Primary Health Properties (PHP) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Primary Health Properties plc is a leading investor in modern primary healthcare properties. The Company acquires or forward funds the development of modern, purpose-built premises that are leased to GP's, government healthcare bodies, pharmacies and other providers of related healthcare services.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 96.27 to 97.10
• 50-Day Range: 96.95 to 103.50
• 52-Week Range: 85.40 to 105.50
• Volume: 4.05 million shs
• Average Volume: 8.64 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £1.30 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 7.25%
• Price Target: GBX 107.50
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Primary Health Properties Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Primary Health Properties scored higher than 31% 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: 2.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Primary Health Properties has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 3 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Primary Health Properties has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Primary Health Properties is -150.63, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Primary Health Properties is -150.63, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Primary Health Properties has a PEG Ratio of 5.64. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Primary Health Properties has a P/B Ratio of 0.93. 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 PHP.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Primary Health Properties is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 7.68%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Primary Health Properties does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for PHP.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.00

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Primary Health Properties this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

2 people have searched for PHP on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Primary Health Properties to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Primary Health Properties insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 2.81% of the stock of Primary Health Properties is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

70.56% of the stock of Primary Health Properties is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

PHP Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have PHP shares performed this year?

Primary Health Properties' stock was trading at GBX 93.30 at the start of the year. Since then, PHP stock has increased by 3.4% and is now trading at GBX 96.50.

How were Primary Health Properties' earnings last quarter?

Primary Health Properties Plc (LON:PHP) announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, February, 28th. The real estate investment trust reported $7.00 EPS for the quarter. Primary Health Properties had a negative net margin of 4.84% and a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 0.61%.
Read the conference call transcript.

How do I buy shares of Primary Health Properties?

Shares of PHP 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 Primary Health Properties own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Primary Health Properties investors own include Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), Meta Platforms (META), Aviva (AV), Barclays (BARC), BP (BP), Legal & General Group (LGEN) and Barratt Developments (BDEV).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 2/28/2025
• Record date for 5/9 Dividend: 3/27/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 5/9 Dividend: 3/27/2025
• Dividend Payable: 5/09/2025
• Today: 7/06/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Real Estate
• Industry: REIT - Healthcare Facilities
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:PHP
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.phpgroup.co.uk
• Phone: +44-20-71045599
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 58
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 107.50
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 110
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 105
• Potential Upside/Downside: +11.4%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX (0.64)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 13.62
• P/E Growth: 5.64
• Net Income: -£8.64 million
• Net Margins: -4.84%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: -0.61%
• Return on Assets: 3.08%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 96.73
• Current Ratio: 0.50
• Quick Ratio: 0.62

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £178.59 million
• Price / Sales: 7.25
• Cash Flow: GBX 1.94 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 49.77
• Book Value: GBX 103.49 per share
• Price / Book: 0.93

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,342,426,657
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £1.30 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.41