Howden Joinery Group (LON:HWDN) Insider Acquires £149.40 in Stock

Howden Joinery Group Plc (LON:HWDN) insider Andrew Livingston bought 18 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 12th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 830 per share, for a total transaction of £149.40.

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

• On Friday, July 10th, Andrew Livingston bought 19 shares of Howden Joinery Group stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 776 per share, for a total transaction of £147.44.
• On Friday, June 12th, Andrew Livingston purchased 19 shares of Howden Joinery Group stock. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 800 per share, for a total transaction of £152.

Howden Joinery Group Price Performance

Shares of HWDN opened at GBX 825.80 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of £4.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.92, a P/E/G ratio of 1.96 and a beta of 1.29. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 62.35, a current ratio of 1.93 and a quick ratio of 0.94. The business’s 50-day moving average is GBX 804.95 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 815.10. Howden Joinery Group Plc has a fifty-two week low of GBX 713 and a fifty-two week high of GBX 981.

Howden Joinery Group (LON:HWDN) last released its earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The company reported GBX 17.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Howden Joinery Group had a net margin of 10.86% and a return on equity of 22.80%. Equities research analysts expect that Howden Joinery Group Plc will post 52.8073286 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have recently commented on HWDN. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “hold” rating and set a GBX 847 price target on shares of Howden Joinery Group in a report on Wednesday. Berenberg Bank reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a GBX 1,075 price objective on shares of Howden Joinery Group in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on shares of Howden Joinery Group from GBX 900 to GBX 955 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 30th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a GBX 1,210 price target on shares of Howden Joinery Group in a report on Wednesday, June 24th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada upgraded shares of Howden Joinery Group to a “sector perform” rating and raised their price objective for the company from GBX 900 to GBX 960 in a research report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Howden Joinery Group presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of GBX 1,009.40.

About Howden Joinery Group

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.