Andrew Livingston Acquires 18 Shares of Howden Joinery Group (LON:HWDN) Stock

Howden Joinery Group Plc (LON:HWDN) insider Andrew Livingston bought 18 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 12th. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 859 per share, for a total transaction of £154.62.

Andrew Livingston also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, February 12th, Andrew Livingston bought 17 shares of Howden Joinery Group stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 889 per share, with a total value of £151.13.
• On Friday, January 16th, Andrew Livingston bought 17 shares of Howden Joinery Group stock. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 859 per share, with a total value of £146.03.

Howden Joinery Group Stock Down 1.2%

Shares of LON HWDN opened at GBX 838.50 on Monday. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 862.68 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 842.02. Howden Joinery Group Plc has a 52 week low of GBX 647.10 and a 52 week high of GBX 981. The company has a market cap of £4.52 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.11, a P/E/G ratio of 1.96 and a beta of 1.33. The company has a quick ratio of 0.94, a current ratio of 2.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 110.24.

Howden Joinery Group (LON:HWDN) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 26th. The company reported GBX 49.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Howden Joinery Group had a return on equity of 23.58% and a net margin of 11.07%. Research analysts anticipate that Howden Joinery Group Plc will post 52.8073286 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on Howden Joinery Group from GBX 884 to GBX 900 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 3rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of GBX 918.75.

Howden Joinery Group Company Profile

Howden Joinery Group Plc is the parent company of Howdens.

Howdens sells kitchens and joinery products to trade customers, primarily small local builders, through a network of over 850 UK depots. The business also operates over 70 depots across France, the Republic of Ireland, and Belgium.

Howdens only sells to the trade – they have the expertise to ensure that our products are fitted to the highest possible standards. Local Howdens depots build trusted partnerships with trade professionals, helping them to exceed their customers’ expectations and allowing their businesses and ours to profit from doing so.