Lynda Shillaw Purchases 88 Shares of Harworth Group (LON:HWG) Stock

Key Points

• Lynda Shillaw, an insider at Harworth Group, purchased 88 shares at an average price of GBX 171, totaling £150.48, after making previous buys on August 15th and July 15th.
• Harworth Group's stock price has remained flat at GBX 170, with a market capitalization of £551.60 million and a P/E ratio of 982.66.
• Equities analysts have a consensus "Buy" rating for Harworth Group, with price targets set at GBX 210 by Peel Hunt and Jefferies Financial Group.

Harworth Group plc (LON:HWG - Get Free Report) insider Lynda Shillaw purchased 88 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 15th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 171 per share, for a total transaction of £150.48.

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

• On Friday, September 19th, Lynda Shillaw acquired 23,225 shares of Harworth Group stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 172 per share, with a total value of £39,947.
• On Friday, August 15th, Lynda Shillaw acquired 82 shares of Harworth Group stock. The shares were acquired 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 price of GBX 189 per share, with a total value of £151.20.

Harworth Group Stock Down 2.3%

Shares of LON:HWG traded down GBX 4 during midday trading on Friday, reaching GBX 168. The company had a trading volume of 1,054,278 shares, compared to its average volume of 244,717. The stock has a market capitalization of £545.11 million, a P/E ratio of 971.10 and a beta of 0.74. The stock's fifty day moving average price is GBX 179.01 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 175.11. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 13.88, a current ratio of 2.59 and a quick ratio of 1.13. Harworth Group plc has a one year low of GBX 155 and a one year high of GBX 195.

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

HWG has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Jefferies Financial Group restated a "buy" rating and set a GBX 210 price objective on shares of Harworth Group in a research note on Tuesday, August 5th. Peel Hunt reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 210 price target on shares of Harworth Group in a research note on Monday, September 15th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of GBX 210.

About Harworth Group

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.