Empiric Student Property Plc (LON:ESP - Get Free Report) passed below its 50-day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a 50-day moving average of GBX 84.44 ($1.05) and traded as low as GBX 80.50 ($1.01). Empiric Student Property shares last traded at GBX 81 ($1.01), with a volume of 1,127,660 shares changing hands.
Empiric Student Property Trading Up 0.5 %
The firm has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 84.44 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 91.99. The firm has a market capitalization of £491.26 million, a P/E ratio of 904.44, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.03 and a beta of 1.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 53.27, a quick ratio of 1.06 and a current ratio of 1.45.
Empiric Student Property Announces Dividend
The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 6th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 21st were issued a GBX 0.88 ($0.01) dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 0.96%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, November 21st. Empiric Student Property's payout ratio is 4,444.44%.
Insider Transactions at Empiric Student Property
In other Empiric Student Property news, insider Duncan Garrood purchased 25,316 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 14th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 71 ($0.89) per share, for a total transaction of £17,974.36 ($22,442.70). 0.34% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
About Empiric Student Property
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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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