Howden Joinery Group Plc (LON:HWDN - Get Free Report) hit a new 52-week low during trading on Monday . The company traded as low as GBX 647.10 ($8.47) and last traded at GBX 661.50 ($8.66), with a volume of 6374209 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 682.83 ($8.94).
Howden Joinery Group Trading Up 0.4 %
The firm has a fifty day moving average of GBX 763.04 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 807.17. The company has a market cap of £3.78 billion, a PE ratio of 14.84, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.96 and a beta of 1.07. The company has a current ratio of 1.99, a quick ratio of 0.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 60.20.
Howden Joinery Group (LON:HWDN - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 27th. The company reported GBX 45.60 ($0.60) earnings per share for the quarter. Howden Joinery Group had a net margin of 10.82% and a return on equity of 25.70%. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Howden Joinery Group Plc will post 52.8073286 EPS for the current year.
Howden Joinery Group Increases Dividend
The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 23rd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 10th will be issued a dividend of GBX 16.30 ($0.21) per share. This is a boost from Howden Joinery Group's previous dividend of $4.90. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 10th. This represents a yield of 2.2%. Howden Joinery Group's payout ratio is presently 45.01%.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other news, insider Andrew Livingston acquired 17,707 shares of Howden Joinery Group stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 26th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 750 ($9.82) per share, with a total value of £132,802.50 ($173,825.26). Also, insider Roisin Currie bought 1,387 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 3rd. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 717 ($9.38) per share, for a total transaction of £9,944.79 ($13,016.74). Insiders have purchased a total of 26,653 shares of company stock worth $20,110,770 over the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 0.47% of the company's stock.
Howden Joinery Group Company Profile
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Howden Joinery Group Plc is the parent company of Howdens.
Howdens sells kitchens and joinery products to trade customers, primarily small local builders, through a network of over 850 UK depots. The business also operates over 70 depots across France, the Republic of Ireland, and Belgium.
Howdens only sells to the trade - they have the expertise to ensure that our products are fitted to the highest possible standards.
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