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

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

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

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

Harworth Group Trading Up 2.2%

Shares of Harworth Group stock opened at GBX 164 on Wednesday. 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 company has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 164.30 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 167.29. The stock has a market cap of £531.73 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.45 and a beta of 0.74. Harworth Group plc has a 12-month low of GBX 158 and a 12-month high of GBX 190.50.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on HWG shares. Berenberg Bank boosted their price objective on Harworth Group from GBX 201 to GBX 202 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, January 26th. Jefferies Financial Group increased their price target on shares of Harworth Group from GBX 210 to GBX 212 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th. Finally, Panmure Gordon restated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 215 price objective 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, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and an average 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.