Jonathan James Sykes Sells 240,000 Shares of Henry Boot PLC (LON:BOOT) Stock

Henry Boot PLC (LON:BOOT) insider Jonathan James Sykes sold 240,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, April 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 205 ($2.66), for a total value of £492,000 ($638,878.07).

Jonathan James Sykes also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, February 21st, Jonathan James Sykes sold 150,000 shares of Henry Boot stock. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 200 ($2.60), for a total value of £300,000 ($389,559.80).
• On Wednesday, February 12th, Jonathan James Sykes sold 4,818 shares of Henry Boot stock. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 205 ($2.66), for a total value of £9,876.90 ($12,825.48).

Henry Boot Price Performance

Shares of Henry Boot stock opened at GBX 208 ($2.70) on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.84, a current ratio of 2.14 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 29.17. The stock has a market capitalization of £279.49 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.74, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of -11.97 and a beta of 0.80. Henry Boot PLC has a twelve month low of GBX 175 ($2.27) and a twelve month high of GBX 245 ($3.18). The company has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 204.70 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 218.81.

Henry Boot (LON:BOOT) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 25th. The company reported GBX 17.40 ($0.23) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Henry Boot had a return on equity of 2.79% and a net margin of 3.96%. Analysts forecast that Henry Boot PLC will post 18.2106097 EPS for the current year.

Henry Boot Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 30th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 1st will be given a GBX 4.62 ($0.06) dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 1st. This is a boost from Henry Boot’s previous dividend of $3.08. This represents a dividend yield of 2.23%. Henry Boot’s payout ratio is presently 83.25%.

Henry Boot Company Profile

Henry Boot is one of the UK’s leading land, property development, home building and construction businesses – and we’ve been transforming land and spaces since 1886. Listed on the London Stock Exchange since 1919, we’re renowned for quality, expertise, delivery and a partnership approach across the group – which comprises, Hallam Land, HBD, Stonebridge, Henry Boot Construction, Banner Plant and Road Link.

Operating across the UK, and employing over 500 people, we focus on three key markets: urban development, industrial and logistics and residential.