Persimmon (PSMMY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Persimmon Plc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a house builder in the United Kingdom. The company offers family housing under the Persimmon Homes brand name; housing under the Charles Church brand name; and social housing under the Westbury Partnerships brand name. It also provides broadband services under the FibreNest brand; and timber frame, insulated wall panels, and roof cassettes under the brand Space4. Further, it offers concrete bricks and roof tile. Persimmon Plc was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in York, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $30.05 to $31.26
• 50-Day Range: $29.68 to $37.51
• 52-Week Range: $25.47 to $45.60
• Volume: 5,409 shs
• Average Volume: 7,992 shs
• Market Capitalization: $4.94 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 6.49%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Persimmon Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Persimmon scored higher than 25% 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: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for Persimmon.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 14.95%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Persimmon are expected to grow by 14.95% in the coming year, from $2.14 to $2.46 per share.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Persimmon has a PEG Ratio of 1.62. 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 1.10. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.01% 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 0.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Persimmon has recently increased by 49.12%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Persimmon is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 6.50%, 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 81.30% in the coming year. This indicates that Persimmon may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.01% 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 0.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Persimmon has recently increased by 49.12%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.81

News Sentiment

Persimmon has a news sentiment score of 0.81. 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 lower news sentiment than the 1.02 average news sentiment score of Construction companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Persimmon this week, compared to 1 article 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

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

PSMMY Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have PSMMY shares performed this year?

Persimmon's stock was trading at $30.00 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, PSMMY stock has increased by 2.7% and is now trading at $30.82.

How do I buy shares of Persimmon?

Shares of PSMMY stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 7/28 Dividend: 6/20/2025
• Record date for 7/28 Dividend: 6/23/2025
• Dividend Payable: 7/28/2025
• Today: 8/24/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

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: 4,731
• Year Founded: 1972

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 14.40
• P/E Growth: 1.62
• 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: 4.71
• Quick Ratio: 0.48

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $4.09 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.21
• Cash Flow: $2.51 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 12.27
• Book Value: $28.01 per share
• Price / Book: 1.10

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 160,160,000
• Free Float: 159,182,000
• Market Cap: $4.94 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.30