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

Empiric Student Property Plc (LON:ESP) insider Duncan Garrood acquired 25,316 shares of Empiric Student Property stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 14th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 71 ($0.89) per share, with a total value of £17,974.36 ($22,652.00).

Empiric Student Property Stock Performance

Shares of ESP stock opened at GBX 89 ($1.12) on Friday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is GBX 95.66 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 94.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 53.27, a quick ratio of 1.06 and a current ratio of 1.45. The firm has a market capitalization of £537.12 million, a P/E ratio of 988.89, a PEG ratio of 2.03 and a beta of 1.05. Empiric Student Property Plc has a fifty-two week low of GBX 87.10 ($1.10) and a fifty-two week high of GBX 100 ($1.26).

Empiric Student Property Dividend Announcement

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