Empiric Student Property (LON:ESP) Shares Cross Below 50-Day Moving Average - Time to Sell?

Empiric Student Property Plc (LON:ESP - Get Free Report)'s share price crossed below its fifty day moving average during trading on Friday . The stock has a fifty day moving average of GBX 82.78 ($1.05) and traded as low as GBX 80 ($1.02). Empiric Student Property shares last traded at GBX 82.30 ($1.05), with a volume of 4,877,045 shares.

Empiric Student Property Price Performance

The company has a market cap of £545.16 million, a PE ratio of 9.24, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.03 and a beta of 1.05. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 82.78 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 89.72. The company has a quick ratio of 1.06, a current ratio of 1.45 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 53.27.

About Empiric Student Property

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.