Andrew Livingston Purchases 18 Shares of Howden Joinery Group (LON:HWDN) Stock

Howden Joinery Group Plc (LON:HWDN) insider Andrew Livingston acquired 18 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 12th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 859 per share, with a total value of £154.62.

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

• On Thursday, February 12th, Andrew Livingston acquired 17 shares of Howden Joinery Group stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 889 per share, for a total transaction of £151.13.
• On Friday, January 16th, Andrew Livingston purchased 17 shares of Howden Joinery Group stock. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 859 per share, for a total transaction of £146.03.

Howden Joinery Group Trading Down 0.8%

LON:HWDN opened at GBX 825.50 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 110.24, a current ratio of 2.10 and a quick ratio of 0.94. Howden Joinery Group Plc has a fifty-two week low of GBX 647.10 and a fifty-two week high of GBX 981. The stock’s 50-day moving average is GBX 862.51 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 841.85. The stock has a market cap of £4.45 billion, a PE ratio of 17.83, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.96 and a beta of 1.33.

Howden Joinery Group (LON:HWDN) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The company reported GBX 49.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Howden Joinery Group had a net margin of 11.07% and a return on equity of 23.58%. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Howden Joinery Group Plc will post 52.8073286 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on shares of Howden Joinery Group from GBX 884 to GBX 900 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 3rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock 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.