Stock Research: Crest Nicholson

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Crest Nicholson

LSE:CRST GB00B8VZXT93
56
  • Value
    82
  • Growth
    9
  • Safety
    Safety
    68
  • Combined
    54
  • Sentiment
    53
  • 360° View
    360° View
    56
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Company Description

Crest Nicholson Holdings plc is a UK-based residential housebuilder. The company operates in the housebuilding industry. It has seven housebuilding divisions: Southwest, South, Chiltern, Midlands, Eastern, and Yorkshire. In the last fiscal year, the company had $626 million market cap, $112 million profits, and $797 million revenue with 704 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 56 (better than 56% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Crest Nicholson are above average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half of the indicators below and half above average for Crest Nicholson. The consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 82, which means that the share price of Crest Nicholson is on the lower side compared with typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is lower than for 82% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The company is also safely financed with a Safety rank of 68. In addition, professional market sentiment is above average compared with other stock investment alternatives with a Sentiment Rank of 53. But the consolidated Growth Rank has a low rank of 9, which means that the company is below average in terms of growth and momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. 91 of its competitors have better growth. ...read more

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
82 60 47 79
Growth
9 30 7 37
Safety
Safety
68 76 90 80
Sentiment
53 18 15 35
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360° View
56 31 26 67
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
29 46 39 46
Opinions Change
93 36 16 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 37 30 25
Market Pulse
1 3 41 50
Sentiment
53 18 15 35
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
82 60 47 79
Growth
9 30 7 37
Safety Safety
68 76 90 80
Combined
54 61 47 78
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
77 52 46 55
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
93 39 31 81
Price vs. Book (P/B)
97 91 83 95
Dividend Yield
19 38 40 55
Value
82 60 47 79
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
6 66 16 41
Profit Growth
1 81 14 73
Capital Growth
60 18 1 26
Stock Returns
10 17 37 39
Growth
9 30 7 37
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
67 81 83 78
Refinancing
98 98 96 97
Liquidity
12 25 60 28
Safety Safety
68 76 90 80

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The stock offers good value, safe financing, and positive sentiment. However, it has below-average growth expectations. It is well-suited for conservative buy-and-hold investors who prioritize stability and low valuation over growth.

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