Empiric Student Property Plc (LON:ESP - Get Free Report) shares passed above its 50-day moving average during trading on Friday . The stock has a 50-day moving average of GBX 87.84 ($1.18) and traded as high as GBX 92.80 ($1.25). Empiric Student Property shares last traded at GBX 92.40 ($1.24), with a volume of 1,191,142 shares.
Empiric Student Property Trading Up 3.4%
The company has a current ratio of 1.45, a quick ratio of 1.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 53.27. The stock has a fifty day moving average of GBX 88.51 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 85.42. The company has a market capitalization of £640.55 million, a PE ratio of 10.86, a PEG ratio of 2.03 and a beta of 1.05.
Empiric Student Property (LON:ESP - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, March 14th. The company reported GBX 4 ($0.05) EPS for the quarter. Empiric Student Property had a return on equity of 7.23% and a net margin of 65.69%. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Empiric Student Property Plc will post 5.330033 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Empiric Student Property Increases Dividend
The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 11th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 27th were issued a dividend of GBX 1.08 ($0.01) per share. This is a positive change from Empiric Student Property's previous dividend of $0.88. This represents a yield of 1.32%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 27th. Empiric Student Property's dividend payout ratio is currently 44.92%.
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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