James Halstead plc (LON:JHD) Insider Russell Whiting Purchases 14,363 Shares

James Halstead plc (LON:JHD) insider Russell Whiting acquired 14,363 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, April 11th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 139 ($1.83) per share, for a total transaction of £19,964.57 ($26,324.59).

James Halstead Stock Up 0.4 %

Shares of LON:JHD opened at GBX 139.50 ($1.84) on Tuesday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of GBX 151.41 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 172.26. James Halstead plc has a 52-week low of GBX 127.50 ($1.68) and a 52-week high of GBX 207 ($2.73). The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.52, a quick ratio of 1.13 and a current ratio of 3.34. The firm has a market capitalization of £583.52 million, a PE ratio of 14.05, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.19 and a beta of 0.31.

James Halstead (LON:JHD) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 27th. The company reported GBX 5 ($0.07) EPS for the quarter. James Halstead had a net margin of 15.10% and a return on equity of 23.72%. As a group, research analysts anticipate that James Halstead plc will post 10.670194 EPS for the current fiscal year.

James Halstead Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 6th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 8th will be paid a dividend of GBX 2.75 ($0.04) per share. This represents a dividend yield of 1.87%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 8th. James Halstead’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 90.67%.

About James Halstead

James Halstead (LSE: JHD) is a global manufacturer and supplier of flooring for commercial and domestic purposes. It has manufacturing operations across the United Kingdom, Europe and Scandinavia, Australasia and Asia, and Rest of the World markets and supplies to customers all around the world. The Company’s brands include Polyflor, Palettone, Camaro, Polysafe, Recofloor and Expona.