Crest Nicholson (LON:CRST) Insider William Floydd Acquires 120 Shares

Crest Nicholson Holdings plc (LON:CRST) insider William Floydd bought 120 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 10th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 125 per share, for a total transaction of £150.

William Floydd also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Tuesday, February 10th, William Floydd bought 130 shares of Crest Nicholson stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 153 per share, with a total value of £198.90.
• On Monday, January 12th, William Floydd purchased 106 shares of Crest Nicholson stock. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 142 per share, with a total value of £150.52.

Crest Nicholson Price Performance

Shares of CRST opened at GBX 125.70 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 24.15, a current ratio of 2.63 and a quick ratio of 0.72. Crest Nicholson Holdings plc has a 1 year low of GBX 120.40 and a 1 year high of GBX 198.50. The business has a 50-day moving average of GBX 146.91 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 150.68. The company has a market capitalization of £322.60 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 139.67, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.51 and a beta of 1.42.

Crest Nicholson (LON:CRST) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 29th. The company reported GBX 7.80 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Crest Nicholson had a return on equity of 0.30% and a net margin of 0.36%. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Crest Nicholson Holdings plc will post 9.0980939 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have weighed in on CRST shares. Berenberg Bank cut their price objective on Crest Nicholson from GBX 195 to GBX 180 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, November 18th. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 230 price objective on shares of Crest Nicholson in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Peel Hunt reiterated an “add” rating and set a GBX 190 price target on shares of Crest Nicholson in a research report on Tuesday, November 18th. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price objective on Crest Nicholson from GBX 205 to GBX 215 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on shares of Crest Nicholson from GBX 190 to GBX 160 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, December 4th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 195.

About Crest Nicholson

Crest Nicholson Holdings plc engages in building residential homes in the United Kingdom. It develops and sells apartments, houses, and commercial properties. The company was founded in 1963 and is headquartered in Addlestone, the United Kingdom.