Henry Boot (LON:BOOT) Hits New 1-Year Low – What’s Next?

Henry Boot PLC (LON:BOOT)’s share price reached a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Thursday . The stock traded as low as GBX 169 and last traded at GBX 172, with a volume of 40643 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at GBX 174.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Berenberg Bank reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 326 price target on shares of Henry Boot in a research report on Tuesday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 295.

Henry Boot Stock Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.99, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a current ratio of 4.85. The stock’s 50-day moving average is GBX 193.90 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 211.61. The firm has a market cap of £230.79 million, a P/E ratio of 9.10, a PEG ratio of -11.97 and a beta of 0.32.

Henry Boot (LON:BOOT) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, March 24th. The company reported GBX 15.90 earnings per share for the quarter. Henry Boot had a return on equity of 5.16% and a net margin of 8.55%. On average, research analysts predict that Henry Boot PLC will post 18.2106097 earnings per share for the current year.

Henry Boot Company Profile

Henry Boot is one of the UK’s leading land, property development, home building and construction businesses – and we’ve been transforming land and spaces since 1886. Listed on the London Stock Exchange since 1919, we’re renowned for quality, expertise, delivery and a partnership approach across the group – which comprises, Hallam Land, HBD, Stonebridge, Henry Boot Construction, Banner Plant and Road Link.

Operating across the UK, and employing over 500 people, we focus on three key markets: urban development, industrial and logistics and residential.