Crest Nicholson Holdings plc (LON:CRST) Insider Acquires £150.06 in Stock

Key Points

• Insider Trading: Crest Nicholson Holdings plc insider William Floydd purchased 82 shares at an average price of GBX 183, totaling £150.06, reflecting ongoing investment by company insiders.
• Stock Performance: The stock traded up GBX 1.30 on Wednesday, reaching GBX 181.60, with a market capitalization of £465.77 million.
• Financial Metrics: The company posted a quarterly EPS of GBX 2.20 and has a negative return on equity of 3.47%, indicating challenges in profitability.

Crest Nicholson Holdings plc (LON:CRST - Get Free Report) insider William Floydd acquired 82 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 11th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 183 ($2.47) per share, with a total value of £150.06 ($202.59).

William Floydd also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, July 10th, William Floydd acquired 79 shares of Crest Nicholson stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 188 ($2.54) per share, with a total value of £148.52 ($200.51).
• On Tuesday, June 10th, William Floydd purchased 83 shares of Crest Nicholson stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 180 ($2.43) per share, with a total value of £149.40 ($201.70).

Crest Nicholson Price Performance

LON CRST traded up GBX 1.30 ($0.02) on Wednesday, reaching GBX 181.60 ($2.45). 554,306 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,207,307. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is GBX 185.21 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 174.41. The company has a quick ratio of 0.72, a current ratio of 3.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 12.94. The company has a market cap of £465.77 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -17.48, a P/E/G ratio of 0.51 and a beta of 2.00. Crest Nicholson Holdings plc has a 12 month low of GBX 140.10 ($1.89) and a 12 month high of GBX 221.40 ($2.99).

Crest Nicholson (LON:CRST - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, June 12th. The company reported GBX 2.20 ($0.03) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Crest Nicholson had a negative return on equity of 3.47% and a negative net margin of 4.21%. As a group, research analysts predict that Crest Nicholson Holdings plc will post 9.0980939 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About Crest Nicholson

Crest Nicholson Holdings plc engages in building residential homes in the United Kingdom. It develops and sells apartments, houses, and commercial properties. The company was founded in 1963 and is headquartered in Addlestone, the United Kingdom.

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