Harworth Group (LON:HWG) Insider Chris Birch Acquires 89 Shares

Harworth Group plc (LON:HWG) insider Chris Birch acquired 89 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 15th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 168 per share, with a total value of £149.52.

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

• 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 transaction of GBX 0.
• On Monday, November 17th, Chris Birch bought 94 shares of Harworth Group stock. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 161 per share, with a total value of £151.34.

Harworth Group Stock Down 0.3%

Harworth Group stock opened at GBX 165 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.13, a current ratio of 2.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 13.88. The company has a market capitalization of £534.96 million, a PE ratio of 10.51 and a beta of 0.74. The firm’s fifty day moving average is GBX 163.87 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 170.70. Harworth Group plc has a 12-month low of GBX 158 and a 12-month high of GBX 190.50.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have issued reports on HWG. Jefferies Financial Group increased their price target on Harworth Group from GBX 210 to GBX 212 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 28th. Panmure Gordon restated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 215 price target on shares of Harworth Group in a research note on Monday. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Harworth Group currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of GBX 212.33.

Trending Headlines about Harworth Group

Here are the key news stories impacting Harworth Group this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Panmure Gordon reaffirmed its “buy” rating and set a GBX 215 price target — a material premium to current levels, supporting upside expectations for HWG. Read More. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Harworth reported £110.2m in sales for 2025, which signals revenue momentum for its brownfield/regeneration-led business and underpins earnings prospects. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Insider buying: three directors (Lynda Shillaw, Chris Birch and Katerina Patmore) each purchased 89 shares at GBX 168 on Jan 15 (total 267 shares), which is a constructive signal of management confidence—though the sizes are small. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Harworth issued 1,636 new ordinary shares to satisfy employee incentive awards. The issuance is administratively routine and very small relative to the company’s market cap, so dilution impact is negligible. Read More.

About Harworth Group

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.