Insider Buying: Harworth Group (LON:HWG) Insider Acquires £150.36 in Stock

Harworth Group plc (LON:HWG) insider Lynda Shillaw purchased 84 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 17th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 179 per share, for a total transaction of £150.36.

Lynda Shillaw also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, July 15th, Lynda Shillaw bought 118 shares of Harworth Group stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 127 per share, with a total value of £149.86.
• On Tuesday, May 26th, Lynda Shillaw purchased 175 shares of Harworth Group stock. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 124 per share, for a total transaction of £217.

Harworth Group Price Performance

LON HWG traded down GBX 3.40 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting GBX 176.20. The stock had a trading volume of 76,761 shares, compared to its average volume of 558,295. The firm’s 50 day moving average is GBX 135.57 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 144.29. Harworth Group plc has a twelve month low of GBX 116.80 and a twelve month high of GBX 184. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 24.93, a current ratio of 457.81 and a quick ratio of 1.13. The stock has a market capitalization of £573.04 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 62.93 and a beta of 0.54.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

HWG has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Peel Hunt restated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 200 price target on shares of Harworth Group in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 170 target price on shares of Harworth Group in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, Harworth Group currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 196.75.

Harworth Group Company Profile

Harworth Group plc is a leading sustainable regenerator of land and property for development and investment which owns, develops and manages a portfolio of over 14,000 acres of land on around 100 sites located throughout the North of England and Midlands. The Group specialises in the regeneration of large, complex sites, in particular former industrial sites, into new residential and industrial & logistics developments. Visit www.harworthgroup.com for further information.