Henry Boot (LON:BOOT) Insider Sells £331,500 in Stock

Henry Boot PLC (LON:BOOT) insider Jonathan James Sykes sold 150,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 221, for a total value of £331,500.

Henry Boot Stock Performance

LON BOOT opened at GBX 224 on Friday. The company has a market cap of £299.64 million, a P/E ratio of 11.85, a P/E/G ratio of -11.97 and a beta of 0.80. Henry Boot PLC has a 12 month low of GBX 195 and a 12 month high of GBX 249.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 29.17, a current ratio of 2.14 and a quick ratio of 0.84. The company has a 50-day moving average of GBX 219.36 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 222.35.

Henry Boot (LON:BOOT) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, September 23rd. The company reported GBX 4.80 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Henry Boot had a net margin of 3.96% and a return on equity of 2.79%. As a group, equities analysts predict that Henry Boot PLC will post 18.2106097 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Jefferies Financial Group upped their price target on Henry Boot from GBX 262 to GBX 264 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, Henry Boot has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of GBX 264.

About Henry Boot

Henry Boot is one of the UK’s leading land, property development, home building and construction businesses – and we’ve been transforming land and spaces since 1886. Listed on the London Stock Exchange since 1919, we’re renowned for quality, expertise, delivery and a partnership approach across the group – which comprises, Hallam Land, HBD, Stonebridge, Henry Boot Construction, Banner Plant and Road Link.

Operating across the UK, and employing over 500 people, we focus on three key markets: urban development, industrial and logistics and residential.