdings plc pay a dividend?

Yes - The Berkeley Group Holdings plc currently pays a dividend of about 1.7% a year (the yearly payout as a share of the price). A dividend is a slice of profit handed to shareholders; the yield moves as the price moves, and a company can cut or stop it.

When does The Berkeley Group Holdings plc report earnings, and how did recent quarters go?

The Berkeley Group Holdings plc is next scheduled to report on about 2026-12-09 - dates can move, and we don't predict results; this just tells you when to look.

Each quarter a company reports its results against what analysts expected. ‘Beating’ or ‘missing’ is about that expectation, not whether the business is doing well in absolute terms.

See who else reports over the next two weeks →

Reported vs expected earnings per share (EPS) from published results; the expectation is the analyst consensus, not our view. Report dates are estimates that can move.

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What are the scenarios for The Berkeley Group Holdings plc?

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

£45£35£25today · £35▲ Bull · £38• Base · £35▼ Bear · £28in 1 yearILLUSTRATIVE · NOT A PREDICTION OR PRICE TARGET
Bull
+5% to +15%Mortgage rates ease faster than expected, sparking a sudden rush of eager home buyers.
Base
-5% to +5%The housing market ticks along quietly with steady, unspectacular property completions.
Bear
-15% to -25%Economic wobbles freeze buyer demand and property transactions slow to a crawl.

What are the pros and cons of The Berkeley Group Holdings 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
  • Deep expertise in complex urban regeneration schemes
  • Trading at a slight discount to its net asset value
  • Strong brand reputation for premium homes in high-demand areas
The catch3
  • Recent earnings have dipped notably year-on-year
  • High exposure to the volatile South East property market
  • Vulnerable to sluggish planning approval processes
Key risks3
  • Sudden spikes in borrowing costs reducing buyer affordability
  • Planning bottlenecks delaying construction starts
  • General economic slowdown dampening home values
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 2026-08-02 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.

Figures as of 2026-08-02. Prices may be delayed and numbers can go stale - always double-check before acting.