Harworth Group (LON:HWG) Insider Chris Birch Acquires 91 Shares

Harworth Group plc (LON:HWG) insider Chris Birch bought 91 shares of Harworth Group stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 15th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 164 per share, for a total transaction of £149.24.

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

• On Monday, September 15th, Chris Birch bought 88 shares of Harworth Group stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 171 per share, for a total transaction of £150.48.

Harworth Group Trading Up 0.9%

LON HWG opened at GBX 163.50 on Friday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is GBX 171.71 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 175.15. Harworth Group plc has a 52 week low of GBX 155 and a 52 week high of GBX 190.50. The company has a current ratio of 2.59, a quick ratio of 1.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 13.88. The stock has a market cap of £529.98 million, a P/E ratio of 1,041.40 and a beta of 0.74.

Harworth Group (LON:HWG) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, September 16th. The company reported GBX 3 EPS for the quarter. Harworth Group had a net margin of 52.25% and a return on equity of 7.75%. Equities research analysts predict that Harworth Group plc will post 15.3212521 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have recently commented on HWG shares. Peel Hunt reissued a “buy” rating and set a GBX 210 target price on shares of Harworth Group in a research report on Monday, September 15th. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 210 price target on shares of Harworth Group in a report on Tuesday, August 5th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of GBX 210.

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.