Henry Boot (LON:BOOT) Given “Buy” Rating at Jefferies Financial Group

Jefferies Financial Group reissued their buy rating on shares of Henry Boot (LON:BOOT) in a report issued on Friday morning,Digital Look reports. Jefferies Financial Group currently has a GBX 226 target price on the stock.

Separately, Berenberg Bank cut their price target on Henry Boot from GBX 326 to GBX 230 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 2nd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of GBX 228.

Henry Boot Price Performance

LON:BOOT opened at GBX 169 on Friday. Henry Boot has a one year low of GBX 162 and a one year high of GBX 249.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 27.55, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a current ratio of 4.85. The stock has a market cap of £226.83 million, a PE ratio of 9.88, a P/E/G ratio of -11.97 and a beta of 0.24. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 180.87 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 203.99.

Henry Boot (LON:BOOT) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 24th. The company reported GBX 15.90 EPS for the quarter. Henry Boot had a return on equity of 5.16% and a net margin of 8.55%. Equities research analysts expect that Henry Boot will post 18.2106097 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Henry Boot

In other Henry Boot news, insider Timothy Andrew Roberts purchased 16,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, April 28th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 173 per share, with a total value of £27,680. Also, insider Darren Littlewood purchased 10,032 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, April 28th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 174 per share, for a total transaction of £17,455.68. Corporate insiders own 6.36% of the company’s stock.

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.