Key Points
- Insider purchase: Howden Joinery director Andrew Livingston bought 21 shares at GBX 741 each, investing £155.61. He has also made smaller purchases in July and August.
- Share performance: HWDN opened at GBX 736.50, below its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, with a 12-month range of GBX 713 to GBX 981 and a market capitalization of approximately £4.02 billion.
- Analyst view: Analysts have a consensus “Hold” rating and an average target price of GBX 1,009.40, though individual ratings range from “Buy” to “Hold.”
Howden Joinery Group Plc (LON:HWDN - Get Free Report) insider Andrew Livingston bought 21 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 11th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 741 per share, for a total transaction of £155.61.
Andrew Livingston also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Wednesday, August 12th, Andrew Livingston purchased 18 shares of Howden Joinery Group stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 830 per share, with a total value of £149.40.
- On Friday, July 10th, Andrew Livingston purchased 19 shares of Howden Joinery Group stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 776 per share, with a total value of £147.44.
Howden Joinery Group Price Performance
Shares of HWDN opened at GBX 736.50 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of £4.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.09, a PEG ratio of 1.96 and a beta of 1.29. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is GBX 791.47 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 803.41. Howden Joinery Group Plc has a twelve month low of GBX 713 and a twelve month high of GBX 981. The company has a current ratio of 1.93, a quick ratio of 0.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 62.35.
Howden Joinery Group (LON:HWDN - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The company reported GBX 17.30 EPS for the quarter. Howden Joinery Group had a net margin of 10.86% and a return on equity of 22.80%. Equities analysts forecast that Howden Joinery Group Plc will post 52.8073286 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Several research firms have recently issued reports on HWDN. Berenberg Bank reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a GBX 1,075 price objective on shares of Howden Joinery Group in a research report on Thursday, July 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on Howden Joinery Group from GBX 900 to GBX 955 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 30th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised Howden Joinery Group to a "sector perform" rating and upped their price target for the company from GBX 900 to GBX 960 in a report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a "hold" rating and issued a GBX 847 price target on shares of Howden Joinery Group in a report on Wednesday, August 12th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a "buy" rating and set a GBX 1,210 price objective on shares of Howden Joinery Group in a report on Wednesday, June 24th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Howden Joinery Group has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of GBX 1,009.40.
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Howden Joinery Group Company Profile
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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.
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