Russell Whiting Buys 14,363 Shares of James Halstead plc (LON:JHD) Stock

James Halstead plc (LON:JHD) insider Russell Whiting acquired 14,363 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, April 11th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 139 ($1.83) per share, for a total transaction of £19,964.57 ($26,324.59).

James Halstead Stock Up 0.4 %

Shares of LON:JHD opened at GBX 139.50 ($1.84) on Tuesday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 151.41 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 172.26. The company has a current ratio of 3.34, a quick ratio of 1.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.52. The stock has a market capitalization of £583.52 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.05, a PEG ratio of 3.19 and a beta of 0.31. James Halstead plc has a 12-month low of GBX 127.50 ($1.68) and a 12-month high of GBX 207 ($2.73).

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

James Halstead Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 6th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 8th will be issued a GBX 2.75 ($0.04) dividend. This represents a yield of 1.87%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 8th. James Halstead’s dividend payout ratio is currently 90.67%.

About James Halstead

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.