Howden Joinery Group (LON:HWDN) Insider Purchases £146.03 in Stock

Howden Joinery Group Plc (LON:HWDN) insider Andrew Livingston purchased 17 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, January 16th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 859 per share, for a total transaction of £146.03.

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

• On Friday, November 21st, Andrew Livingston acquired 4,033 shares of Howden Joinery Group stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 807 per share, with a total value of £32,546.31.
• On Wednesday, November 19th, Andrew Livingston bought 19 shares of Howden Joinery Group stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 787 per share, for a total transaction of £149.53.

Howden Joinery Group Stock Up 1.0%

HWDN opened at GBX 859.89 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of £4.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.57, a PEG ratio of 1.96 and a beta of 1.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 60.20, a quick ratio of 0.94 and a current ratio of 1.99. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is GBX 827.89 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 839.21. Howden Joinery Group Plc has a twelve month low of GBX 647.10 and a twelve month high of GBX 939.85.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on HWDN shares. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated a “sector perform” rating and issued a GBX 900 target price on shares of Howden Joinery Group in a research note on Friday, October 31st. Berenberg Bank reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a GBX 975 price target on shares of Howden Joinery Group in a report on Thursday, November 6th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on Howden Joinery Group from GBX 884 to GBX 900 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 3rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Howden Joinery Group currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of GBX 918.75.

Howden Joinery Group Company Profile

Howden Joinery Group Plc is the parent company of Howdens.

Howdens sells kitchens and joinery products to trade customers, primarily small local builders, through a network of over 850 UK depots. The business also operates over 70 depots across France, the Republic of Ireland, and Belgium.

Howdens only sells to the trade – they have the expertise to ensure that our products are fitted to the highest possible standards. Local Howdens depots build trusted partnerships with trade professionals, helping them to exceed their customers’ expectations and allowing their businesses and ours to profit from doing so.