Insider Buying: Howden Joinery Group Plc (LON:HWDN) Insider Purchases 18 Shares of Stock

Howden Joinery Group Plc (LON:HWDN) insider Paul Hayes purchased 18 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, May 19th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 838 ($11.19) per share, for a total transaction of £150.84 ($201.47).

Howden Joinery Group Stock Performance

Howden Joinery Group stock traded up GBX 8 ($0.11) during midday trading on Monday, reaching GBX 846 ($11.30). 2,697,524 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 5,842,663. Howden Joinery Group Plc has a 52 week low of GBX 647.10 ($8.64) and a 52 week high of GBX 982.50 ($13.12). The firm has a market cap of £4.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.13, a P/E/G ratio of 1.96 and a beta of 1.07. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is GBX 746.16 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 784.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 60.20, a quick ratio of 0.94 and a current ratio of 1.99.

Howden Joinery Group (LON:HWDN) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 27th. The company reported GBX 45.60 ($0.61) EPS for the quarter. Howden Joinery Group had a net margin of 10.82% and a return on equity of 25.70%. On average, analysts expect that Howden Joinery Group Plc will post 52.8073286 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Howden Joinery Group Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 23rd. Investors of record on Thursday, April 10th will be paid a GBX 16.30 ($0.22) dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 10th. This represents a yield of 2.2%. This is a positive change from Howden Joinery Group’s previous dividend of $4.90. Howden Joinery Group’s dividend payout ratio is 45.01%.

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.