Howden Joinery Group Plc (LON:HWDN) Receives GBX 951.50 Consensus Target Price from Brokerages

Shares of Howden Joinery Group Plc (LON:HWDN - Get Free Report) have received an average recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from the six analysts that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price target among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is GBX 951.50 ($11.73).

HWDN has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Berenberg Bank restated a "buy" rating and set a GBX 975 ($12.02) price target on shares of Howden Joinery Group in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on Howden Joinery Group from GBX 680 ($8.38) to GBX 849 ($10.47) and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday, December 5th.

Insider Buying and Selling at Howden Joinery Group

In other news, insider Suzy Neubert bought 7,305 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 12th. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 821 ($10.12) per share, with a total value of £59,974.05 ($73,950.74). In the last ninety days, insiders have purchased 7,328 shares of company stock valued at $6,016,329. 0.47% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Howden Joinery Group Stock Performance

HWDN stock traded down GBX 0.50 ($0.01) during midday trading on Monday, reaching GBX 787 ($9.70). 553,454 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 13,069,609. The firm has a market capitalization of £4.33 billion, a PE ratio of 1,710.87, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.96 and a beta of 1.07. The company has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 802.11 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 871.96. Howden Joinery Group has a 52 week low of GBX 736 ($9.08) and a 52 week high of GBX 982.50 ($12.11). The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 75.88, a quick ratio of 0.94 and a current ratio of 1.99.

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.