Crest Nicholson (LON:CRST) Insider William Floydd Buys 137 Shares of Stock

Crest Nicholson Holdings plc (LON:CRST) insider William Floydd bought 137 shares of Crest Nicholson stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, April 10th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 109 per share, for a total transaction of £149.33.

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

• On Tuesday, March 10th, William Floydd bought 120 shares of Crest Nicholson stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 125 per share, for a total transaction of £150.
• On Tuesday, February 10th, William Floydd bought 130 shares of Crest Nicholson stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 153 per share, for a total transaction of £198.90.
• On Monday, January 12th, William Floydd bought 106 shares of Crest Nicholson stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 142 per share, for a total transaction of £150.52.

Crest Nicholson Stock Performance

Shares of CRST stock opened at GBX 111.09 on Friday. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is GBX 132.53 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 143.42. 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 £285.20 million, a PE ratio of 123.44, a PEG ratio of 0.51 and a beta of 1.58. 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 (LON:CRST) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, January 29th. The company reported GBX 7.80 EPS for the quarter. Crest Nicholson had a return on equity of 0.30% and a net margin of 0.36%. As a group, research analysts forecast that Crest Nicholson Holdings plc will post 9.0980939 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have issued reports on CRST shares. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 230 price target on shares of Crest Nicholson in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price target on Crest Nicholson from GBX 205 to GBX 215 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus reissued a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 125 price target on shares of Crest Nicholson in a research note on Thursday, March 26th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Crest Nicholson currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of GBX 183.33.

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.