{
  "id": 14598308,
  "title": "Ferguson COO William Thees Jr. sells $772,200 in company stock at $220",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/ferguson-coo-william-thees-jr-sells-772-200-in-company-stock-at-220",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-15T03:02:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Investing.com",
    "slug": "investing-com",
    "url": "https://www.investing.com/news/insider-trading-news/ferguson-coo-william-thees-jr-sells-772200-in-company-stock-at-220-93CH-4950430"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "COO William T. Thees Jr. of Ferguson Enterprises Inc. sold 3,510 shares of the company's common stock for a total of $772,200 on October 12, 2026, at a price of $220 per share. The sale was executed under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan established on May 27, 2026. The same day, Thees Jr. also received 2,098 shares as settlement for a Conditional Share Award and 4,206 shares as settlement for a previous grant, bringing his direct holdings to 32,680 shares. Despite the stock trading near its 52-week low of $212.13, Ferguson maintains an attractive valuation with a P/E ratio of 21.63 and a PEG ratio of 0.84. Analysts have expressed positive views on Ferguson, with Bernstein SocGen Group raising its price target to $325 and Jefferies resuming coverage with a buy rating.",
  "key_points": [],
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}