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Insider Buying: Henry Boot PLC (LON:BOOT) Insider Purchases 23,100 Shares of Stock

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Henry Boot PLC (LON:BOOT - Get Free Report) insider Timothy Andrew Roberts purchased 23,100 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, April 29th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 215 ($2.85) per share, for a total transaction of £49,665 ($65,903.66).

Henry Boot Stock Performance

Henry Boot stock traded up GBX 3 ($0.04) on Friday, reaching GBX 215 ($2.85). 37,445 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 80,386. The company has a current ratio of 2.14, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 29.17. Henry Boot PLC has a twelve month low of GBX 180.50 ($2.40) and a twelve month high of GBX 245 ($3.25). The firm has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 207.73 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 215.96. The stock has a market cap of £288.90 million, a PE ratio of 25.57, a PEG ratio of -11.97 and a beta of 0.80.

Henry Boot (LON:BOOT - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 25th. The company reported GBX 17.40 ($0.23) earnings per share for the quarter. Henry Boot had a return on equity of 2.79% and a net margin of 3.96%. Sell-side 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 paid a GBX 4.62 ($0.06) dividend. This is an increase from Henry Boot's previous dividend of $3.08. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 1st. This represents a dividend yield of 2.23%. Henry Boot's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 83.25%.

Henry Boot Company Profile

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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.

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