Howden Joinery Group Plc (LON:HWDN) Given Average Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" by Analysts

Howden Joinery Group Plc (LON:HWDN - Get Free Report) has been assigned a consensus recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from the six analysts that are covering the company, Marketbeat reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month target price among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is GBX 951.50 ($12.00).

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on shares of Howden Joinery Group from GBX 680 ($8.58) to GBX 849 ($10.71) and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Berenberg Bank restated a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 975 ($12.30) price objective on shares of Howden Joinery Group in a research report on Thursday, November 7th.

Howden Joinery Group Price Performance

LON:HWDN traded down GBX 9.50 ($0.12) during trading hours on Friday, hitting GBX 845 ($10.66). 597,872 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 6,105,596. The company has a market cap of £4.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.11, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.96 and a beta of 1.07. Howden Joinery Group has a 1 year low of GBX 736 ($9.29) and a 1 year high of GBX 982.50 ($12.40). The stock has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 798.93 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 856.47. The company has a quick ratio of 0.94, a current ratio of 1.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 60.20.

Howden Joinery Group Company Profile

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.