Jonathan James Sykes Sells 240,000 Shares of Henry Boot PLC (LON:BOOT) Stock

Henry Boot PLC (LON:BOOT - Get Free Report) insider Jonathan James Sykes sold 240,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, April 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 205 ($2.64), for a total transaction of £492,000 ($634,184.07).

Jonathan James Sykes also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, February 21st, Jonathan James Sykes sold 150,000 shares of Henry Boot stock. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 200 ($2.58), for a total value of £300,000 ($386,697.60).
• On Wednesday, February 12th, Jonathan James Sykes sold 4,818 shares of Henry Boot stock. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 205 ($2.64), for a total transaction of £9,876.90 ($12,731.25).

Henry Boot Trading Down 1.4 %

Henry Boot stock traded down GBX 3 ($0.04) during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting GBX 205 ($2.64). The company's stock had a trading volume of 147,585 shares, compared to its average volume of 91,737. The stock has a market cap of £275.46 million, a PE ratio of 24.38, 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 quick ratio of 0.84 and a current ratio of 2.14. Henry Boot PLC has a one year low of GBX 175 ($2.26) and a one year high of GBX 245 ($3.16). The company has a 50 day moving average of GBX 204.52 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 218.64.

Henry Boot (LON:BOOT - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 25th. The company reported GBX 17.40 ($0.22) EPS for the quarter. Henry Boot had a return on equity of 2.79% and a net margin of 3.96%. On average, research analysts anticipate that Henry Boot PLC will post 18.2106097 EPS for the current year.

Henry Boot Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 30th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 1st will be issued a dividend of GBX 4.62 ($0.06) per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 1st. This is a positive change from Henry Boot's previous dividend of $3.08. This represents a dividend yield of 2.23%. Henry Boot's payout ratio is 83.25%.

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.