Insider Buying: Howden Joinery Group (LON:HWDN) Insider Acquires £154.62 in Stock

Howden Joinery Group Plc (LON:HWDN) insider Andrew Livingston acquired 18 shares of Howden Joinery Group stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 12th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 859 per share, for a total transaction of £154.62.

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

• On Thursday, February 12th, Andrew Livingston bought 17 shares of Howden Joinery Group stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 889 per share, with a total value of £151.13.
• On Friday, January 16th, Andrew Livingston bought 17 shares of Howden Joinery Group stock. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 859 per share, for a total transaction of £146.03.

Howden Joinery Group Trading Down 0.1%

Howden Joinery Group stock opened at GBX 825 on Thursday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is GBX 862.30 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 841.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 110.24, a quick ratio of 0.94 and a current ratio of 2.10. Howden Joinery Group Plc has a 1 year low of GBX 647.10 and a 1 year high of GBX 981. The company has a market cap of £4.45 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.82, a PEG ratio of 1.96 and a beta of 1.33.

Howden Joinery Group (LON:HWDN) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 26th. The company reported GBX 49.20 earnings per share for the quarter. Howden Joinery Group had a net margin of 11.07% and a return on equity of 23.58%. On average, equities analysts expect that Howden Joinery Group Plc will post 52.8073286 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on Howden Joinery Group from GBX 884 to GBX 900 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 3rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, 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.