LON:PSN - Persimmon Share Price, Forecast & News

Persimmon's stock was trading at GBX 2,435 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, PSN shares have decreased by 31.1% and is now trading at GBX 1,676.50. View which stocks have been mosted impacted by Coronavirus.

14 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Persimmon in the last year. There are currently 4 hold ratings and 10 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Persimmon.

Persimmon declared a dividend on Thursday, February 27th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 11th will be given a dividend of GBX 110 per share on Monday, July 6th. This represents a dividend yield of 3.57%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 11th. The official announcement can be seen at this link. View Persimmon's dividend history.

14 equities research analysts have issued 12 month target prices for Persimmon's shares. Their forecasts range from GBX 2,270 to GBX 3,630. On average, they anticipate Persimmon's share price to reach GBX 2,856 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 70.4% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Persimmon.

Headlines about PSN stock have trended very negative recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research firm rates the sentiment of media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Persimmon earned a media sentiment score of -3.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media headlines about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near term. View the latest news aboutPersimmon.

Some companies that are related to Persimmon include Barratt Developments (BDEV), Berkeley Group (BKG), Taylor Wimpey (TW), Bellway (BWY), Vistry Group (VTY), Redrow (RDW), Skyline (SKY), Crest Nicholson (CRST), Watkin Jones (WJG), McCarthy & Stone (MCS), MJ Gleeson (GLE), Telford Homes (TEF), Henry Boot (BOOT), Abbey (ABBY) and Galliford Try (GFRD).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Persimmon investors own include Berkeley Group (BKG), Taylor Wimpey (TW), Kier Group (KIE), Barratt Developments (BDEV), Aviva (AV), Vodafone Group (vod), Empyrean Energy (EME), Legal & General Group (LGEN), Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY) and Barclays (BARC).

Persimmon trades on the London Stock Exchange (LON) under the ticker symbol "PSN."

Shares of PSN 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.

One share of PSN stock can currently be purchased for approximately GBX 1,676.50.

Persimmon has a market capitalization of £5.35 billion and generates £3.65 billion in revenue each year. Persimmon employs 4,943 workers across the globe. View additional information about Persimmon.

The official website for Persimmon is http://www.persimmonhomes.com/.

Persimmon's mailing address is Persimmon House, FULFORD, YO19 4FE, United Kingdom. The company can be reached via phone at +44-1904-642199.