Henry Boot PLC (LON:BOOT) Insider Purchases £49,665 in Stock

Henry Boot PLC (LON:BOOT - Get Free Report) insider Timothy Andrew Roberts bought 23,100 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, April 29th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 215 ($2.89) per share, for a total transaction of £49,665 ($66,727.13).

Henry Boot Stock Performance

LON:BOOT remained flat at GBX 213 ($2.86) during midday trading on Tuesday. The company had a trading volume of 32,583 shares, compared to its average volume of 81,845. The stock has a market cap of £286.21 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.33, a P/E/G ratio of -11.97 and a beta of 0.80. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 206.67 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 216.45. Henry Boot PLC has a one year low of GBX 180.50 ($2.43) and a one year high of GBX 245 ($3.29). The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 29.17, a current ratio of 2.14 and a quick ratio of 0.84.

Henry Boot (LON:BOOT - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, March 25th. The company reported GBX 17.40 ($0.23) earnings per share for the quarter. Henry Boot had a net margin of 3.96% and a return on equity of 2.79%. On average, research analysts expect that Henry Boot PLC will post 18.2106097 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Henry Boot Increases Dividend

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

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.

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