Insider Buying: Great Portland Estates Plc (LON:GPE) Insider Acquires 45 Shares of 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 purchased 45 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 31st. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 339 ($4.51) per share, with a total value of £152.55 ($202.75).

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 acquired at an average price of GBX 364 ($4.84) per share, with a total value of £149.24 ($198.35).
• On Friday, May 30th, Dan Nicholson purchased 44 shares of Great Portland Estates stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 337 ($4.48) per share, with a total value of £148.28 ($197.08).
• On Tuesday, May 27th, Dan Nicholson sold 4,749 shares of Great Portland Estates stock. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 327 ($4.35), for a total transaction of £15,529.23 ($20,639.59).

Great Portland Estates Price Performance

Great Portland Estates stock traded down GBX 1 ($0.01) during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching GBX 332 ($4.41). 397,353 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,932,359. The stock's fifty day moving average is GBX 343.32 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 311.74. Great Portland Estates Plc has a 12 month low of GBX 260 ($3.46) and a 12 month high of GBX 371.50 ($4.94). The stock has a market cap of £1.33 billion, a P/E ratio of 3.31, a PEG ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 0.80. The company has a quick ratio of 0.46, a current ratio of 0.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 51.52.

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) earnings per share (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, equities research analysts anticipate that Great Portland Estates Plc will post 6.1719457 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

GPE has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Peel Hunt reissued a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 375 ($4.98) target price on shares of Great Portland Estates in a research note on Thursday, July 3rd. Shore Capital reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of Great Portland Estates in a research report 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.