Crest Nicholson (LON:CRST) Insider Purchases £150 in Stock

Crest Nicholson Holdings plc (LON:CRST) insider Martyn Clark purchased 120 shares of Crest Nicholson stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 10th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 125 per share, with a total value of £150.

Martyn Clark also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, March 2nd, Martyn Clark sold 46,077 shares of Crest Nicholson stock. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 151, for a total value of £69,576.27.
• On Tuesday, February 10th, Martyn Clark bought 130 shares of Crest Nicholson stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 153 per share, with a total value of £198.90.
• On Monday, January 12th, Martyn Clark bought 106 shares of Crest Nicholson stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 142 per share, with a total value of £150.52.
• On Wednesday, December 10th, Martyn Clark purchased 113 shares of Crest Nicholson stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 132 per share, for a total transaction of £149.16.

Crest Nicholson Price Performance

Shares of CRST stock traded up GBX 4.30 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching GBX 125.70. The stock had a trading volume of 454,238 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,661,822. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is GBX 147.26 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 150.99. The company has a current ratio of 2.63, a quick ratio of 0.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 24.15. Crest Nicholson Holdings plc has a 12 month low of GBX 120.40 and a 12 month high of GBX 198.50. The firm has a market capitalization of £322.60 million, a PE ratio of 139.67, a PEG ratio of 0.51 and a beta of 1.42.

Crest Nicholson (LON:CRST) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, January 29th. The company reported GBX 7.80 earnings per share for the quarter. Crest Nicholson had a net margin of 0.36% and a return on equity of 0.30%. On average, equities research analysts predict that Crest Nicholson Holdings plc will post 9.0980939 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms recently issued reports on CRST. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price objective on Crest Nicholson from GBX 205 to GBX 215 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Berenberg Bank lowered their price target on Crest Nicholson from GBX 195 to GBX 180 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, November 18th. Peel Hunt reissued an “add” rating and set a GBX 190 price objective on shares of Crest Nicholson in a report on Tuesday, November 18th. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 230 price objective on shares of Crest Nicholson in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on shares of Crest Nicholson from GBX 190 to GBX 160 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, December 4th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of GBX 195.

Crest Nicholson Company Profile

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.