Crest Nicholson (LON:CRST) Insider Gillian Kent Purchases 9,538 Shares of Stock

Crest Nicholson Holdings plc (LON:CRST) insider Gillian Kent purchased 9,538 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 23rd. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 104 per share, with a total value of £9,919.52.

Crest Nicholson Trading Down 4.3%

CRST opened at GBX 99.85 on Wednesday. Crest Nicholson Holdings plc has a one year low of GBX 96.95 and a one year high of GBX 198.50. The stock has a market capitalization of £256.26 million, a PE ratio of 110.94, a P/E/G ratio of 0.51 and a beta of 1.42. The business’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 141.18 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 147.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 24.15, a quick ratio of 0.72 and a current ratio of 2.63.

Crest Nicholson (LON:CRST) last posted its earnings results 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 expect that Crest Nicholson Holdings plc will post 9.0980939 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts recently issued reports on the company. Royal Bank Of Canada raised 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. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 230 target price on shares of Crest Nicholson in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered 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 note on Thursday, December 4th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price 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.