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Persimmon (PSN) Share Price, News & Analysis

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GBX 1,063 -19.50 (-1.80%)
As of 08/29/2025 12:41 PM Eastern

About Persimmon Stock (LON:PSN)

Key Stats

Today's Range
1,063
1,084
50-Day Range
1,063
1,368.39
52-Week Range
1,047
1,721.80
Volume
1.50 million shs
Average Volume
4.49 million shs
Market Capitalization
£3.40 billion
P/E Ratio
1,285.37
Dividend Yield
0.06%
Price Target
GBX 1,431.25
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Persimmon Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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69th Percentile Overall Score

PSN MarketRank™: 

Persimmon scored higher than 69% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Persimmon has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Persimmon has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Persimmon's stock forecast and price target.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Persimmon is 1,285.37, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 270.86.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Persimmon is 1,285.37, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Cyclical sector average P/E ratio of about 506.22.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Persimmon has a PEG Ratio of 0.83. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Persimmon has a P/B Ratio of 1.00. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for PSN.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Persimmon is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.49%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    Persimmon does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Persimmon is 72.55%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Read more about Persimmon's dividend.
  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for PSN.
  • News Sentiment

    Persimmon has a news sentiment score of 0.64. 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 0.53 average news sentiment score of Consumer Cyclical companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Persimmon this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 7 people have searched for PSN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    4 people have added Persimmon to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 2.63% of the stock of Persimmon is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    60.85% of the stock of Persimmon is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Persimmon's insider trading history.
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PSN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Persimmon's stock was trading at GBX 1,198 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, PSN shares have decreased by 11.3% and is now trading at GBX 1,063.

Persimmon Plc (LON:PSN) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August, 13th. The company reported $36.80 earnings per share for the quarter. Persimmon had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 7.51% and a net margin of 8.84%.
Read the conference call transcript
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Shares of PSN 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.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Persimmon investors own include Taylor Wimpey (TW), Barratt Developments (BDEV), Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), Vodafone Group Public (VOD), Legal & General Group (LGEN), Meta Platforms (META) and Barclays (BARC).

Company Calendar

Record date for 7/11 Dividend
6/19/2025
Ex-Dividend for 7/11 Dividend
6/19/2025
Dividend Payable
7/11/2025
Last Earnings
8/13/2025
Today
8/30/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
LON
Industry
Residential Construction
Sub-Industry
Computer Software
Current Symbol
LON:PSN
CIK
N/A
Fax
N/A
Employees
6,180
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
GBX 1,530
Low Price Target
GBX 1,300
Potential Upside/Downside
+34.6%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.50
Research Coverage
4 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
GBX 0.83
Trailing P/E Ratio
1,285.37
Forward P/E Ratio
10.82
P/E Growth
0.83
Net Income
£257.98 million
Net Margins
8.84%
Pretax Margin
N/A
Return on Equity
7.51%
Return on Assets
8.28%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
4.91
Current Ratio
4.09
Quick Ratio
1.04

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
£3.39 billion
Price / Sales
1.00
Cash Flow
GBX 203.15 per share
Price / Cash Flow
5.23
Book Value
GBX 1,067.06 per share
Price / Book
1.00

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
320,156,000
Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
£3.40 billion
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
1.37
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This page (LON:PSN) was last updated on 8/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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