Howden Joinery Group Plc (LON:HWDN) Insider Acquires £150.78 in Stock

Howden Joinery Group Plc (LON:HWDN) insider Andrew Livingston acquired 21 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 17th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 718 ($9.58) per share, for a total transaction of £150.78 ($201.12).

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

• On Wednesday, March 26th, Andrew Livingston acquired 17,707 shares of Howden Joinery Group stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 750 ($10.00) per share, with a total value of £132,802.50 ($177,140.86).
• On Wednesday, March 19th, Andrew Livingston acquired 21 shares of Howden Joinery Group stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 743 ($9.91) per share, with a total value of £156.03 ($208.12).
• 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 ($11.08) per share, for a total transaction of £149.58 ($199.52).

Howden Joinery Group Stock Performance

Shares of HWDN stock opened at GBX 720 ($9.60) on Friday. The firm’s 50 day moving average is GBX 741.87 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 796.01. The stock has a market capitalization of £3.93 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.43, a PEG ratio of 1.96 and a beta of 1.07. Howden Joinery Group Plc has a 12 month low of GBX 647.10 ($8.63) and a 12 month high of GBX 982.50 ($13.11). The company has a current ratio of 1.99, a quick ratio of 0.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 60.20.

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

Howden Joinery Group Increases Dividend

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