Key Points
- Insider buying: Director Andrew George Wright acquired 56 shares on Jan 28 at GBX 980 (£548.80) and previously bought 486 shares on Jan 8 at GBX 925 (£4,495.50), totaling 542 shares (≈£5,044.30), indicating recent insider purchases.
- Stock snapshot and valuation: James Latham opened at GBX 970 (down ~1%), with a market cap of £195.55m, a P/E of 11.09, a 52‑week range of GBX 916–1,220, and analysts forecasting ~GBX 105.26 EPS for the year after a recent quarterly EPS of GBX 47.90.
James Latham plc (LON:LTHM - Get Free Report) insider Andrew George Wright acquired 56 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, January 28th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 980 per share, with a total value of £548.80.
Andrew George Wright also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Thursday, January 8th, Andrew George Wright acquired 486 shares of James Latham stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 925 per share, with a total value of £4,495.50.
James Latham Stock Down 1.0%
Shares of James Latham stock opened at GBX 970 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.03, a quick ratio of 2.52 and a current ratio of 5.43. James Latham plc has a 52-week low of GBX 916 and a 52-week high of GBX 1,220. The company's 50 day moving average price is GBX 990.90 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 1,046.11. The stock has a market capitalization of £195.55 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.09 and a beta of 0.83.
James Latham (LON:LTHM - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 27th. The company reported GBX 47.90 EPS for the quarter. James Latham had a net margin of 6.18% and a return on equity of 10.82%. Equities research analysts forecast that James Latham plc will post 105.2631579 EPS for the current year.
James Latham Company Profile
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James Latham plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the importing and distribution of timber, panels, and decorative surfaces in the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, rest of Europe, and internationally. The company offers panels, melamine, veneer, laminates, washroom collection, solid surface products, door blanks, plastics, hardwoods, engineered timber products, softwoods, flooring products, decking and timber cladding products, modified timbers and panels, fire retardant panels, advanced technical panels, and treatments, as well as architectural moldings and components.
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