Great Portland Estates (GPE) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 305 to 321.80
• 50-Day Range: 275 to 347
• 52-Week Range: 270 to 377
• Volume: 2.12 million shs
• Average Volume: 4.17 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £1.27 billion
• P/E Ratio: 8.66
• Dividend Yield: 2.56%
• Price Target: GBX 400.88
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Great Portland Estates Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Great Portland Estates 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: 4.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Great Portland Estates has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 4 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Great Portland Estates has a consensus price target of GBX 400.88, representing about 26.8% upside from its current price of GBX 316.03.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Great Portland Estates has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

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

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Great Portland Estates is 8.66, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.48.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Great Portland Estates is 8.66, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Real Estate sector average P/E ratio of about 15.84.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Great Portland Estates has a PEG Ratio of 2.22. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Great Portland Estates has a P/B Ratio of 0.50. 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 GPE.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Great Portland Estates pays a meaningful dividend of 2.56%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Great Portland Estates does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Great Portland Estates is 21.64%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.53

News Sentiment

Great Portland Estates has a news sentiment score of 1.53. 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 0.77 average news sentiment score of Real Estate companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Great Portland Estates this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Cluster Insider Buying

4 insiders have purchased shares of Great Portland Estates 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 £168,796.22 in company stock, which represents 0.0132% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Great Portland Estates insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £168,796.22 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.53% of the stock of Great Portland Estates is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

52.50% of the stock of Great Portland Estates is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

GPE Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have GPE shares performed this year?

Great Portland Estates' stock was trading at GBX 318.50 at the start of the year. Since then, GPE shares have decreased by 0.8% and is now trading at GBX 316.03.

How were Great Portland Estates' earnings last quarter?

Great Portland Estates Plc (LON:GPE) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May, 21st. The company reported $5.30 earnings per share for the quarter. Great Portland Estates had a net margin of 138.95% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 7.18%.
Read the conference call transcript.

How do I buy shares of Great Portland Estates?

Shares of GPE stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.

What other stocks do shareholders of Great Portland Estates own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Great Portland Estates investors own include AutoZone (AZO), British Land (BLND), Derwent London (DLN), Intel (INTC), Oxford Instruments (OXIG), Shell (SHEL) and Smiths Group (SMIN).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/21/2025
• Today: 5/06/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Real Estate
• Industry: REIT - Office
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:GPE
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.gpe.co.uk
• Phone: 44-20-76473000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 134
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Great Portland Estates: GBX 400.88
• High Price Target: GBX 510
• Low Price Target: GBX 340
• Potential Upside/Downside: +26.8%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 8 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 36.50
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 8.66
• Forward P/E Ratio: 51.20
• P/E Growth: 2.22
• Net Income: £398.10 million
• Net Margins: 138.95%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 7.18%
• Return on Assets: 0.79%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 53.27
• Current Ratio: 1.80
• Quick Ratio: 0.46

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £103.90 million
• Price / Sales: 12.27
• Cash Flow: GBX 1.71 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 185.00
• Book Value: GBX 628.54 per share
• Price / Book: 0.50

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 403,410,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £1.27 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.90