Great Portland Estates (LON:GPE) Shares Down 0.4% - What's Next?

Great Portland Estates Plc (LON:GPE - Get Free Report)'s share price fell 0.4% on Monday . The stock traded as low as GBX 346.50 ($4.69) and last traded at GBX 351 ($4.75). 354,926 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 83% from the average session volume of 2,111,314 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 352.48 ($4.77).

Great Portland Estates Stock Performance

The stock has a market cap of £1.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 3.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 0.80. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is GBX 327.95 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 299.55. The company has a current ratio of 0.26, a quick ratio of 0.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 51.52.

Great Portland Estates (LON:GPE - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 21st. The company reported GBX 5.30 ($0.07) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Great Portland Estates had a net margin of 172.83% and a return on equity of 15.50%. Analysts forecast that Great Portland Estates Plc will post 6.1719457 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Toby Courtauld sold 18,510 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 327 ($4.43), for a total value of £60,527.70 ($81,949.23). Also, insider Dan Nicholson sold 4,749 shares of Great Portland Estates stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 327 ($4.43), for a total transaction of £15,529.23 ($21,025.22). In the last 90 days, insiders acquired 181 shares of company stock valued at $59,605 and sold 35,994 shares valued at $11,770,038. 1.43% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Great Portland Estates Company Profile

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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