Empiric Student Property Plc (LON:ESP) to Issue Dividend of GBX 0.88

Empiric Student Property Plc (LON:ESP) declared a dividend on Friday, November 8th,Upcoming Dividends.Co.Uk reports. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 21st will be paid a dividend of GBX 0.88 ($0.01) per share on Friday, December 6th. This represents a dividend yield of 0.96%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 21st. The official announcement can be viewed at this link.

Empiric Student Property Price Performance

The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is GBX 96.32 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 94.77. Empiric Student Property has a 52-week low of GBX 87.10 ($1.13) and a 52-week high of GBX 100 ($1.30). The firm has a market cap of £547.99 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1,011.11, a PEG ratio of 2.03 and a beta of 1.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 53.27, a quick ratio of 1.06 and a current ratio of 1.45.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Donald Grant purchased 20,876 shares of Empiric Student Property stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 17th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 95 ($1.24) per share, for a total transaction of £19,832.20 ($25,816.45). Company insiders own 0.34% of the company’s stock.

Empiric Student Property Company Profile

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.