Empiric Student Property

(ESP)
Sector:
98.90p
0.90p 0.92
Last updated: 14:36:05

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Today's buy and sell prices

The price at which you can buy a share or investment. It is usually higher than the bid (sell) price. It’s the price you are being offered. Offer 99.00p
The price at which you can sell a share or investment. It is lower than the offer (buy) price. Bid 98.80p
The difference between the bid and offer prices expressed as a percentage. When you buy shares you pay a higher price than you get when you sell them. The difference between these prices is the profit made by the market maker who puts the deals together. Spread 0.20

Today's trading

Range The lowest and the highest price a share has reached in the trading day. 98.00p-99.20p
The lowest and the highest price a share has reached in the trading day. Volume 191,173.00
The lowest and the highest price a share has reached in the trading day. Today's open 98.70p
At the end of the trading day there is an official closing price for every share. The previous session’s close is used as the base to calculate the following day’s price changes. Previous close 98.00p

Yearly summary

The highest and lowest prices the shares have traded at over a rolling 52-week period. It gives you a good indication of how the share price is performing now relative to its recent past performance. 52wk range 83.70p-99.50p

Fundamentals and health

A measure of the company's worth on the stock market. We display the previous closing share price multiplied by the number of shares in issue. Market capitalisation £596.86
The number of shares a company has in circulation, in millions. Shares in issue 603.46
The main valuation used by investors and a way of gauging whether a company's share price is cheap or expensive compared to competitors. You get PE by dividing the share price by the earnings per share (EPS). Our figure is last basic unadjusted - reported - annual EPS / current share price x 100. Companies also quote adjusted EPS figures to remove the effect of one-off exceptional figures from the profit figures. There is debate among investors as to whether this should be used. We use basic EPS – the purest figure. PE ratio 8.5
PEG ratio n/a
An important ratio for showing how much profit after tax and other deductions (net profit) is actually being earned per share. You divide the net profit by the number of shares in issue. Expressed in pence per share. Looking at whether the EPS is rising or falling over time is one of the most important indicators of whether a company is really making money for its shareholders. Our figure is undiluted, meaning it is not adjusted for exceptional costs. EPS 8.80p
Earnings per share growth illustrates the growth of earning per share over the last two reporting periods. It helps investors identify stocks that are increasing or decreasing in profitability. A minus sign indicates negative growth. EPS growth 229
Return on capital employed measures a company's profitability in relation to how much capital is invested in the business. Generally, the higher the figure the better but with all these ratios it is best to compare companies from the same sector. A high double digit figure may mean a company has an advantage over its competitors because of a unique product but an oil company, for example, will have higher capital outlay than an online retailer. Our formula: [Pre-tax profit / (total assets – short-term liabilities)] * 100 ROCE 6.52
Also known as the acid test ratio, it's a quick guide to how well a company can pay its short-term debts. Above 1 is considered healthy. A ratio of 1.5 would mean the company has £1.50 of liquid (accessible) assets to cover each £1 of debt (current liabilities). Formula: Current assets minus inventory / current liabilities. Quick ratio n/a
Indicates whether a company can convert assets into cash to pay its debts within the next 12 months. It is calculated as current assets / current liabilities for the same period but will display as '0' for companies such as banks that don't distinguish between short and long-term liabilities. Current ratio 0.60
The amount of money a company paid to a shareholder for each share they own over the past 12 months, expressed in pence. Total dividends per share 3.50p
The dividends paid per share over the past 12 months (interim plus final) as a percentage of the share price. Our figure includes recurring special dividends. Dividend yield 3.6
The number of times the dividend could have been paid out from net profits. It is a good indicator of the company's ability to pay the dividend and its level of generosity. Formula: earnings per share / dividends per share. More than 2 is considered healthy, less than 1.5 may hint that a dividend is at risk of being cut. Dividend cover 3.29
Dividend per share growth 36

Empiric Student Property Fundamentals

Empiric Student Property plc (LSE: ESP), a UK REIT, is a leading provider and operator of modern, direct-let, nominated or leased student accommodation located in prime city centre locations in top university towns and cities in the UK. The Empiric Student Property plc management team has a long track record in the acquisition, development and management of student accommodation assets in the UK.Looking forward, once we achieve occupancy levels in line with those before the pandemic, we expect to deliver a Gross Margin above 70% and a total return in the 7% to 9% pa range.

Empiric Student Property Regulatory news

Date Time Headline Source
05/09/2024 16:13 CLARIFICATION OF DIVIDEND RATE RNS
30/08/2024 09:00 Total Voting Rights and Capital RNS
15/08/2024 07:05 Dividend Declaration RNS
15/08/2024 07:00 Interim Results for Six Months Ended 30 June 2024 RNS
01/07/2024 09:00 Notice of Interim Results RNS
31/05/2024 09:00 NOTIFICATION UNDER LISTING RULE 9.6.14 (2) RNS
31/05/2024 09:05 Total Voting Rights and Capital RNS
22/05/2024 13:09 RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING RNS
22/05/2024 07:05 DIVIDEND DECLARATION RNS
22/05/2024 07:00 BUSINESS AND TRADING UPDATE RNS

Empiric Student Property Latest trades

Latest trades

Date Time Price Amount Value Type Buy / sell
19/09/2024 14:35:03 99p 437 £432.63 AT Sell
19/09/2024 14:35:03 99p 436 £431.64 AT Sell
19/09/2024 14:35:03 99p 1,672 £1,655.28 AT Unknown
19/09/2024 14:35:03 99p 432 £427.68 AT Unknown
19/09/2024 14:35:03 99p 402 £397.98 AT Unknown

Analysis

Buy Sell Unknown
Quantity 71 59 29
Volume 89,312 98,570 36,102
Value £88,196 £97,384 £35,643

Empiric Student Property Director dealings

Trade date Director Volume / Price Trade value Trade type
06/11/2023 Donald Grant 33,177 @ 89.97p £29,849.35 Buy
16/03/2023 Alice Avis 53,600 @ 85.80p £45,988.80 Buy
11/08/2022 Lynne Fennah 92,018 @ 0.00 0.00 Transfer From
21/05/2021 Duncan Garrood 93,122 @ 90.10p £83,902.92 Buy
02/12/2019 Timothy Attlee 94,500 @ 96.00p £90,720.00 Sell
26/11/2019 Timothy Attlee 152,385 @ 0.00 0.00 Exercise of Option
15/10/2019 Timothy Attlee 64,000 @ 0.00 0.00 Transfer To
15/10/2019 Timothy Attlee 56,833 @ 94.60p £53,764.02 Sell
02/10/2019 Timothy Attlee 120,833 @ 0.00 0.00 Exercise of Option
08/04/2019 Philip Swatman 12,500 @ 97.50p £12,187.50 Buy

Empiric Student Property Broker views

Date Broker Recomm. Old target price New target price Notes
16/06/2023 Jefferies neutral - 1,020.00p reiteration
06/04/2023 Berenberg Bank buy - 115.00p reiteration
21/03/2023 RBC Capital Markets sector perform 97.00p 100.00p reiteration
04/11/2022 RBC Capital Markets sector perform 9,000.00p 9,000.00p reiteration
03/11/2022 Berenberg Bank buy 115.00p 115.00p reiteration
31/08/2022 Berenberg Bank buy 100.00p 115.00p reiteration
12/07/2022 RBC Capital Markets sector perform 105.00p 85.00p downgrade
13/05/2022 RBC Capital Markets outperform - 105.00p reiteration
12/04/2022 RBC Capital Markets outperform - 110.00p reiteration
24/03/2022 RBC Capital Markets outperform - 110.00p reiteration
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