Henry Boot (LON:BOOT - Get Free Report) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday. The company reported GBX 17.40 ($0.23) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, Digital Look Earnings reports. Henry Boot had a net margin of 3.96% and a return on equity of 2.79%.
Henry Boot Stock Up 1.4 %
Henry Boot stock traded up GBX 3 ($0.04) during midday trading on Friday, reaching GBX 210 ($2.72). The company's stock had a trading volume of 5,660 shares, compared to its average volume of 79,797. 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 stock has a market capitalization of £282.18 million, a P/E ratio of 24.98, a PEG ratio of -11.97 and a beta of 0.80. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is GBX 204.92 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 219.10. Henry Boot has a 52-week low of GBX 175 ($2.27) and a 52-week high of GBX 245 ($3.17).
Henry Boot Increases Dividend
The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 30th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 1st will be paid a dividend of GBX 4.62 ($0.06) per share. This represents a yield of 2.23%. This is an increase from Henry Boot's previous dividend of $3.08. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 1st. Henry Boot's payout ratio is 83.25%.
Insider Transactions at Henry Boot
In related news, insider Jonathan James Sykes sold 150,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Friday, February 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 200 ($2.59), for a total value of £300,000 ($388,299.25). Insiders own 69.46% of the company's stock.
About Henry Boot
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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.
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