Persimmon (PSMMY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Persimmon plc (OTCMKTS:PSMMY) is a leading United Kingdom–based residential property developer primarily engaged in the design, construction and sale of new homes. The company’s product range spans starter homes for first-time buyers, family houses and executive properties, addressing a broad spectrum of customer needs. Persimmon also offers warranty and after-sales services through its in-house customer care teams, ensuring ongoing support for homeowners.

Founded in 1972 and headquartered in York, North Yorkshire, Persimmon has grown from a regional builder into one of the UK’s most prolific housebuilders. The company achieved a public listing on the London Stock Exchange in 1985, accelerating its expansion through organic land acquisitions and strategic partnerships. Over time, Persimmon has maintained a sizeable land bank to underpin future development and support long-term growth.

Persimmon’s operations cover England, Scotland and Wales, with regional offices and development teams deployed across every major housing market. The company delivers both private sector sold-market homes and affordable housing projects developed in partnership with local authorities, housing associations and public bodies. This dual approach helps address the UK’s diverse housing demand while contributing to community regeneration and infrastructure investment.

Persimmon distinguishes itself through branded regional subsidiaries—such as Charles Church in the premium segment and Westbury Partnerships in the affordable sector—allowing tailored product offerings and localised marketing. By combining centralized land acquisition and financial management with decentralized construction and sales teams, the company seeks to balance operational efficiency with responsiveness to regional market conditions.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $29.25 to $29.45
• 50-Day Range: $26.74 to $30.16
• 52-Week Range: $26.71 to $41.84
• Volume: 11,178 shs
• Average Volume: 13,986 shs
• Market Capitalization: $4.71 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 6.86%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Persimmon Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Persimmon scored higher than 37% 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: 1.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Persimmon has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.60, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 4 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Persimmon has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -1.12%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Persimmon are expected to decrease by -1.12% in the coming year, from $2.69 to $2.66 per share.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Persimmon has a PEG Ratio of 3.01. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Persimmon has a P/B Ratio of 0.99. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.00% of the float of Persimmon has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Persimmon has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.13, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Persimmon has recently decreased by 59.31%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Persimmon is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 7.02%, 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 Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Persimmon will have a dividend payout ratio of 75.56% in the coming year. This indicates that Persimmon may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Persimmon has a news sentiment score of 1.00. 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 0.84 average news sentiment score of Construction companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Persimmon this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.61% of the stock of Persimmon is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Persimmon has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Today: 7/25/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Construction
• Industry: BLDG - RSDNT/COMR
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:PSMMY
• Previous Symbol: NASDAQ:PSMMY
• CIK: 1439580
• Web: www.persimmonhomes.com
• Phone: 441904642199
• Fax: 44-19-0461-0014
• Employees: 4,605
• Year Founded: 1972

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 10.89
• P/E Growth: 3.01
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 3.99
• Quick Ratio: 0.31

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $4.95 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.95
• Cash Flow: $2.90 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.10
• Book Value: $29.72 per share
• Price / Book: 0.99

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 160,620,000
• Free Float: 159,640,000
• Market Cap: $4.71 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.16