Howden Joinery Group (LON:HWDN) Insider Buys £151.13 in Stock

Howden Joinery Group Plc (LON:HWDN) insider Andrew Livingston acquired 17 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 12th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 889 per share, with a total value of £151.13.

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

• On Friday, January 16th, Andrew Livingston acquired 17 shares of Howden Joinery Group stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 859 per share, with a total value of £146.03.
• On Friday, November 21st, Andrew Livingston purchased 4,033 shares of Howden Joinery Group stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 807 per share, with a total value of £32,546.31.
• On Wednesday, November 19th, Andrew Livingston bought 19 shares of Howden Joinery Group stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 787 per share, for a total transaction of £149.53.

Howden Joinery Group Price Performance

Howden Joinery Group stock opened at GBX 869 on Thursday. The stock’s 50 day moving average is GBX 844.67 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 840.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 60.20, a current ratio of 1.99 and a quick ratio of 0.94. Howden Joinery Group Plc has a one year low of GBX 647.10 and a one year high of GBX 939.85. The firm has a market cap of £4.68 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.77, a P/E/G ratio of 1.96 and a beta of 1.07.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on HWDN shares. Berenberg Bank restated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 975 target price on shares of Howden Joinery Group in a research note on Thursday, November 6th. Royal Bank Of Canada restated a “sector perform” rating and set a GBX 900 target price on shares of Howden Joinery Group in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on shares of Howden Joinery Group from GBX 884 to GBX 900 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 3rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Howden Joinery Group presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of GBX 918.75.

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. Local Howdens depots build trusted partnerships with trade professionals, helping them to exceed their customers’ expectations and allowing their businesses and ours to profit from doing so.