Great Portland Estates (GPE) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

We are a FTSE 250 property investment and development company owning £2.5 billion of real estate in central London. We proactively manage our portfolio, flexing our activities in tune with London's property cycle to deliver long-term out-performance. We create in-demand spaces that people want to be part of; helping our occupiers, local communities and the city to thrive.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 288 to 293
• 50-Day Range: 292.63 to 371.50
• 52-Week Range: 288 to 441
• Volume: 468,504 shs
• Average Volume: 976,845 shs
• Market Capitalization: £1.19 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 4.10%
• Price Target: GBX 423.25
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Great Portland Estates Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Great Portland Estates scored higher than 63% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Great Portland Estates has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.60, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Great Portland Estates has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Great Portland Estates is -289.60, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Great Portland Estates is -289.60, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Great Portland Estates has a PEG Ratio of 2.22. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Great Portland Estates has a P/B Ratio of 0.47. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for GPE.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Great Portland Estates is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.53%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Great Portland Estates does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for GPE.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.73

News Sentiment

Great Portland Estates has a news sentiment score of 0.73. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Real Estate companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Great Portland Estates this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Great Portland Estates insiders have bought 112.09% more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £53,790.21 in company stock and sold £25,362.24 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.43% of the stock of Great Portland Estates is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

76.09% of the stock of Great Portland Estates is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

GPE Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have GPE shares performed this year?

Great Portland Estates' stock was trading at GBX 420 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, GPE shares have decreased by 30.4% and is now trading at GBX 292.50.
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How do I buy shares of Great Portland Estates?

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What other stocks do shareholders of Great Portland Estates own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Great Portland Estates investors own include AutoZone (AZO), British Land (BLND), Derwent London (DLN), Intel (INTC), Oxford Instruments (OXIG), Shell (SHEL) and Smiths Group (SMIN).

Company Calendar

• Today: 11/21/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 1/3 Dividend: 11/21/2024
• Dividend Payable: 1/03/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Real Estate
• Industry: REIT - Office
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:GPE
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.gpe.co.uk
• Phone: 44-20-76473000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 134
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 423.25
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 500
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 300
• Potential Upside/Downside: +44.7%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.60
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX (1.01)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 47.39
• P/E Growth: 2.22
• Net Income: £-307,800,000.00
• Net Margins: -292.59%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: -17.58%
• Return on Assets: 0.79%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 51.52
• Current Ratio: 0.26
• Quick Ratio: 0.46

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £105.20 million
• Price / Sales: 11.27
• Cash Flow: GBX 1.58 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 185.00
• Book Value: GBX 626 per share
• Price / Book: 0.47

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 405,300,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £1.19 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.80