Crest Nicholson (LON:CRST) Insider Martyn Clark Buys 228 Shares

Crest Nicholson Holdings plc (LON:CRST) insider Martyn Clark bought 228 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, July 10th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 66 per share, with a total value of £150.48.

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

• On Wednesday, June 10th, Martyn Clark purchased 221 shares of Crest Nicholson stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 68 per share, for a total transaction of £150.28.
• On Monday, May 11th, Martyn Clark purchased 206 shares of Crest Nicholson stock. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 73 per share, for a total transaction of £150.38.

Crest Nicholson Trading Up 0.3%

CRST traded up GBX 0.20 on Friday, reaching GBX 66.30. 1,882,366 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 5,441,198. Crest Nicholson Holdings plc has a one year low of GBX 59.60 and a one year high of GBX 192.10. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 70.40 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 107.90. The company has a market cap of £170.22 million, a P/E ratio of 73.67, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.51 and a beta of 1.33. The company has a quick ratio of 0.71, a current ratio of 2.63 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 24.15.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have recently weighed in on CRST shares. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a GBX 95 price target on shares of Crest Nicholson in a research note on Tuesday. Berenberg Bank dropped their price objective on Crest Nicholson from GBX 160 to GBX 86 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 22nd. Stifel Nicolaus restated a “hold” rating and set a GBX 125 price objective on shares of Crest Nicholson in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered Crest Nicholson to a “hold” rating and decreased their target price for the company from GBX 228 to GBX 79 in a research report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on Crest Nicholson from GBX 160 to GBX 80 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, June 16th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of GBX 109.57.

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.