Insider Buying: Howden Joinery Group Plc (LON:HWDN) Insider Purchases 21 Shares of Stock

Howden Joinery Group Plc (LON:HWDN) insider Andrew Livingston purchased 21 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, April 17th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 718 ($9.61) per share, with a total value of £150.78 ($201.77).

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

• On Wednesday, March 26th, Andrew Livingston purchased 17,707 shares of Howden Joinery Group stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 750 ($10.04) per share, for a total transaction of £132,802.50 ($177,709.76).
• On Wednesday, March 19th, Andrew Livingston acquired 21 shares of Howden Joinery Group stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 743 ($9.94) per share, for a total transaction of £156.03 ($208.79).
• On Wednesday, February 19th, Andrew Livingston purchased 18 shares of Howden Joinery Group stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 831 ($11.12) per share, with a total value of £149.58 ($200.16).

Howden Joinery Group Stock Performance

LON:HWDN opened at GBX 718.23 ($9.61) on Tuesday. Howden Joinery Group Plc has a 1-year low of GBX 647.10 ($8.66) and a 1-year high of GBX 982.50 ($13.15). The stock has a market cap of £3.92 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.40, a PEG ratio of 1.96 and a beta of 1.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 60.20, a current ratio of 1.99 and a quick ratio of 0.94. The firm has a 50-day moving average of GBX 750.06 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 798.33.

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

Howden Joinery Group Increases Dividend

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

Howden Joinery Group Company Profile

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.