Great Portland Estates Plc (LON:GPE) Insider Buys £152.55 in Stock

Key Points

• Insider Activity: Dan Nicholson, an insider at Great Portland Estates Plc, purchased 45 shares for £152.55 at £339 per share on July 31st, following previous purchases in June and May.
• Stock Performance: Great Portland Estates shares are currently trading at GBX 328.50, down 3.2%, with a market capitalization of £1.32 billion and a PE ratio of 3.27.
• Analyst Ratings: Research firms have issued "buy" ratings for Great Portland Estates, with Peel Hunt setting a target price of GBX 375 for the shares.

Great Portland Estates Plc (LON:GPE - Get Free Report) insider Dan Nicholson acquired 45 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 31st. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 339 ($4.48) per share, for a total transaction of £152.55 ($201.52).

Dan Nicholson also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, June 30th, Dan Nicholson bought 41 shares of Great Portland Estates stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 364 ($4.81) per share, for a total transaction of £149.24 ($197.15).
• On Friday, May 30th, Dan Nicholson bought 44 shares of Great Portland Estates stock. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 337 ($4.45) per share, with a total value of £148.28 ($195.88).
• On Tuesday, May 27th, Dan Nicholson sold 4,749 shares of Great Portland Estates stock. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 327 ($4.32), for a total transaction of £15,529.23 ($20,514.17).

Great Portland Estates Trading Down 3.2%

Shares of LON GPE opened at GBX 328.50 ($4.34) on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of £1.32 billion, a PE ratio of 3.27, a PEG ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 0.80. 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 Plc has a one year low of GBX 260 ($3.43) and a one year high of GBX 371.50 ($4.91). The business has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 342.87 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 310.49.

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have recently commented on GPE shares. Shore Capital reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of Great Portland Estates in a research note on Thursday, July 3rd. Peel Hunt reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 375 ($4.95) target price on shares of Great Portland Estates in a research note on Thursday, July 3rd.

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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