William Floydd Buys 130 Shares of Crest Nicholson (LON:CRST) Stock

Crest Nicholson Holdings plc (LON:CRST) insider William Floydd bought 130 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 10th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 153 per share, with a total value of £198.90.

William Floydd also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, January 12th, William Floydd purchased 106 shares of Crest Nicholson stock. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 142 per share, for a total transaction of £150.52.

Crest Nicholson Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of CRST opened at GBX 167.70 on Friday. Crest Nicholson Holdings plc has a fifty-two week low of GBX 125.71 and a fifty-two week high of GBX 198.50. The firm has a market cap of £430.39 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 186.33, a PEG ratio of 0.51 and a beta of 2.00. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 141.33 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 154.78. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 12.94, a quick ratio of 0.72 and a current ratio of 3.27.

Crest Nicholson (LON:CRST) last released its earnings results on Thursday, January 29th. The company reported GBX 7.80 EPS for the quarter. Crest Nicholson had a negative net margin of 4.21% and a negative return on equity of 3.47%. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Crest Nicholson Holdings plc will post 9.0980939 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on CRST shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on Crest Nicholson from GBX 190 to GBX 160 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, December 4th. Peel Hunt reaffirmed an “add” rating and issued a GBX 190 price target on shares of Crest Nicholson in a research note on Tuesday, November 18th. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a GBX 230 price objective on shares of Crest Nicholson in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their target price on shares of Crest Nicholson from GBX 205 to GBX 215 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Finally, Berenberg Bank decreased their target price on shares of Crest Nicholson from GBX 195 to GBX 180 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, November 18th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Crest Nicholson currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of GBX 195.

Crest Nicholson News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Crest Nicholson this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Two insiders (Martyn Clark and William Floydd) bought 130 shares each at GBX 153 on Feb 10 — a signal of management confidence and a repeat of small purchases earlier this year, which likely helped intraday buying interest. Read More. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst coverage is mixed — recent bullish notes and higher targets from Jefferies and RBC contrast with cuts/neutral stances from JPMorgan and Berenberg, leaving a divided consensus (average target ~GBX 195). That divergence can drive volatility but provides no clear directional conviction. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Underlying fundamentals remain a headwind: the latest quarter showed a negative net margin and negative ROE, the stock trades at a high P/E for a small-cap homebuilder and has above-average volatility — factors that limit upside from the small insider buys. Investors should treat the purchases as a sentiment signal rather than a material improvement in fundamentals. Read More.

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.