Empiric Student Property Plc (LON:ESP) Insider Purchases £17,974.36 in Stock

Empiric Student Property Plc (LON:ESP) insider Duncan Garrood bought 25,316 shares of Empiric Student Property stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 14th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 71 ($0.91) per share, for a total transaction of £17,974.36 ($23,130.05).

Empiric Student Property Price Performance

Shares of ESP stock opened at GBX 89 ($1.15) on Friday. The firm has a market cap of £537.12 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 988.89, a PEG ratio of 2.03 and a beta of 1.05. Empiric Student Property Plc has a 12 month low of GBX 87.10 ($1.12) and a 12 month high of GBX 100 ($1.29). 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 stock has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 95.82 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 94.73.

Empiric Student Property Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 6th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 21st will be paid a GBX 0.88 ($0.01) dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 21st. This represents a dividend yield of 0.96%. Empiric Student Property’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) 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.