Great Portland Estates (LON:GPE) Insider Toby Courtauld Buys 49 Shares

Key Points

• Insider Toby Courtauld purchased 49 shares of Great Portland Estates at GBX 307 per share, following earlier acquisitions of 44 shares at GBX 339 and 41 shares at GBX 364.
• Great Portland Estates currently has a market cap of £1.23 billion and a consensus price target of GBX 357.33, with analysts giving it a rating of "Moderate Buy."
• The stock has shown volatility, with a 12-month trading range between GBX 260 and GBX 371.50, and a recent trading price of GBX 304.50.

Great Portland Estates Plc (LON:GPE - Get Free Report) insider Toby Courtauld acquired 49 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 29th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 307 per share, with a total value of £150.43.

Toby Courtauld also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, July 31st, Toby Courtauld acquired 44 shares of Great Portland Estates stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 339 per share, with a total value of £149.16.
• On Monday, June 30th, Toby Courtauld bought 41 shares of Great Portland Estates stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 364 per share, with a total value of £149.24.

Great Portland Estates Price Performance

LON GPE traded down GBX 1 on Monday, reaching GBX 304.50. 345,868 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,810,221. Great Portland Estates Plc has a 12 month low of GBX 260 and a 12 month high of GBX 371.50. The stock has a market cap of £1.23 billion, a PE ratio of 1,011.63, a P/E/G ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 0.80. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 336.41 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 317.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 51.52, a current ratio of 0.26 and a quick ratio of 0.46.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

GPE has been the subject of several recent research reports. Shore Capital reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of Great Portland Estates in a research report on Thursday, July 3rd. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a "hold" rating and set a GBX 315 price target on shares of Great Portland Estates in a research report on Thursday, August 7th. Finally, Peel Hunt restated a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 375 price objective on shares of Great Portland Estates in a research report on Thursday, July 3rd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Great Portland Estates presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of GBX 357.33.

About Great Portland Estates

GPE is a FTSE 250 real estate investor and developer. GPE aims to deliver superior returns by unlocking the often hidden potential in commercial real estate in central London, creating high quality sustainable spaces for its customers and long-term value for its stakeholders.

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