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

Howden Joinery Group Plc (LON:HWDN) insider Andrew Livingston acquired 18 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 12th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 830 per share, with a total value 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 stock was bought at an average price of GBX 776 per share, with a total value of £147.44.
• On Friday, June 12th, Andrew Livingston bought 19 shares of Howden Joinery Group stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 800 per share, with a total value of £152.

Howden Joinery Group Stock Performance

Shares of Howden Joinery Group stock traded up GBX 7.14 on Thursday, reaching GBX 825.64. 792,058 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 11,713,902. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 62.35, a quick ratio of 0.94 and a current ratio of 1.93. The company’s 50-day moving average is GBX 803.36 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 815.26. The firm has a market cap 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. Howden Joinery Group Plc has a 1-year low of GBX 713 and a 1-year high of GBX 981.

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have recently commented on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of Howden Joinery Group from GBX 900 to GBX 955 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 30th. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “hold” rating and set a GBX 847 target price on shares of Howden Joinery Group in a research note on Wednesday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 1,210 target price on shares of Howden Joinery Group in a research report on Wednesday, June 24th. Berenberg Bank restated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 1,075 price target on shares of Howden Joinery Group in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada raised Howden Joinery Group to a “sector perform” rating and lifted their price target for the company from GBX 900 to GBX 960 in a report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of GBX 1,009.40.

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.