Howden Joinery Group Plc (LON:HWDN) Insider Purchases £155.84 in Stock

Howden Joinery Group Plc (LON:HWDN) insider Andrew Livingston acquired 16 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 19th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 974 ($12.87) per share, with a total value of £155.84 ($205.87).

Andrew Livingston also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, August 19th, Andrew Livingston purchased 16 shares of Howden Joinery Group stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 906 ($11.97) per share, with a total value of £144.96 ($191.49).

Howden Joinery Group Trading Down 1.5 %

LON:HWDN opened at GBX 954.50 ($12.61) on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 75.88, a quick ratio of 0.94 and a current ratio of 1.99. Howden Joinery Group Plc has a one year low of GBX 612 ($8.08) and a one year high of GBX 982.50 ($12.98). The business’s 50-day simple moving average is GBX 926.05 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 900.20. The stock has a market cap of £5.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 2,075.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.06 and a beta of 1.07.

Howden Joinery Group Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 22nd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 17th will be paid a dividend of GBX 4.90 ($0.06) per share. This represents a yield of 0.52%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, October 17th. Howden Joinery Group’s payout ratio is currently 4,565.22%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price target on Howden Joinery Group from GBX 1,042 ($13.76) to GBX 1,090 ($14.40) and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 20th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of GBX 904.29 ($11.95).

Howden Joinery Group Company Profile

Howden Joinery Group Plc supplies various kitchen, joinery, and hardware products in the United Kingdom, France, Belgium, and the Republic of Ireland. The company's product portfolio worktops, sinks and taps, flooring, appliances, and handles; internal and external doors, including fire doors, flooring, stair parts, and general joinery items; and cooking, cleaning, and cooling appliances.