Great Portland Estates’ (GPE) Hold Rating Reiterated at Berenberg Bank

Berenberg Bank reaffirmed their hold rating on shares of Great Portland Estates (LON:GPEFree Report) in a research report released on Thursday, MarketBeat Ratings reports. The firm currently has a GBX 382 ($4.80) price objective on the stock.

Great Portland Estates Stock Up 0.3 %

Shares of LON GPE opened at GBX 292 ($3.67) on Thursday. The company has a market cap of £1.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -289.11, a PEG ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 0.80. The company has a current ratio of 0.26, a quick ratio of 0.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 51.52. Great Portland Estates has a 12 month low of GBX 287 ($3.61) and a 12 month high of GBX 441 ($5.54). The stock has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 308.33 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 332.73.

Great Portland Estates Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 3rd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 21st will be paid a dividend of GBX 2.90 ($0.04) per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 21st. This represents a dividend yield of 0.98%. Great Portland Estates’s payout ratio is presently -1,188.12%.

Insider Transactions at Great Portland Estates

In other Great Portland Estates news, insider Richard Stephen Mully purchased 14,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 18th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 293 ($3.68) per share, for a total transaction of £41,020 ($51,552.09). Also, insider Dan Nicholson acquired 3,040 shares of Great Portland Estates stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 27th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 360 ($4.52) per share, for a total transaction of £10,944 ($13,753.93). Over the last ninety days, insiders purchased 17,179 shares of company stock worth $5,241,246. Corporate insiders own 1.43% of the company’s stock.

Great Portland Estates Company Profile

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We are a FTSE 250 property investment and development company owning £2.5 billion of real estate in central London. We proactively manage our portfolio, flexing our activities in tune with London’s property cycle to deliver long-term out-performance. We create in-demand spaces that people want to be part of; helping our occupiers, local communities and the city to thrive.

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