Howden Joinery Group Plc (LON:HWDN) Insider Andrew Livingston Purchases 22 Shares of Stock

Posted by Defense World Staff on Apr 6th, 2023

Howden Joinery Group Plc (LON:HWDN – Get Rating) insider Andrew Livingston bought 22 shares of Howden Joinery Group stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, April 5th. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 685 ($8.51) per share, with a total value of £150.70 ($187.16).

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

On Friday, March 24th, Andrew Livingston acquired 23,536 shares of Howden Joinery Group stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 674 ($8.37) per share, for a total transaction of £158,632.64 ($197,010.23).
On Friday, March 17th, Andrew Livingston bought 22 shares of Howden Joinery Group stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 680 ($8.45) per share, for a total transaction of £149.60 ($185.79).
On Monday, February 20th, Andrew Livingston acquired 20 shares of Howden Joinery Group stock. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 723 ($8.98) per share, for a total transaction of £144.60 ($179.58).
On Thursday, January 19th, Andrew Livingston acquired 22 shares of Howden Joinery Group stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 691 ($8.58) per share, for a total transaction of £152.02 ($188.80).

Howden Joinery Group Stock Down 3.1 %

Shares of Howden Joinery Group stock opened at GBX 664.60 ($8.25) on Thursday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 700.23 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 616.64. The company has a current ratio of 1.75, a quick ratio of 0.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 76.32. Howden Joinery Group Plc has a twelve month low of GBX 472.20 ($5.86) and a twelve month high of GBX 791.60 ($9.83). The stock has a market cap of £3.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1,022.46, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 6.94 and a beta of 0.89.

Howden Joinery Group Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 19th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 6th will be paid a GBX 15.90 ($0.20) dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 2.22%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 6th. This is a positive change from Howden Joinery Group’s previous dividend of $4.70. Howden Joinery Group’s dividend payout ratio is 3,230.77%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

HWDN has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Shore Capital restated a “buy” rating on shares of Howden Joinery Group in a research note on Tuesday, March 7th. Berenberg Bank reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a GBX 870 ($10.80) price objective on shares of Howden Joinery Group in a report on Tuesday, March 7th. Barclays raised their price objective on Howden Joinery Group from GBX 715 ($8.88) to GBX 800 ($9.94) and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, February 24th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on Howden Joinery Group from GBX 660 ($8.20) to GBX 580 ($7.20) and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, December 8th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 762.50 ($9.47).

About Howden Joinery Group

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Howden Joinery Group Plc, a trade kitchen supplier, provides various products across kitchens, joinery, and hardware in the United Kingdom, France, and Belgium. It offers kitchen cabinets, surfaces, fittings, storages, fitted kitchens, kitchen doors, sinks, and taps, as well as appliances; joinery products, such as sliding wardrobe doors, door fittings, stairs and parts, floors, skirting boards, mouldings, doors, and architrave products; and appliances, such as cooking, refrigerator, dishwasher, and laundry products, as well as coffee machines.