Empiric Student Property Plc (LON:ESP) Insider Duncan Garrood Buys 25,316 Shares of Stock

Empiric Student Property Plc (LON:ESP) insider Duncan Garrood acquired 25,316 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 14th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 71 ($0.91) per share, for a total transaction of £17,974.36 ($23,130.05).

Empiric Student Property Stock Performance

ESP opened at GBX 89 ($1.15) on Friday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is GBX 95.82 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 94.73. The company has a current ratio of 1.45, a quick ratio of 1.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 53.27. The stock has a market cap of £537.12 million, a PE ratio of 988.89, a P/E/G ratio of 2.03 and a beta of 1.05. Empiric Student Property Plc has a 1 year low of GBX 87.10 ($1.12) and a 1 year high of GBX 100 ($1.29).

Empiric Student Property Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 6th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 21st will be issued a dividend of GBX 0.88 ($0.01) per share. This represents a yield of 0.96%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 21st. Empiric Student Property’s payout ratio is 4,444.44%.

About Empiric Student Property

Empiric Student Property plc is a leading provider and operator of modern, predominantly direct-let, premium student accommodation serving key UK universities. Investing in both operating and development assets, Empiric is a fully integrated operational student property business focused on premium studio-led accommodation managed through its Hello Student operating platform, that is attractive to affluent growing student segments.