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Insider Buying: James Halstead plc (LON:JHD) Insider Purchases 5,550 Shares of Stock

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James Halstead plc (LON:JHD - Get Free Report) insider Gordon Oliver bought 5,550 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, April 7th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 132 ($1.73) per share, with a total value of £7,326 ($9,589.01).

James Halstead Price Performance

JHD remained flat at GBX 139 ($1.82) during midday trading on Friday. 337,474 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 379,253. The stock has a market capitalization of £581.43 million, a P/E ratio of 14.00, a PEG ratio of 3.19 and a beta of 0.31. James Halstead plc has a 52-week low of GBX 127.50 ($1.67) and a 52-week high of GBX 207 ($2.71). The company's 50 day moving average price is GBX 152.06 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 172.50. The company has a current ratio of 3.34, a quick ratio of 1.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.52.

James Halstead (LON:JHD - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 27th. The company reported GBX 5 ($0.07) earnings per share for the quarter. James Halstead had a return on equity of 23.72% and a net margin of 15.10%. On average, research analysts expect that James Halstead plc will post 10.670194 EPS for the current year.

James Halstead Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 6th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 8th will be given a dividend of GBX 2.75 ($0.04) per share. This represents a yield of 1.87%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 8th. James Halstead's dividend payout ratio is 90.67%.

James Halstead Company Profile

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James Halstead LSE: JHD is a global manufacturer and supplier of flooring for commercial and domestic purposes. It has manufacturing operations across the United Kingdom, Europe and Scandinavia, Australasia and Asia, and Rest of the World markets and supplies to customers all around the world. The Company's brands include Polyflor, Palettone, Camaro, Polysafe, Recofloor and Expona.

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