ESPL Stock Overview Empiric Student Property plc is a leading provider and operator of modern, predominantly direct-let, premium student accommodation serving key UK universities. More details
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Empiric Student Property Plc Competitors Price History & Performance
Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Empiric Student Property Historical stock prices Current Share Price UK£0.84 52 Week High UK£1.00 52 Week Low UK£0.79 Beta 1.05 1 Month Change 0.48% 3 Month Change -10.10% 1 Year Change -10.24% 3 Year Change -8.12% 5 Year Change -19.44% Change since IPO -23.21%
Recent News & Updates Empiric Student Property Plc (LSE:ESP) acquired 136-studio Tatton House from Wukpg Limited for £19.8 million.
Empiric Student Property plc Declares an Interim Dividend in Respect of the Quarter Ended 30 September 2024, Payable on December 6, 2024 Nov 08 Empiric Student Property plc Declares Interim Dividend in Respect of the Quarter Ended 30 June 2024, Payable on 20 September 2024
Empiric Student Property Plc to Report First Half, 2024 Results on Aug 15, 2024 Jul 01
Empiric Student Property plc Provides Dividend Guidance for the Full Year 2024 May 25
Fourth quarter dividend of UK£0.0088 announced May 25 See more updates Empiric Student Property Plc (LSE:ESP) acquired 136-studio Tatton House from Wukpg Limited for £19.8 million.
Empiric Student Property plc Declares an Interim Dividend in Respect of the Quarter Ended 30 September 2024, Payable on December 6, 2024 Nov 08 Empiric Student Property plc Declares Interim Dividend in Respect of the Quarter Ended 30 June 2024, Payable on 20 September 2024
Empiric Student Property Plc to Report First Half, 2024 Results on Aug 15, 2024 Jul 01
Empiric Student Property plc Provides Dividend Guidance for the Full Year 2024 May 25
Fourth quarter dividend of UK£0.0088 announced May 25
Empiric Student Property plc Declares Interim Dividend for the Quarter Ended 31 March 2024, Payable on 28 June 2024 May 23
Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: UK£0.088 (vs UK£0.11 in FY 2022) Apr 24
Empiric Student Property Plc, Annual General Meeting, May 22, 2024 Apr 23
Empiric Student Property plc Appoints Lisa Hibberd as Company Secretary Apr 02
Fourth quarter dividend of UK£0.0094 announced Mar 17
Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: UK£0.088 (vs UK£0.11 in FY 2022) Mar 14
Empiric Student Property plc Declares Interim Dividend in Respect of the Quarter Ended 31 December 2023, Payable on 19 April 2024 Mar 14
New minor risk - Financial data availability Mar 10
Now 22% overvalued after recent price rise Jan 22
Empiric Student Property Plc to Report Fiscal Year 2023 Results on Mar 14, 2024 Jan 05
Empiric Student Property plc to Declare an Interim Dividend in Respect of the Quarter Ended 30 September 2023, Payable on 01 December 2023 Nov 02
Empiric Student Property Appoints Joanne Pollard as Chief Operating Officer Oct 10
New minor risk - Profit margin trend Aug 18
First half 2023 earnings released: EPS: UK£0.041 (vs UK£0.12 in 1H 2022) Aug 18 Empiric Student Property plc Declares an Interim Dividend in Respect of the Quarter Ended 30 June 2023, Payable on 22 September 2023
Empiric Student Property Plc to Report First Half, 2023 Results on Aug 17, 2023 Jul 04
Far East Orchard Limited (SGX:O10) completed the acquisition of Emily Davies House from Empiric Student Property plc (LSE:ESP). Jun 01
Empiric Student Property plc Declares Interim Dividend for the Quarter Ended 31 March 2023, Payable on 23 June 2023 May 24
Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: UK£0.11 (vs UK£0.048 in FY 2021) Mar 17
Now 20% undervalued Jan 18
Empiric Student Property plc to Report Fiscal Year 2022 Results on Mar 16, 2023 Jan 12
Far East Orchard Limited (SGX:O10) agreed to acquire Emily Davies House from Empiric Student Property plc (LSE:ESP) for £13.9 million. Dec 14
Empiric Student Property plc Declares Interim Dividend in Respect of the Quarter Ended 30 September 2022, Payable on 25 November 2022; Provides Dividend Guidance for the Financial Year to 31 December 2022 Oct 31
First half 2022 earnings released Aug 12
Empiric Student Property plc Revises Revenue Guidance for the Year 2022 Aug 12
Empiric Student Property plc Declares Interim Dividend for the Quarter Ended 30 June 2022, Payable on September 2, 2022 Aug 11
Empiric Student Property plc Appoints Donald Grant as Chief Financial & Sustainability Officer Designate and Executive Director Aug 04
Empiric Student Property plc Announces Appointment of Clair Preston-Beer as Non-Executive Director, effective from July 1, 2022 Jun 14
Empiric Student Property plc Declares Interim Dividend for the Quarter Ended March 31, 2022, Payable on June 24, 2022 May 25 Empiric Student Property plc Announces Management Changes
Full year 2021 earnings: Revenues and EPS in line with analyst expectations Mar 04
Empiric Student Property plc, Annual General Meeting, May 23, 2022 Mar 04
Empiric Student Property plc to Declare an Interim Dividend for the Quarter Ended 31 December 2021, Payable on 25 March 2022; Provides Dividend Guidance for the Financial Year 2022 Feb 24
Empiric Student Property plc (LSE:ESP) acquired STUDENT ACCOMMODATION ASSET IN BRISTOL from McLaren Property Limited for £19 million. Feb 16
Empiric Student Property plc to Report Fiscal Year 2021 Results on Mar 03, 2022 Feb 02
Upcoming dividend of UK£0.025 per share Nov 04
Senior Independent Non-Executive Director Aubyn James Prower has left the company Oct 06
First half 2021 earnings released: EPS UK£0.012 (vs UK£0.024 loss in 1H 2020) Aug 14
An unknown buyer acquired a non-core property in Exeter from Empiric Student Property plc (LSE:ESP) for £11.1 million. Jun 08
CEO & Director recently sold UK£84k worth of stock May 23
Full year 2020 earnings released: UK£0.04 loss per share (vs UK£0.091 profit in FY 2019) Mar 19
Empiric Student Property plc, Annual General Meeting, May 25, 2021 Mar 17
Empiric Student Property plc to Report Fiscal Year 2020 Results on Mar 17, 2021 Mar 03
New 90-day low: UK£0.69 Feb 12
New 90-day high: UK£0.75 Dec 01
Empiric Student Property plc Appoints Duncan Garrood as Chief Executive Officer, Effective from September 28, 2020 Sep 10 Shareholder Returns ESPL GB Residential REITs GB Market 7D 3.2% 4.6% 2.0% 1Y -10.2% -9.9% 10.8%
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Return vs Market: ESPL underperformed the UK Market which returned 10.4% over the past year.
Price Volatility Is ESPL's price volatile compared to industry and market? ESPL volatility ESPL Average Weekly Movement 2.6% Residential REITs Industry Average Movement 2.8% Market Average Movement 4.8% 10% most volatile stocks in GB Market 10.8% 10% least volatile stocks in GB Market 2.7%
Stable Share Price: ESPL has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the UK market.
Volatility Over Time: ESPL's weekly volatility (3%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company 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. The Company, an internally managed real estate investment trust ("REIT") incorporated in England and Wales, listed on the premium listing segment of the Official List of the Financial Conduct Authority, was admitted to trading on the main market for listed securities of the London Stock Exchange in June 2014.
Show more Empiric Student Property Plc Fundamentals Summary How do Empiric Student Property's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap? ESPL fundamental statistics Market cap UK£557.09m Earnings (TTM ) UK£53.60m Revenue (TTM ) UK£81.60m
Earnings & Revenue Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM) ESPL income statement (TTM ) Revenue UK£81.60m Cost of Revenue UK£25.40m Gross Profit UK£56.20m Other Expenses UK£2.60m Earnings UK£53.60m
Last Reported Earnings
Jun 30, 2024
Next Earnings Date
Mar 13, 2025
Earnings per share (EPS) 0.081 Gross Margin 68.87% Net Profit Margin 65.69% Debt/Equity Ratio 53.1%
How did ESPL perform over the long term?
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status Data Last Updated (UTC time) Company Analysis 2025/01/31 01:00 End of Day Share Price 2025/01/31 00:00 Earnings 2024/06/30 Annual Earnings 2023/12/31
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Analyst Sources Empiric Student Property Plc is covered by 9 analysts. 2 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
Analyst Institution Kieran Lee Berenberg Duncan Stuart Hall Cavendish Michael Prew Jefferies LLC
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