Greencoat UK Wind Buys Back 48,000 Shares for Treasury

Greencoat UK Wind ( (GB:UKW) ) has issued an announcement.

Greencoat UK Wind PLC has continued to execute its previously announced share buyback programme with the purchase of 48,000 ordinary shares on 15 January 2026 at a weighted average price of 98.34 pence per share. The repurchased shares will be held in treasury, taking the company’s treasury holding to 148,183,040 shares and leaving 2,159,265,616 ordinary shares in issue excluding treasury, a figure shareholders can use to assess disclosure thresholds under the FCA’s transparency rules, underscoring the company’s ongoing capital management and potential support for its share price and earnings per share.

The most recent analyst rating on (GB:UKW) stock is a Hold with a £104.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Greencoat UK Wind stock, see the GB:UKW Stock Forecast page.

Spark’s Take on GB:UKW Stock

According to Spark, TipRanks’ AI Analyst, GB:UKW is a Neutral.

The score is held back primarily by the sharp deterioration in profitability/revenue in the latest period despite strong cash flow and a manageable balance sheet. Technicals are mildly bearish (below key moving averages and negative MACD), while valuation is supported by the high dividend yield but tempered by a negative P/E. Corporate actions (share buybacks) provide a modest positive offset, with some regulatory risk noted.

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More about Greencoat UK Wind

Greencoat UK Wind PLC is a London-listed renewable infrastructure company that invests primarily in UK onshore and offshore wind farms, providing investors with exposure to stable, inflation-linked cash flows from contracted power generation assets in the UK energy market.

Average Trading Volume: 4,574,124

Technical Sentiment Signal: Sell

Find detailed analytics on UKW stock on TipRanks’ Stock Analysis page.