Henry Boot PLC (LON:BOOT - Get Free Report) announced a dividend on Tuesday, March 25th, DividendData.Co.Uk reports. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 1st will be paid a dividend of GBX 4.62 ($0.06) per share on Friday, May 30th. This represents a yield of 2.23%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 1st. This is a 50.0% increase from Henry Boot's previous dividend of $3.08. The official announcement can be viewed at this link.
Henry Boot Trading Up 1.4 %
Shares of BOOT stock traded up GBX 3 ($0.04) during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching GBX 210 ($2.72). The stock had a trading volume of 5,660 shares, compared to its average volume of 79,797. The company has a current ratio of 2.14, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 29.17. The stock's 50-day moving average price is GBX 204.92 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 219.10. The firm has a market capitalization of £282.18 million, a PE ratio of 24.98, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of -11.97 and a beta of 0.80. Henry Boot has a 52-week low of GBX 175 ($2.27) and a 52-week high of GBX 245 ($3.17).
Henry Boot (LON:BOOT - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 25th. The company reported GBX 17.40 ($0.23) EPS for the quarter. Henry Boot had a return on equity of 2.79% and a net margin of 3.96%. Equities analysts expect that Henry Boot will post 18.2106097 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Insider Buying and Selling
In related news, insider Jonathan James Sykes sold 150,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 200 ($2.59), for a total value of £300,000 ($388,299.25). 69.46% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
Henry Boot Company Profile
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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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