Insider Buying: Howden Joinery Group Plc (LON:HWDN) Insider Purchases 17 Shares of Stock

Howden Joinery Group Plc (LON:HWDN) insider Andrew Livingston acquired 17 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, May 19th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 838 ($11.19) per share, for a total transaction of £142.46 ($190.28).

Andrew Livingston also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, April 17th, Andrew Livingston acquired 21 shares of Howden Joinery Group stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 718 ($9.59) per share, with a total value of £150.78 ($201.39).
• On Wednesday, March 26th, Andrew Livingston purchased 17,707 shares of Howden Joinery Group stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 750 ($10.02) per share, with a total value of £132,802.50 ($177,377.45).
• On Wednesday, March 19th, Andrew Livingston acquired 21 shares of Howden Joinery Group stock. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 743 ($9.92) per share, for a total transaction of £156.03 ($208.40).
• On Wednesday, February 19th, Andrew Livingston purchased 18 shares of Howden Joinery Group stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 831 ($11.10) per share, with a total value of £149.58 ($199.79).

Howden Joinery Group Price Performance

Howden Joinery Group stock opened at GBX 846 ($11.30) on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.94, a current ratio of 1.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 60.20. The stock has a market cap of £4.62 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.13, a P/E/G ratio of 1.96 and a beta of 1.07. The company’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 746.16 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 784.43. Howden Joinery Group Plc has a 52 week low of GBX 647.10 ($8.64) and a 52 week high of GBX 982.50 ($13.12).

Howden Joinery Group (LON:HWDN) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 27th. The company reported GBX 45.60 ($0.61) earnings per share for the quarter. Howden Joinery Group had a net margin of 10.82% and a return on equity of 25.70%. On average, equities analysts predict that Howden Joinery Group Plc will post 52.8073286 earnings per share for the current year.

Howden Joinery Group Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 23rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 10th will be given a dividend of GBX 16.30 ($0.22) per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 10th. This is a boost from Howden Joinery Group’s previous dividend of $4.90. This represents a dividend yield of 2.2%. Howden Joinery Group’s dividend payout ratio is currently 45.01%.

About Howden Joinery Group

Howden Joinery Group Plc is the parent company of Howdens.

Howdens sells kitchens and joinery products to trade customers, primarily small local builders, through a network of over 850 UK depots. The business also operates over 70 depots across France, the Republic of Ireland, and Belgium.

Howdens only sells to the trade – they have the expertise to ensure that our products are fitted to the highest possible standards.