Henry Boot PLC (LON:BOOT) Insider Timothy Andrew Roberts Buys 23,100 Shares

Henry Boot PLC (LON:BOOTGet Free Report) insider Timothy Andrew Roberts purchased 23,100 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, April 29th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 215 ($2.88) per share, for a total transaction of £49,665 ($66,610.78).

Henry Boot Stock Performance

Shares of Henry Boot stock opened at GBX 213 ($2.86) on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 2.14, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 29.17. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 207.01 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 216.35. The stock has a market cap of £286.21 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.33, a PEG ratio of -11.97 and a beta of 0.80. Henry Boot PLC has a 12-month low of GBX 180.50 ($2.42) and a 12-month high of GBX 245 ($3.29).

Henry Boot (LON:BOOTGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 25th. The company reported GBX 17.40 ($0.23) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Henry Boot had a net margin of 3.96% and a return on equity of 2.79%. On average, equities analysts forecast that Henry Boot PLC will post 18.2106097 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Henry Boot Increases Dividend

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

About Henry Boot

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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.

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