Henry Boot (LON:BOOT) Insider Purchases £15,400 in Stock

Henry Boot PLC (LON:BOOT) insider Earl Sibley purchased 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 23rd. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 154 per share, with a total value of £15,400.

Henry Boot Trading Down 1.0%

BOOT stock opened at GBX 151 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of £202.78 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.83, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of -11.97 and a beta of 0.23. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 27.55, a current ratio of 4.85 and a quick ratio of 0.83. Henry Boot PLC has a one year low of GBX 133.50 and a one year high of GBX 237. The company has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 163.15 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 180.32.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have commented on BOOT shares. Berenberg Bank reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 219 price target on shares of Henry Boot in a research report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 226 price objective on shares of Henry Boot in a research report on Monday, June 8th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 222.50.

About Henry Boot

Henry Boot is one of the UK’s leading land, property development and home building businesses – and we’ve been transforming land and spaces since 1886. Listed on the London Stock Exchange for nearly 100 years, we’re renowned for quality, expertise, delivery and a partnership approach across the group – which comprises Hallam Land, HBD, Stonebridge Homes and Banner Plant.

Operating across the UK, and employing over 400 people, we focus on three key markets: residential, industrial and logistics, and urban development.