Henry Boot (LON:BOOT) Insider Purchases £17,455.68 in Stock

Henry Boot PLC (LON:BOOT) insider Darren Littlewood bought 10,032 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, April 28th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 174 per share, with a total value of £17,455.68.

Darren Littlewood also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, April 27th, Darren Littlewood sold 6,872 shares of Henry Boot stock. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 173, for a total value of £11,888.56.

Henry Boot Price Performance

BOOT traded down GBX 6 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting GBX 169. The stock had a trading volume of 85,342 shares, compared to its average volume of 82,961. The company has a market cap of £226.83 million, a P/E ratio of 9.88, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of -11.97 and a beta of 0.31. The business has a fifty day moving average of GBX 183.48 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 205.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 27.55, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a current ratio of 4.85. Henry Boot PLC has a 1 year low of GBX 166 and a 1 year high of GBX 249.50.

Henry Boot (LON:BOOT) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, March 24th. The company reported GBX 15.90 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Henry Boot had a return on equity of 5.16% and a net margin of 8.55%. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Henry Boot PLC will post 18.2106097 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have issued reports on BOOT. Jefferies Financial Group cut their target price on Henry Boot from GBX 266 to GBX 195 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 2nd. Berenberg Bank cut their target price on Henry Boot from GBX 326 to GBX 230 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 2nd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat, Henry Boot presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 212.50.

About Henry Boot

Henry Boot is one of the UK’s leading land, property development, home building and construction businesses – and we’ve been transforming land and spaces since 1886. Listed on the London Stock Exchange since 1919, we’re renowned for quality, expertise, delivery and a partnership approach across the group – which comprises, Hallam Land, HBD, Stonebridge, Henry Boot Construction, Banner Plant and Road Link.

Operating across the UK, and employing over 500 people, we focus on three key markets: urban development, industrial and logistics and residential.