Henry Boot (LON:BOOT) Trading Up 2.2% - Time to Buy?

Henry Boot PLC (LON:BOOT - Get Free Report) shares traded up 2.2% on Friday . The company traded as high as GBX 231 ($3.17) and last traded at GBX 231 ($3.17). 86,785 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 1% from the average session volume of 85,724 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 226 ($3.10).

Henry Boot Stock Down 0.4%

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 29.17, a current ratio of 2.14 and a quick ratio of 0.84. The business's fifty day simple moving average is GBX 218.67 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 213.89. The company has a market cap of £309.06 million, a PE ratio of 27.35, a PEG ratio of -11.97 and a beta of 0.80.

Insider Transactions at Henry Boot

In other news, insider Jonathan James Sykes sold 240,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, April 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 205 ($2.82), for a total transaction of £492,000 ($675,638.56). Also, insider Timothy Andrew Roberts bought 23,100 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, April 29th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 215 ($2.95) per share, with a total value of £49,665 ($68,202.42). 69.46% of the stock is owned by insiders.

About Henry Boot

Henry Boot is one of the UK's leading land, property development, home building and construction businesses - and we've been transforming land and spaces since 1886. Listed on the London Stock Exchange since 1919, we're renowned for quality, expertise, delivery and a partnership approach across the group - which comprises, Hallam Land, HBD, Stonebridge, Henry Boot Construction, Banner Plant and Road Link. Operating across the UK, and employing over 500 people, we focus on three key markets: urban development, industrial and logistics and residential.