Empiric Student Property (LON:ESP) Sets New 1-Year High at $99.20

Shares of Empiric Student Property Plc (LON:ESP) hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Friday . The company traded as high as GBX 99.20 ($1.30) and last traded at GBX 98.80 ($1.29), with a volume of 127306 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at GBX 98.50 ($1.29).

Empiric Student Property Stock Performance

The company has a market cap of £600.44 million, a P/E ratio of 1,105.56, a PEG ratio of 2.03 and a beta of 1.05. The company has a quick ratio of 1.06, a current ratio of 1.45 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 53.27. The company has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 96.23 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 93.79.

Empiric Student Property Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 20th. Investors of record on Thursday, September 5th will be given a GBX 0.88 ($0.01) dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 5th. This represents a yield of 0.89%. Empiric Student Property’s dividend payout ratio is presently 4,444.44%.

Empiric Student Property Company Profile

Empiric Student Property plc is a leading provider and operator of modern, predominantly direct-let, premium student accommodation serving key UK universities. Investing in both operating and development assets, Empiric is a fully integrated operational student property business focused on premium studio-led accommodation managed through its Hello Student operating platform, that is attractive to affluent growing student segments.