Persimmon (PSN) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Persimmon Plc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a house builder in the United Kingdom. The company offers family housing under the Persimmon Homes brand name; housing under the Charles Church brand name; and social housing under the Westbury Partnerships brand name. It also provides broadband services under the FibreNest brand; and timber frame, insulated wall panels, and roof cassettes under the brand Space4. Further, it offers concrete bricks and roof tile. Persimmon Plc was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in York, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 1,199.96 to 1,213
• 50-Day Range: 1,056 to 1,342.50
• 52-Week Range: 1,047 to 1,721.80
• Volume: 5.31 million shs
• Average Volume: 12.01 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £3.87 billion
• P/E Ratio: 1,513.75
• Dividend Yield: 4.95%
• Price Target: GBX 1,520
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Persimmon Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Persimmon scored higher than 62% 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: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Persimmon has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Persimmon has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Persimmon is 1,514.34, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 111.22.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Persimmon is 1,514.34, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Cyclical sector average P/E ratio of about 336.81.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Persimmon has a PEG Ratio of 0.83. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Persimmon has a P/B Ratio of 1.14. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued 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 PSN.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Persimmon is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.62%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Persimmon does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Persimmon is 7,500.00%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 1.8 / 5
• Environmental Score: -3.34

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for PSN.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.31

News Sentiment

Persimmon has a news sentiment score of 0.31. 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 Consumer Cyclical companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Persimmon this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 3 people have searched for PSN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -77% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Persimmon to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Persimmon insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 3.01% of the stock of Persimmon is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

58.97% of the stock of Persimmon is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

PSN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have PSN shares performed this year?

Persimmon's stock was trading at GBX 1,198 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, PSN shares have increased by 1.1% and is now trading at GBX 1,211.47.
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How do I buy shares of Persimmon?

Shares of PSN stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.

What other stocks do shareholders of Persimmon own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Persimmon investors own include Taylor Wimpey (TW), Barratt Developments (BDEV), Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), Vodafone Group Public (VOD), Legal & General Group (LGEN), Meta Platforms (META) and Barclays (BARC).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 11/8 Dividend: 10/17/2024
• Dividend Payable: 11/08/2024
• Today: 1/20/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Consumer Cyclical
• Industry: Residential Construction
• Sub-Industry: Computer Software
• Current Symbol: LON:PSN
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.persimmonhomes.com
• Phone: +44-1904-642199
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 6,180
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 1,520
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 1,520
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 1,520
• Potential Upside/Downside: +25.2%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 0.80
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 1,517.50
• Forward P/E Ratio: 12.35
• P/E Growth: 0.83
• Net Income: £256.40 million
• Net Margins: 8.84%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 7.58%
• Return on Assets: 8.28%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.38
• Current Ratio: 4.09
• Quick Ratio: 1.04

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £2.90 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.34
• Cash Flow: GBX 232 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.23
• Book Value: GBX 1,067 per share
• Price / Book: 1.14

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 319,720,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £3.88 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.37