Henry Boot PLC (LON:BOOT - Get Free Report) insider Jonathan James Sykes sold 240,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, April 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 205 ($2.64), for a total value of £492,000 ($634,674.92).
Jonathan James Sykes also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Friday, February 21st, Jonathan James Sykes sold 150,000 shares of Henry Boot stock. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 200 ($2.58), for a total value of £300,000 ($386,996.90).
- On Wednesday, February 12th, Jonathan James Sykes sold 4,818 shares of Henry Boot stock. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 205 ($2.64), for a total value of £9,876.90 ($12,741.10).
Henry Boot Price Performance
Henry Boot stock remained flat at GBX 208 ($2.68) during mid-day trading on Friday. The company's stock had a trading volume of 303,118 shares, compared to its average volume of 90,904. Henry Boot PLC has a 52-week low of GBX 175 ($2.26) and a 52-week high of GBX 245 ($3.16). The firm has a market cap of £279.49 million, a P/E ratio of 24.74, a PEG ratio of -11.97 and a beta of 0.80. The company has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 204.52 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 218.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 29.17, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a current ratio of 2.14.
Henry Boot (LON:BOOT - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, March 25th. The company reported GBX 17.40 ($0.22) EPS for the quarter. Henry Boot had a net margin of 3.96% and a return on equity of 2.79%. On average, analysts expect that Henry Boot PLC will post 18.2106097 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Henry Boot Increases Dividend
The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 30th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 1st will be paid a GBX 4.62 ($0.06) dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 2.23%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 1st. This is an increase from Henry Boot's previous dividend of $3.08. Henry Boot's payout ratio is currently 83.25%.
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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