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 on Tuesday, April 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 205 ($2.64), for a total transaction of £492,000 ($634,674.92).

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 ($2.58), for a total transaction of £300,000 ($386,996.90).
• 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 ($2.64), for a total value of £9,876.90 ($12,741.10).

Henry Boot Stock Performance

Shares of LON BOOT opened at GBX 208 ($2.68) on Friday. 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’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 204.52 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 218.66. Henry Boot PLC has a 52-week low of GBX 175 ($2.26) and a 52-week high of GBX 245 ($3.16). The stock has a market capitalization of £279.49 million, a P/E ratio of 24.74, a PEG ratio of -11.97 and a beta of 0.80.

Henry Boot (LON:BOOT) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 25th. The company reported GBX 17.40 ($0.22) earnings per share for the quarter. Henry Boot had a return on equity of 2.79% and a net margin of 3.96%. On average, analysts anticipate that Henry Boot PLC will post 18.2106097 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Henry Boot Increases Dividend

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

About Henry Boot

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.