Howden Joinery Group Plc (LON:HWDN - Get Free Report) insider Tim Lodge purchased 7,500 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Monday, March 3rd. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 772 ($9.81) per share, for a total transaction of £57,900 ($73,579.87).
Howden Joinery Group Stock Down 0.7 %
HWDN stock opened at GBX 767.60 ($9.75) on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 60.20, a quick ratio of 0.94 and a current ratio of 1.99. The company has a market capitalization of £4.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.45, a PEG ratio of 1.96 and a beta of 1.07. Howden Joinery Group Plc has a fifty-two week low of GBX 736 ($9.35) and a fifty-two week high of GBX 982.50 ($12.49). The stock has a fifty day moving average of GBX 800.79 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 852.95.
Howden Joinery Group (LON:HWDN - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 27th. The company reported GBX 45.60 ($0.58) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Howden Joinery Group had a return on equity of 25.70% and a net margin of 10.82%. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Howden Joinery Group Plc will post 52.8073286 earnings per share for the current year.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
HWDN has been the topic of a number of research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on Howden Joinery Group from GBX 680 ($8.64) to GBX 849 ($10.79) and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. Berenberg Bank restated a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 975 ($12.39) price objective on shares of Howden Joinery Group in a research note on Thursday, November 7th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Howden Joinery Group presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of GBX 968.80 ($12.31).
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Howden Joinery Group Company Profile
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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.
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