Howden Joinery Group Plc (LON:HWDN) Insider Andrew Livingston Buys 17,707 Shares

Howden Joinery Group Plc (LON:HWDN - Get Free Report) insider Andrew Livingston bought 17,707 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 26th. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 750 ($9.70) per share, for a total transaction of £132,802.50 ($171,712.57).

Andrew Livingston also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, March 19th, Andrew Livingston acquired 21 shares of Howden Joinery Group stock. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 743 ($9.61) per share, with a total value of £156.03 ($201.75).
• On Wednesday, February 19th, Andrew Livingston bought 18 shares of Howden Joinery Group stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 831 ($10.74) per share, with a total value of £149.58 ($193.41).

Howden Joinery Group Price Performance

Shares of HWDN traded down GBX 1 ($0.01) during trading hours on Friday, reaching GBX 737 ($9.53). 992,666 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 6,525,075. Howden Joinery Group Plc has a 12 month low of GBX 725.50 ($9.38) and a 12 month high of GBX 982.50 ($12.70). The company has a current ratio of 1.99, a quick ratio of 0.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 60.20. The stock has a market cap of £4.02 billion, a PE ratio of 15.80, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.96 and a beta of 1.07. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is GBX 787.61 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 827.42.

Howden Joinery Group (LON:HWDN - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 27th. The company reported GBX 45.60 ($0.59) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Howden Joinery Group had a net margin of 10.82% and a return on equity of 25.70%. Equities analysts expect that Howden Joinery Group Plc will post 52.8073286 EPS for the current year.

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Howden Joinery Group Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 23rd. Investors of record on Thursday, April 10th will be paid a GBX 16.30 ($0.21) dividend. This represents a yield of 2.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 10th. This is a boost from Howden Joinery Group's previous dividend of $4.90. Howden Joinery Group's dividend payout ratio is currently 45.01%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on shares of Howden Joinery Group from GBX 680 ($8.79) to GBX 849 ($10.98) and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of GBX 968.80 ($12.53).

About Howden Joinery Group

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.