Empiric Student Property Plc (LON:ESP - Get Free Report)'s share price passed above its 50-day moving average during trading on Friday . The stock has a 50-day moving average of GBX 82.41 ($1.07) and traded as high as GBX 83.30 ($1.08). Empiric Student Property shares last traded at GBX 83 ($1.07), with a volume of 2,427,166 shares.
Empiric Student Property Stock Up 1.1 %
The firm's fifty day simple moving average is GBX 82.51 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 87.87. The company has a current ratio of 1.45, a quick ratio of 1.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 53.27. The company has a market cap of £557.40 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.45, a PEG ratio of 2.03 and a beta of 1.05.
Empiric Student Property (LON:ESP - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Friday, March 14th. The company reported GBX 4 ($0.05) EPS for the quarter. Empiric Student Property had a net margin of 65.69% and a return on equity of 7.23%. Sell-side analysts predict that Empiric Student Property Plc will post 5.330033 earnings per share for the current year.
Empiric Student Property Increases Dividend
The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 11th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 27th will be paid a dividend of GBX 1.08 ($0.01) per share. This is a boost from Empiric Student Property's previous dividend of $0.88. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 27th. This represents a yield of 1.32%. Empiric Student Property's payout ratio is presently 44.92%.
Empiric Student Property Company Profile
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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.
The Company, an internally managed real estate investment trust ("REIT") incorporated in England and Wales, listed on the premium listing segment of the Official List of the Financial Conduct Authority and was admitted to trading on the main market for listed securities of the London Stock Exchange in June 2014.
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