How to buy Greggs shares

Are Greggs shares set to rise as well as the bakery chain's pastry dough?

If sausage roll notoriety led to strong market performance, Greggs could be the UK’s first trillion pound business. Greggs has become a British high street staple, famed for its (vegan) sausage rolls, pasties, and savvy expansion strategy. But in today's environment, is it still worth buying Greggs shares?

What started as a humble bakery has evolved into a national powerhouse, mopping up most of the baking competition throughout the country. Strong brand loyalty, an expanding footprint, and a focus on affordability and sustainability make it attractive UK stock, but cost pressures and economic downturns can impact margins and hurt the Greggs share price.

How to buy shares in Greggs

  1. Open a brokerage account. Choose from our top broker picks or compare brokers in depth. Then, complete an application.
  2. Fund your account. Add money to your account via bank transfer, debit card or credit card.
  3. Search the platform by ticker symbol. GRG in this case.
  4. Choose an order type. Place a market order or limit order with your preferred number of shares or dollar amount.
  5. Submit the order. It's that simple.
The whole process can take as little as 15 minutes. You'll need a smartphone or computer, an internet connection, your passport or driving licence and a means of payment.

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All investing should be regarded as longer term. The value of your investments can go up and down, and you may get back less than you invest. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. If you’re not sure which investments are right for you, please seek out a financial adviser. Capital at risk.


Alternative ways to invest in Greggs

Buying shares in just one company is generally considered a riskier bet than investing in a range of investments - AKA a "diversified portfolio". Experts generally recommend holding a mix of investments in specific assets and funds. Funds are ready-made portfolios of multiple companies' shares (potentially including Greggs), and the idea is that drops in the value of one constituent company's share price might be offset by rises in others.

Greggs is a major part of the London stock exchange, so it's included in many global funds and investment trusts, as well as tracker-style exchange traded funds (ETFs).

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Invesco FTSE 250 UCITS ETF (S250)Invesco icon18.99%Invest with HLCapital at risk
HSBC FTSE 250 UCITS ETF GBP (HMCX)HSBC icon3.85%Invest with XTBCapital at risk
iShares FTSE 250 UCITS ETF (MIDD)iShares icon3.81%Invest with eToroCapital at risk
Vanguard FTSE 250 UCITS ETF Distributing (VMID)Vanguard icon3.47%Invest with XTBCapital at risk
Xtrackers FTSE 250 UCITS ETF 1D (XMCX)DWS Xtrackers icon1.99%Invest with XTBCapital at risk

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Is it a good time to buy Greggs stock?

Review technicals and fundamentals to help you determine if now's a good time for you to invest.

Technical analysis

View Greggs's price performance, share price volatility, historical data and technicals.

Use our graph to track the performance of GRG stock over time.

Historical closes compared with the last close of 1805

1 week (2025-03-19) -0.72%
1 month (2025-02-26) -14.05%
3 months (2024-12-26) -34.60%
6 months (2024-09-26) -41.66%
1 year (2024-03-26) -36.89%
2 years (2023-03-26) -33.30%
3 years (2022-03-26) -27.77%
5 years (2020-03-26) 14.97%

The gauge below shows real-time ratings that are based on 26 popular indicators such as moving averages, for specific time periods. It's not a recommendation but is simply technical analysis that can form part of your research.

Finder might not agree with the analysis and we take no responsibility. We also give no representations or warranty on the accuracy or completeness of the information provided on this page.

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