Chris Birch Acquires 93 Shares of Harworth Group (LON:HWG) Stock

Harworth Group plc (LON:HWG) insider Chris Birch bought 93 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 16th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 161 per share, for a total transaction of £149.73.

Chris Birch also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, January 15th, Chris Birch purchased 89 shares of Harworth Group stock. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 168 per share, with a total value of £149.52.
• On Monday, November 24th, Chris Birch sold 0 shares of Harworth Group stock. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 161, for a total value of GBX 0.

Harworth Group Stock Down 0.2%

HWG traded down GBX 0.34 on Tuesday, hitting GBX 160.16. 7,331 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 472,093. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 164.29 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 167.44. The company has a current ratio of 2.59, a quick ratio of 1.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 13.88. Harworth Group plc has a twelve month low of GBX 158 and a twelve month high of GBX 190.50. The company has a market cap of £519.28 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.20 and a beta of 0.74.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts recently weighed in on HWG shares. Jefferies Financial Group raised their target price on shares of Harworth Group from GBX 210 to GBX 212 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 28th. Berenberg Bank lifted their price objective on shares of Harworth Group from GBX 201 to GBX 202 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, January 26th. Finally, Panmure Gordon restated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 215 price target on shares of Harworth Group in a research note on Monday, January 19th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat.com, Harworth Group has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 209.75.

Harworth Group Company Profile

Harworth Group plc is a leading sustainable regenerator of land and property for development and investment which owns, develops and manages a portfolio of over 14,000 acres of land on around 100 sites located throughout the North of England and Midlands. The Group specialises in the regeneration of large, complex sites, in particular former industrial sites, into new residential and industrial & logistics developments. Visit www.harworthgroup.com for further information.