Henry Boot (LON:BOOT) Stock Price Up 0.5% - Should You Buy?

Henry Boot PLC (LON:BOOT - Get Free Report)'s share price shot up 0.5% during mid-day trading on Thursday . The company traded as high as GBX 221 ($2.99) and last traded at GBX 217 ($2.94). 18,035 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 76% from the average session volume of 73,961 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 216 ($2.92).

Henry Boot Stock Performance

The company has a market cap of £291.59 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.81, a P/E/G ratio of -11.97 and a beta of 0.80. 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 firm has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 215.26 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 214.65.

Henry Boot (LON:BOOT - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, March 25th. The company reported GBX 17.40 ($0.24) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Henry Boot had a net margin of 3.96% and a return on equity of 2.79%. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Henry Boot PLC will post 18.2106097 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Henry Boot Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 30th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 1st were given a GBX 4.62 ($0.06) dividend. This is an increase from Henry Boot's previous dividend of $3.08. This represents a dividend yield of 2.23%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, May 1st. Henry Boot's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 83.25%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Timothy Andrew Roberts bought 23,100 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, April 29th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 215 ($2.91) per share, with a total value of £49,665 ($67,187.50). Also, insider Jonathan James Sykes sold 240,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, April 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 205 ($2.77), for a total transaction of £492,000 ($665,584.42). 69.46% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Henry Boot Company Profile

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.