Henry Boot PLC (LON:BOOT - Get Free Report)'s share price fell 2.8% during trading on Monday . The stock traded as low as GBX 196.50 ($2.40) and last traded at GBX 207 ($2.53). 56,381 shares changed hands during trading, a decline of 15% from the average session volume of 66,535 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 213 ($2.61).
Henry Boot Trading Down 2.8 %
The stock has a fifty day moving average of GBX 226.61 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 224.47. The company has a market capitalization of £276.63 million, a PE ratio of 2,587.50, a PEG ratio of -11.97 and a beta of 0.80. The company has a current ratio of 2.14, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 28.98.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other news, insider Peter Mawson sold 13,200 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 231 ($2.83), for a total transaction of £30,492 ($37,312.78). Insiders own 69.46% of the company's stock.
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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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