Crest Nicholson Holdings plc (LON:CRST) to Issue Dividend of GBX 1.20

Crest Nicholson Holdings plc (LON:CRSTGet Free Report) announced a dividend on Tuesday, February 4th, DividendData.Co.Uk reports. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 27th will be paid a dividend of GBX 1.20 ($0.02) per share on Friday, April 25th. This represents a dividend yield of 0.78%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 27th. This is a 20.0% increase from Crest Nicholson’s previous dividend of $1.00. The official announcement can be seen at this link.

Crest Nicholson Stock Performance

Shares of LON CRST opened at GBX 175.09 ($2.26) on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of £449.07 million, a P/E ratio of -16.86, a P/E/G ratio of 0.51 and a beta of 2.00. Crest Nicholson has a 12 month low of GBX 143.50 ($1.85) and a 12 month high of GBX 272.40 ($3.52). The business’s 50 day moving average is GBX 164.23 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 170.86. The company has a quick ratio of 0.72, a current ratio of 3.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 12.94.

Crest Nicholson (LON:CRSTGet Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The company reported GBX 5.60 ($0.07) earnings per share for the quarter. Crest Nicholson had a negative return on equity of 3.47% and a negative net margin of 4.21%. On average, equities analysts expect that Crest Nicholson will post 9.0980939 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised Crest Nicholson to a “neutral” rating and raised their price target for the company from GBX 180 ($2.33) to GBX 190 ($2.46) in a report on Thursday, December 5th.

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Insider Activity

In related news, insider William Floydd purchased 11,024 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 28th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 157 ($2.03) per share, with a total value of £17,307.68 ($22,364.23). 9.46% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Crest Nicholson Company Profile

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Crest Nicholson Holdings plc engages in building residential homes in the United Kingdom. It develops and sells apartments, houses, and commercial properties. The company was founded in 1963 and is headquartered in Addlestone, the United Kingdom.

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