ESP — Empiric Student Property Share Price
- £598.93m
- £894.93m
- £84.20m
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Growth & Value
12m Forecast Rolling | Industry | Market | |
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PE Ratio (f) | 18.45 | ||
PEG Ratio (f) | n/a | ||
EPS Growth (f) | -8.53% | ||
Dividend Yield (f) | 4.56% |
Valuation (ttm) | Industry | Market | |
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Price to Book Value | 0.75 | ||
Price to Tang. Book | 0.75 | ||
Price to Free Cashflow | 14.9 | ||
Price to Sales | 7.11 | ||
EV to EBITDA | 20.53 |
Shareholder Activity
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Quality
Name | Industry | Market | |
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Return on Capital | 4.64% | ||
Return on Equity | 4.48% | ||
Operating Margin | 64.61% |
Financial Summary
Year End 31st Dec | Unit | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025E | 2026E | CAGR / Avg |
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Total Revenue | £m | 59.44 | 55.97 | 73 | 80.5 | 84.2 | 85 | 87.63 | 3.5% |
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EPS Growth | % | n/a | n/a | +131.49 | -21.21 | -37.04 | -14.35 | +7.42 | n/a |
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Other Ratios
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Recent History
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Profile Summary
Empiric Student Property plc is a United Kingdom-based real estate investment trust. The Company is a provider and operator of modern, direct let, premium student accommodation located in city center locations in university towns and cities in the United Kingdom. The Company is a fully integrated operational student property business focused on studio-led accommodation managed through its Hello Student operating platform. The Company's investment portfolio includes Centro Court, St Peter Studios, Edge Apartments, The Hahnemann Building, Chatham Lodge, The Emporium, James House, College Green, The Exchange, St Mary's Hospital, Samuel Tuke Apartments, London Road, York Percys Place, Portobello House, Ayton House, York Foss Studios, Brunswick Apartments, Kingsmill Studios, Trippet Lane, Pennine House, Europa House, Canterbury Franciscans, Selly Oak Apartments and more.
Directors
- Mark Pain NEC
- Duncan Garrood CEO (59)
- Lynne Fennah CFO
- Alice Avis NID
- Stuart Beevor NID
- Martin Ratchford NID
- Last Annual
- December 31st, 2024
- Last Interim
- December 31st, 2024
- Incorporated
- February 11th, 2014
- Public Since
- June 30th, 2014
- No. of Employees
- 374
- Sector
- Residential & Commercial REITs
- Industry
- Financials
- Exchange
London Stock Exchange
- Shares in Issue
- 663,996,844

- Address
- 1st Floor, 72 Borough High Street, LONDON, SE1 1XF
- Web
- https://www.empiric.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 2038288700
- Auditors
- BDO LLP
Latest News for ESP
Upcoming Events for ESP
Empiric Student Property PLC Annual Shareholders Meeting
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FAQ
As of Today at 20:26 UTC, shares in Empiric Student Property are trading at 90.20p. This share price information is delayed by 15 minutes.
Shares in Empiric Student Property last closed at 90.20p and the price had moved by +2.38% over the past 365 days. In terms of relative price strength the Empiric Student Property share price has underperformed the FTSE All Share Index by -1.64% over the past year.
The overall consensus recommendation for Empiric Student Property is Strong Buy. You can view the full broker recommendation list by unlocking its StockReport.
Find out moreThe Empiric Student Property dividend yield is 3.28% based on the trailing twelve month period.
Last year, Empiric Student Property paid a total dividend of £0.03, and it currently has a trailing dividend yield of 3.28%. We do not have any data on when Empiric Student Property is to next pay dividends.
We do not have data on when Empiric Student Property is to next pay dividends. The historic dividend yield on Empiric Student Property shares is currently 3.28%.
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As of the previous close price of 90.20p, shares in Empiric Student Property had a market capitalisation of £598.93m.
Here are the trading details for Empiric Student Property:
- Country of listing: United Kingdom
- Exchange: LSE
- Ticker Symbol: ESP
Based on an overall assessment of its quality, value and momentum Empiric Student Property is currently classified as a Neutral. The classification is based on a composite score that examines a wide range of fundamental and technical measures. Stock are classified on the the following spectrum: Super Stocks, High Flyers, Contrarians, Turnarounds, Neutral, Value Traps, Momentum Traps, Falling Stars, and Sucker Stocks. For more information, learn about our StockRank Styles.
The analyst consensus target price for shares in Empiric Student Property is 99.67p. That is 10.5% above the last closing price of 90.20p.
Analysts covering Empiric Student Property currently have a consensus Earnings Per Share (EPS) forecast of £0.05 for the next financial year.
Find out moreAn important predictor of whether a stock price will go up is its track record of momentum. Price trends tend to persist, so it's worth looking at them when it comes to a share like Empiric Student Property. Over the past six months, its share price has underperformed the FTSE All Share Index by -4.33%.
As of the last closing price of 90.20p, shares in Empiric Student Property were trading +0.94% higher than their 200 day moving average. You can read more about the power of momentum in assessing share price movements on Stockopedia.
The Empiric Student Property PE ratio based on its reported earnings over the past 12 months is 18.45. The shares last closed at 90.20p.
The PE ratio (or price-to-earnings ratio) is the one of the most popular valuation measures used by stock market investors. It is calculated by dividing a company's price per share by its earnings per share.
The PE ratio can be seen as being expressed in years, in the sense that it shows the number of years of earnings which would be required to pay back the purchase price, ignoring inflation. So in general terms, the higher the PE, the more expensive the stock is.
Empiric Student Property's management team is headed by:
- Mark Pain - NEC
- Duncan Garrood - CEO
- Lynne Fennah - CFO
- Alice Avis - NID
- Stuart Beevor - NID
- Martin Ratchford - NID