Harworth Group (LON:HWG) Insider Lynda Shillaw Purchases 23,225 Shares

Key Points

• Insider Lynda Shillaw of Harworth Group purchased 23,225 shares at an average cost of GBX 172 per share, totaling approximately £39,947.
• Harworth Group has a market capitalization of £561.34 million and analysts have rated the stock with an average target price of GBX 210.
• The company reported an earnings per share (EPS) of GBX 3 for the last quarter and has a robust net margin of 52.25%.

Harworth Group plc (LON:HWG - Get Free Report) insider Lynda Shillaw bought 23,225 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 19th. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 172 per share, for a total transaction of £39,947.

Lynda Shillaw also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, September 15th, Lynda Shillaw acquired 88 shares of Harworth Group stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 171 per share, for a total transaction of £150.48.
• On Friday, August 15th, Lynda Shillaw acquired 82 shares of Harworth Group stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 183 per share, for a total transaction of £150.06.
• On Tuesday, July 15th, Lynda Shillaw bought 80 shares of Harworth Group stock. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 189 per share, with a total value of £151.20.

Harworth Group Stock Up 2.7%

Shares of LON:HWG traded up GBX 4.50 during midday trading on Monday, hitting GBX 172.50. 322,538 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 245,142. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 13.88, a current ratio of 2.59 and a quick ratio of 1.13. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 179.01 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 175.31. The company has a market cap of £559.72 million, a PE ratio of 997.11 and a beta of 0.74. Harworth Group plc has a 12 month low of GBX 155 and a 12 month high of GBX 195.

Harworth Group (LON:HWG - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, September 16th. The company reported GBX 3 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Harworth Group had a net margin of 52.25% and a return on equity of 7.75%. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Harworth Group plc will post 15.3212521 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

HWG has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Peel Hunt reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 210 price objective on shares of Harworth Group in a research report on Monday, September 15th. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 210 price objective on shares of Harworth Group in a research report on Tuesday, August 5th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of GBX 210.

Harworth Group Company Profile

Harworth Group plc is a leading sustainable regenerator of land and property for development and investment which owns, develops and manages a portfolio of over 14,000 acres of land on around 100 sites located throughout the North of England and Midlands. The Group specialises in the regeneration of large, complex sites, in particular former industrial sites, into new residential and industrial & logistics developments.