Insider Buying: Taylor Wimpey plc (LON:TW) Insider Acquires 44,679 Shares of Stock

Taylor Wimpey plc (LON:TW - Get Free Report) insider Jennie Daly bought 44,679 shares of Taylor Wimpey stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 3rd. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 112 ($1.43) per share, with a total value of £50,040.48 ($64,014.94).

Jennie Daly also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, February 27th, Jennie Daly sold 358,158 shares of Taylor Wimpey stock. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 112 ($1.43), for a total value of £401,136.96 ($513,159.73).
• On Wednesday, January 8th, Jennie Daly purchased 133 shares of Taylor Wimpey stock. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 113 ($1.45) per share, with a total value of £150.29 ($192.26).

Taylor Wimpey Stock Up 0.1 %

Shares of LON:TW traded up GBX 0.10 ($0.00) during trading on Wednesday, reaching GBX 111.70 ($1.43). 37,707,614 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,409,451. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.79, a current ratio of 5.08 and a quick ratio of 0.71. The company has a market capitalization of £4.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.30, a PEG ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 1.81. The business's 50 day moving average price is GBX 116.46 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 137.64.

Taylor Wimpey (LON:TW - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 27th. The homebuilder reported GBX 8.40 ($0.11) EPS for the quarter. Taylor Wimpey had a net margin of 7.25% and a return on equity of 5.50%. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Taylor Wimpey plc will post 9.8339265 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

TW has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. downgraded Taylor Wimpey to a "neutral" rating and decreased their price target for the company from GBX 170 ($2.17) to GBX 150 ($1.92) in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 175 ($2.24) price objective on shares of Taylor Wimpey in a report on Monday.

Taylor Wimpey Company Profile

Taylor Wimpey plc operates as a homebuilder in the United Kingdom and Spain. It builds and delivers various homes and communities. Taylor Wimpey plc was incorporated in 1935 and is based in High Wycombe, the United Kingdom.