Crest Nicholson (CRST) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Crest Nicholson Holdings plc engages in building residential homes in the United Kingdom. It develops and sells apartments, houses, and commercial properties. The company was founded in 1963 and is headquartered in Addlestone, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 69.50 to 77.30
• 50-Day Range: 61.30 to 115.20
• 52-Week Range: 59.60 to 196.60
• Volume: 4.77 million shs
• Average Volume: 5.11 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £184.30 million
• P/E Ratio: 79.76
• Dividend Yield: 4.57%
• Price Target: GBX 121
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Crest Nicholson Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Crest Nicholson scored higher than 96% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Crest Nicholson has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.43, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Crest Nicholson has a consensus price target of GBX 121, representing about 68.6% upside from its current price of GBX 71.79.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Crest Nicholson has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Crest Nicholson is 79.76, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.67.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Crest Nicholson is 79.76, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Cyclical sector average P/E ratio of about 76.00.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Crest Nicholson has a PEG Ratio of 0.51. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Crest Nicholson has a P/B Ratio of 0.25. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for CRST.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Crest Nicholson is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.57%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Crest Nicholson does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Crest Nicholson is 277.78%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.73

News Sentiment

Crest Nicholson has a news sentiment score of 0.73. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.43 average news sentiment score of Consumer Cyclical companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Crest Nicholson this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for CRST on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Cluster Insider Buying

3 insiders have purchased shares of Crest Nicholson in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net £10,669.12 in company stock, which represents 0.0058% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Crest Nicholson insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £10,669.12 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

4.51% of the stock of Crest Nicholson is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

60.91% of the stock of Crest Nicholson is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 1/29/2026
• Today: 6/12/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Consumer Cyclical
• Industry: Residential Construction
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:CRST
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.crestnicholson.com
• Phone: +44-1932-580555
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 778
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Crest Nicholson: GBX 121
• High Price Target: GBX 190
• Low Price Target: GBX 79
• Potential Upside/Downside: +68.6%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.43
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 0.90
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 79.76
• Forward P/E Ratio: 7.89
• P/E Growth: 0.51
• Net Income: -£26.61 million
• Net Margins: 0.36%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 0.30%
• Return on Assets: 0.16%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 24.15
• Current Ratio: 2.63
• Quick Ratio: 0.72

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £610.80 million
• Price / Sales: 0.30
• Cash Flow: GBX 34.47 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 2.08
• Book Value: GBX 284.28 per share
• Price / Book: 0.25

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 256,735,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £184.30 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.34