Insider Buying: Crest Nicholson (LON:CRST) Insider Buys £198.90 in Stock

Crest Nicholson Holdings plc (LON:CRST) insider Martyn Clark bought 130 shares of Crest Nicholson stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 10th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 153 per share, with a total value of £198.90.

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

• On Monday, January 12th, Martyn Clark acquired 106 shares of Crest Nicholson stock. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 142 per share, with a total value of £150.52.
• On Wednesday, December 10th, Martyn Clark acquired 113 shares of Crest Nicholson stock. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 132 per share, for a total transaction of £149.16.

Crest Nicholson Price Performance

LON CRST opened at GBX 167.70 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 3.27, a quick ratio of 0.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 12.94. Crest Nicholson Holdings plc has a 12 month low of GBX 125.71 and a 12 month high of GBX 198.50. The stock 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 company’s 50 day moving average is GBX 141.33 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 154.78.

Crest Nicholson (LON:CRST) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, January 29th. The company reported GBX 7.80 earnings per share 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, research analysts anticipate that Crest Nicholson Holdings plc will post 9.0980939 earnings per share for the current year.

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.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

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

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.